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Kalita Dennis
Rodney Pierce
5
South Carolina State SCSU 3-29, 2-11 MEAC
13
Winner Howard HOW 18-19, 9-3 MEAC
South Carolina State SCSU
3-29, 2-11 MEAC
5
Final
13
Howard HOW
18-19, 9-3 MEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
South Carolina State SCSU 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 2
Howard HOW 3 3 1 5 1 13 11 1

W: Hixenbaugh, Sydney (4-4) L: LOWTHER,DeAs (2-11)

0
South Carolina State SCSU 3-30, 2-12 MEAC
8
Winner Howard HOW 19-19, 10-3 MEAC
South Carolina State SCSU
3-30, 2-12 MEAC
0
Final
8
Howard HOW
19-19, 10-3 MEAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
South Carolina State SCSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Howard HOW 0 4 3 1 X 8 8 0

W: De La Roca, Analise (3-4) L: SMITH,Zarria (1-9)

Game Recap: Softball | | Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information

Softball Extends Win Streak with Doubleheader Sweep Over Lady Bulldogs

Bison produce 21 runs in a pair of wins over South Carolina State

WASHINGTON (April 15, 2022) – Howard University softball team returned to The District in a big way, scoring 21 runs in the doubleheader sweep over South Carolina State (SCSU) at Washington Nationals Youth Academy. HU won game one in fifth innings, 13-5, and blanked the Lady Bulldogs in game two, 8-0 [f/5].
 
With the victories, Howard (19-19, 10-3 MEAC) extended its season-high win streak to seven.
 
GAME ONE (HOWARD 13, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 5 [F/5])
 
HU scored double-digit runs for the third consecutive game, pounding out 13 runs on 11 hits.
 
Senior Kalita Dennis (Elk Grove, Calif.) led the Bison attack, going a perfect 3-of-3 with five RBIs (career-best) and a pair of homers in the victory.
 
Howard took an early 3-0 advantage after one and doubled its lead, thanks to Dennis' three-run blast over the centerfield wall, 6-0.
 
Top three, SCSU fought back and cut the deficit to one after scoring five times, highlighted by a grand slam from Brey Collins, 6-5.
 
Newcomer Sidney Fletcher (Whittier, Calif.) drilled a solo shot to left center and gave the Bison a two-run cushion after three, 7-5.
 
Next inning, the Bison added five more runs, including Dennis' two-run homer, and ballooned the lead to seven, 12-5.
 
Bottom five, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year senior Camille Navarro (Los Angeles) stole home and scored on a throwing error to enforce the mercy rule, 13-5.
 
Fletcher, Navarro and freshman Lealani Ricks (Madera, Calif.) had two hits apiece in the victory.
 
GAME TWO (HOWARD 8, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 0 [F/5])
 
In the nightcap, graduate Analise De La Roca (San Pedro, Calif.) tossed a complete game shutout, throwing five innings and striking out three Lady Bulldogs in the victory.
 
HU scored four times in the second, highlighted by a two-run single from rookie Alyssa Watson (Eastvale, Calif.), 4-0.
 
Next inning, the Bison tallied three more runs with Watson driving in a pair, 7-0.
 
Bottom four, freshman Madison Harris (Slidell, Ill.) delivered an RBI-double to left field and gave the Bison an 8-0 win in five.
 
Watson went 2-of-2 with four RBIs and a run scored while third-year Bison Luz Aguilasocho (Grand Terrace, Calif.) crossed home twice in the victory.

BISON NOTES
  • With a victory tomorrow, HU will have its highest win total (20) since 2011
  • Navarro passed the 175 plateau for career hits
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
 
Howard and South Carolina State wrap up Easter Weekend with a scheduled seven-inning contest, starting 10:30 a.m. at Nats Youth Academy.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.
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