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Shawnee State Scores 21 Runs in Two-Game Sweep of IU Columbus

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Shawnee State (25-9, 18-6) bounced back Friday with a two-game sweep of IU Columbus.

The Bears swept the season series against IU Columbus, outscoring the Crimson Pride 46-14 in four games.

GAME 1

Shawnee State scored four runs in the first inning as Sydney Skiver hit a two-RBI single and Kennedy Davis drove in two runs on a double.

Keegan Uhl and Haley Myers scored on passed balls in the second inning, putting the Bears ahead 6-0.

Shawnee State scored seven runs in the third, highlighted by two-RBI singles by Keegan Uhl and Haley Myers, a two-RBI fielder's choice from Gabby Adams and an RBI double by Sydney Skiver.

IU Columbus was held scoreless through the fifth inning, which triggered the eight-run mercy rule and ended the game after five innings 13-0.

Abbie Deeds earned the win, throwing four shutout innings on one hit and two walks while striking out three.

Haley Myers and Sydney Skiver each went 3-for-3 with a double. Skiver drove in three runs and Myers drove in two.

Keegan Uhl finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and Kennedy Davis batted 1-for-2 with two RBI.

Lexie Lockwood went 1-for-2 and Hailee Bay finished 1-for-1.

Alayna Davenport recorded her first collegiate hit, a double in her lone plate appearance in the fifth.

Gabby Adams went 0-for-2, but drove in two runs.

GAME 2

Sierra Dunnagan slugged a two-run homer in the first inning of Game 2 to put the Bears ahead 2-0.

The Crimson Pride answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning to lead Shawnee State 3-2 after one.

Jenna Christopher recorded an RBI groundout in the second to tie the game at 3-3.

Later in the frame, Sierra Dunnagan hit a three-run homer, her second in as many innings, to give Shawnee State a 6-3 advantage.

IU Columbus scored twice in the bottom of the inning to cut the Bears' lead to 6-5.

Sydney Skiver and Jenna Christopher hit RBI singles in the fourth and fifth innings, extending Shawnee State's lead to 8-5.

Lily Culp hit a two-run homer for IU Columbus in the bottom of the inning, cutting the Crimson Pride's deficit to 8-7.

Abbie Deeds recorded a three-inning shutout save as the Bears held on for the 8-7 victory.

Jenna Christopher went 2-for-4 with two RBI, and Lexie Lockwood finished 2-for-3.

Sierra Dunnagan batted 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBI. The junior leads Shawnee State with nine home runs this season. She's also the only player to hit two home runs in a single game this season.

Haley Myers went 1-for-4, and Gabby Adams, Sydney Skiver and Morgan Christopher each finished 1-for-3. Skiver drove in a run in the fourth.

Up Next

Shawnee State returns to action Saturday, April 11, when it travels to William G. Clark Memorial Field in Midway, Kentucky for two games against Midway at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Hailee Bay

#12 Hailee Bay

OF
5' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Jenna Christopher

#11 Jenna Christopher

OF
5' 2"
Senior
Sierra Dunnagan

#16 Sierra Dunnagan

INF/C
5' 6"
Junior
Lexie Lockwood

#33 Lexie Lockwood

OF
5' 2"
Redshirt Junior
Keegan Uhl

#18 Keegan Uhl

INF
5' 7"
Sophomore
Sydney Skiver

#21 Sydney Skiver

INF
5' 8"
Sophomore
Gabby Adams

#24 Gabby Adams

INF
5' 7"
Senior
Morgan Christopher

#9 Morgan Christopher

C
5' 4"
Freshman
Alayna Davenport

#22 Alayna Davenport

UTL
5' 6"
Freshman
Kennedy Davis

#20 Kennedy Davis

INF
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Hailee Bay

#12 Hailee Bay

5' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
OF
Jenna Christopher

#11 Jenna Christopher

5' 2"
Senior
OF
Sierra Dunnagan

#16 Sierra Dunnagan

5' 6"
Junior
INF/C
Lexie Lockwood

#33 Lexie Lockwood

5' 2"
Redshirt Junior
OF
Keegan Uhl

#18 Keegan Uhl

5' 7"
Sophomore
INF
Sydney Skiver

#21 Sydney Skiver

5' 8"
Sophomore
INF
Gabby Adams

#24 Gabby Adams

5' 7"
Senior
INF
Morgan Christopher

#9 Morgan Christopher

5' 4"
Freshman
C
Alayna Davenport

#22 Alayna Davenport

5' 6"
Freshman
UTL
Kennedy Davis

#20 Kennedy Davis

5' 7"
Freshman
INF