CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Belmont Softball continued its winning ways this afternoon as the Bruins captured its third-straight victory as BU swept Southeast Missouri State Saturday in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Game 1: Belmont 6, Southeast Missouri 0
In the opening contest, the Bruins recorded its fourth shutout victory on the year as starting pitcher Taylor Moon (Vestavia, Ala.) continued her strong play on the mound.
Belmont lit up the scoreboard first in the second inning as Moon walked in a run. A sacrifice fly from Kat Hollingsworth (Carrollton, Tex.) scored another Bruin run in the third inning.
A two-RBI single from Chelsey Deloney (Gardendale, Ala.) stretched Belmont's lead to 4-0.
The Bruins added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh inning as Belmont went on for the easy, 6-0, victory.
Taylor Moon (6-5) continued her strong play for the Bruins as the sophomore right-hander threw six innings, allowing no runs off three hits while striking out eight Redhawks.
BU's Jessica Wilson (Alvin, Tex.) and Mia Vierra (Palmdale, Calif.) paced Belmont offensively as Wilson went 2-for-4, scoring three runs with one stolen base while Vierra finished 2-for-3 with a RBI.
Game 2: Belmont 14, Southeast Missouri 5
In the second game of the day, Southeast Missouri jumped out to the early advantage as the Redhawks scored five runs over the first two innings of play.
The Bruins dented the scoreboard for the first time in the third inning as a triple by Jordan Daly (Humble, Tex.) drove in a pair of runs.
Freshman catcher Chelsey Deloney followed that with a sacrifice fly as Belmont drew to within two, 5-3.
Belmont separated itself in a big way as the Bruins' bats came alive in the fourth inning, scoring 11 runs off eight hits. Five Southeast errors aided BU's offensive barrage.
RBI singles from Kayla Wells (Bonney Lake, Wash.) Ashley Hammer (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) and Kat Hollingsworth highlighted the game-defining inning for the Bruins.
Belmont (11-20, 5-6 OVC) held on for the easy 14-5 victory in five innings as the Bruins captured its third-straight victory with the sweep of the Redhawks.
BU's Mia Vierra (2-4) earned the victory as the senior threw for three innings in relief effort, allowing no runs on a single hit.
The Bruins will return to action tomorrow as Belmont travels to UT Martin for a doubleheader with the Skyhawks starting at 1 p.m. CT. Streaming video through the OVC Digital Network will be provided for the pair of contests.
