CLERMONT, Fla. – The Concord University softball team hit four home runs on its way to a 6-0 win over Malone Sunday morning during its spring break trip.
Concord improves to 7-3-1 on the year. Malone is 0-1 after its season opener.
Four different players accounted for the homers while three pitchers combined to strike out 14 batters en route to the shutout.
Senior pitcher/outfielder
Darby Fitzpatrick got things started with her first home run of the season in the second inning, a two-run shot that scored freshman catcher/outfielder
Jolie Privett. Senior utility
Jenna Witt came up with a solo homer, her fourth long ball in the last three games, to stretch the CU lead to 3-0 in the third.
Three batters later, sophomore utility
Skylar Jenkins blasted another solo home run.
With limited offense from Malone, senior outfielder
Madi Cupp continued to pad the Mountain Lions' advantage in the sixth her first career home run, a third solo homer in the game. Privett accounted for the final CU run as she scored on a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Sophomore pitcher/outfielder
Laura Thompson struck out seven batters to start the game in her three innings of work. Junior pitcher/outfielder
Cartney Schoolcraft (3-1) tossed three more innings as she collected five strikeouts.
Freshman pitcher
Josie Brewer fanned two of the three batters she faced in the seventh. The trio not only racked up 14 strikeouts, but only surrendered two hits to the Pioneers.
Jenkins, Schoolcraft and Witt all had two hits in the contest as Concord pounded out 10 hits.
Due to a travel ban from West Chester because of the coronavirus, CU's second game on Sunday in Florida has been cancelled.Â
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