Lady Buffs shut out Union

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The Milligan softball team scored two more wins Sunday afternoon when they shut out Appalachian Athletic Conference foe Union College 14-0 and 3-0 in a doubleheader.

“I think we started to hit the ball really well in the first game and our defense did [its] job,” said freshman third baseman Megan Aldridge who scored three runs in the first game.

The Lady Buffs scored their first two runs of the day in the second inning as Aldridge and sophomore left fielder Rebecca Gilley reached home plate. Junior pitcher Brandy Waddle kept the Lady Bulldogs from scoring during the third inning as Milligan picked up six more runs to strengthen their lead to 8-0.
Milligan clinched the win in the fourth inning when they scored six more runs to put the score at 14-0. The game ended in the fifth inning with Waddle allowing only one hit throughout the entire game.

Along with Aldridge's three runs, senior third baseman Shelby Banion, Gilley, freshman Leah Fritts and Waddle each contributed two runs. Freshmen Ashley Mashburn, Amanda Verner and Smith each added one.

The second game started out just as well as the first when freshman centerfielder Sarah Smith scored in the first inning.

However, neither side scored for another two innings until Milligan freshman Allyson Horner reached home plate. She was followed by Smith who scored her second run of the game.

Waddle came in at the end of the game to relieve junior Traci Harrison, allowing one final hit. In the end, the Lady Buffs had captured another shut out with a final score of 3-0.

Throughout the day, the Lady Bulldogs were plagued by errors and could not compete against the Lady Buffs who were on the top of their game.

Union only managed one hit in the first game and were still not able to score off of six hits they were allowed in the second game.

The Lady Buffs record now stands at 26-10 for the season and 12-2 in the conference. Milligan was scheduled to play Lees McRae on Tuesday but the game was cancelled because of rain. They will next face Brevard today at home. Game time is at 2 p.m.

“We’re getting into the tougher teams of the season in the next couple weeks,” said Aldridge, “We’re just trying to play up to our potential every game.”