Softball Shuts Out Charleston Southern 5-0

Wednesday, March 28

Charleston, S.C.

3:00 PM

Coastal Carolina University

11-22, 3-0

Charleston Southern

11-29, 0-3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Coastal Carolina	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	5	9	0
Charleston Southern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0

3/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball

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Softball Shuts Out Charleston Southern 5-0

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CHARLESTON, S.C.  The Coastal Carolina softball team defeated Charleston Southern 5-0 on Wednesday, Mar. 28. With the win, the Lady Chanticleers improved to 11-22 overall and 3-0 in the Big South Conference.   After three scoreless innings, senior Erika Trujllo (Littleton, Colo./Dakota Springs (Northern Colorado)) got things going for Coastal in the fourth inning with a homerun over the right field fence that also scored Kimberly Cillis (Magnolia, Texas/Magnolia).    In the fifth, the Lady Chants increased their lead to 3-0 when Allison Cantrell (McDonough, Ga./Eagles Landing) doubled to right center and scored Danyelle Gerdts (Colorado Springs, Colo./Air Academy) for Cantrells 15^th RBI of the season.  Gerdts finished the day going 2-for-3 at the plate.   Coastal added their final two runs in the top of the sixth. Trujillo went 2-for-3 in contest and ended the game with a triple down the right line that scored Laicole Walker (Wichita, Kan./Wichita Collegiate School) who was pinch running for Cillis.  Trujillo then scored when Carla Hood (Marion, S.C./Marion) doubled to right field and brought the lead to 5-0, where it remained.   CCU finished the game with nine hits, two walks and five runners left on base.  Freshman Ashley Frederick (Lusby, Md./Patuxent) pitched in all seven innings and struck out six batters. Frederick threw a total of 84 pitches with 66 of them being strikes. She improved her season record to 6-9.   Coastal returns home on Saturday, Mar. 31 to play a doubleheader with the Campbell Camels with the first game starting at 2 p.m. at the CCU Softball Field.