Orangeburg, SC—The SC State women's softball team split a non-conference softball double-header with Youngstown State, 6-4 and 0-12. The match-up, was contested at the Lady Bulldog Softball Field on the campus of SC State.
The offense for both teams started early in Game One as Youngstown State put up one run in its half of the first inning. SC State quickly rebounding putting up two runs of their own in the bottom of the first. The Penguins put up one run in the second while the Lady Bulldogs put up three in the third to take a commanding 5-2 lead after three complete innings. Both teams went scoreless in the fourth before Youngstown put up two runs in the fifth to pull within one of the Lady Bulldogs, 5-4. The Lady Bulldogs put up one additional run in the bottom of the sixth while holding the Penguins scoreless in the sixth and seventh to pick up the 6-4 victory.
Game Two belonged solely to Youngstown, as they put up runs in four-of-five innings while holding the Lady Bulldogs scoreless. The Penguins put up seven runs in the first, one in the second, three in the third and one in the fifth to secure the 12-0 victory.
The split puts the Lady Bulldogs at 3-11 on the season. Sophomore Raven Johnson (3-7) went 1-1 on the day.
The Lady Bulldogs will return to action on Wednesday, March 17 at 1 pm when they host Charleston Southern. All SC State home games, which are played at the Lady Bulldog Softball Field, are free and open to the public.
