Softball heads to Rust College

Wiley University softball will travel to Rust College for a three-game Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) series on Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday's doubleheader starts at 1 p.m. and Sunday's finale at 11 a.m. Live coverage information was not listed.

 

The Lady Wildcats (3-13, 3-9 HBCUAC) fell in all three games at Dillard University last weekend, which extended their season-long losing streak to five games. They led 2-1 in the first game after Sariya Calhoun walked with the bases loaded. Dillard answered with three runs set up by three walks.

 

Wiley fell 4-3 in Game 2. It trailed 3-0 after three innings. Gabriella Thomas led off the fourth with a single and scored on a double by Ma'Kiya Miles. In the fifth,  Sabriiyah Young singled with one out. T'era Garrett tied the game with a two-RBI triple. Dillard reclaimed the lead in the  sixth inning with a run on a hit, an error and a fielder's choice.

 

The Lady Wildcats were subjugated 17-0 in the finale. With their pitchers injured, Dyniste Lacy, who usually plays second, had to pitch. Garrett went 6-for-17 last week with two RBI. Lacy went 6-for-15 with two RBI. Miranda Castaneda went 5-for-11 with a run and an RBI.

 

Rust (1-11, 1-11 HBCUAC) is on a seven-game losing streak and has been outscored 37-1 in its last six games. It's been under the leadership of interim head coach Carolyn Turner who succeeded Kendrick Vivans. Only 11 players have suited up this season.

Renechia Young leads the team with a .333 batting average. She has four RBI and three runs. Amelia Fritz leads the Lady Bearcats with six RBI. Ashanti Murrell leads with eight runs. Rha'Kyha Jones picked up the only win in the circle. She has struck out eight batters in 37 2/3 innings.

 

Wiley holds a two-game advantage over Rust for seventh in the HBCUAC Standings. It trails Talladega College by a game for sixth place.

 

For more coverage on the Lady Wildcats, visit https://wileyathletics.com/sports/sball/index

 

About Wiley University Athletics
Wiley University sponsors 13 varsity sports: women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field, baseball and softball. It competes in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC).

 

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