Box Score Softball Shuts Out Charleston Southern 5-0 More Information:
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./Eagle’s Landing) doubled to right center and scored
Danyelle Gerdts (Colorado Springs, Colo./Air Academy) for Cantrell’s 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.
