Wildcats earn dominate 9-1 win over Nicholls

Saturday, April 24

Thibodaux, La.

12 p.m.

Abilene Christian

9-31, 0

Nicholls

11-23, 0

Abilene Christian

Nicholls

Photo by: Ivan Pierre Aguirre

4/24/2021 3:25:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

THIBODAUX, La.—With a chance to earn their second series win of the season, The Wildcats dominated the Colonels with a 9-1 run rule victory Saturday afternoon. Samantha Bradley pitched a gem, giving up just four hits and one run, while the Wildcats offense was hot from the start.

Donelle Johnson led the game off with a double and three batters later, Calie Burris would single to bring her home for the first run of the day. ACU would put up four runs in the second inning beginning with a sacrifice fly from Val Rudd to bring home Katelyn Belch. Shaylee Alani followed with an RBI single before Burris knocked in her second and third RBIs to help the Wildcats to a 5-0 lead. The Colonels would answer with one run in the bottom of the inning but that would be their only score of the day.

In the bottom of the third, Caroline Adair made a highlight play in center to save an extra-base hit and the Wildcats got out of the inning unscathed. Another four-run inning in the fourth gave the Wildcats a 9-1 advantage and Burris drove in her fourth and fifth RBI on the day. Bradley struck out two in the bottom of the fifth and secured a groundout to earn the win.

B3 | @cadair_05 with the great play to save an XBH. #GoWildcats #SeasTheDay🌊 pic.twitter.com/xJaKRp2yiR
— ACU Softball (@ACU_Softball) April 24, 2021

Stat pack

Burris' five RBI are a career-high and the second most in a single game for the Wildcats this season.
This was the Wildcats' first run-rule victory of the season.
Bradley threw just 57 pitches on the day compared to 114 pitches thrown from the Colonels' pitching staff.
Burris had her 10^th multi-hit game of the season which leads the Wildcats. Caroline Adair went 2-3 for her second multi-hit game of the year.

T2 | @calieburris drives in two more for the third and fourth runs of the inning!

ACU 4 - NICH 0#GoWildcats #SeasTheDay🌊 pic.twitter.com/4yrgtFqQm3
— ACU Softball (@ACU_Softball) April 24, 2021

Up next
The Wildcats will return to Abilene for their final two series of the season. Next weekend the Wildcats host UIW beginning with a Friday night doubleheader at 5 and 7 p.m.