UM SOFTBALL FIELD | MOBILE, Ala. - The University of Mobile Sotball team rounded out their final home doubleheader of March with two wins to end the week 6-0 having competed in three home doubleheaders in four days. The Rams beat the Skyhawks of Point University 9-1 and 6-0 in the series to move to 22-7 overall this season with a 9-3 record in conference play. Mobile secure the regular season victory over Point with the two teams only scheduled for the one meeting in the regular season.
Game One - Mobile 9, Point 1 - Five Innings
The Rams got things started early on with Katelynn Kempton hitting a single to left field, bringing home Gracie Mitchell from third base. Heather Knowles would extend the lead with a double down the left field line that scored Bethany Dean from second. Mitchell would score again for the Rams in the third inning to make it 3-0 in favor of the home team. Point would get one back in the fourth inning on a single to right field, but the scoring would end there for the Skyhawks. Dean would be brought home to make it 4-1 after Carleigh Bowden hit an impressive double down the right field line. The Rams would drive home 5 more runs in the bottom of the fifth to complete the run rule victory over the Skyhawks in game one. Mobile would end game one with 16 hits compared to Point's 3, and Pitcher Riley Smith picked up the win having struck out 6 batters in the five inning contest.
Game Two - Mobile 6, Point 0
Mobile kept their momentum going in game two behind Avery Harrell's strong performance from the circle. In similar fashion to game one, Katelynn Kempton would once again score Gracie Mitchell from third, this time off of a single through the right side. Kempton had a strong outing in game two in which she added a 2 RBI double to right field before coming home to score on a Madilyn Sheffield homer. The Rams would hold their 6-0 lead from the third inning all the way through to the end to take game two and sweep the doubleheader.
Up Next for the Rams
For the mobile Softball team, they start a road stretch in their schedule which sees them take on six games in three days against three teams. Their next match is against Middle Georgia State in Cochran, Georgia at 2:00pm CT on March 27th.
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About the University of Mobile
The University of Mobile is a Christ-centered liberal arts and sciences institution with a vision of higher education for a higher purpose, founded to honor God by equipping students for their future professions through rigorous academic preparation and spiritual transformation. Core values are Christ-Centered, Academically-Focused, Student-Devoted, and Distinctively-Driven. The university offers on-campus and online bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs. Founded in 1961, the University of Mobile is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention and is located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama on a campus of over 880 acres.
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