HOUSTON, Texas - Helped by a 2-run home run by
Samantha Dares, the Nicholls State University softball team jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings against HBU and the Colonels hung on for a 4-3 victory Saturday to clinch their opening Southland Conference series.
Jordan Moon (6-4) pitched all seven innings for her second win of the weekend, allowing three earned runs on eight hits and struck out two. Her final strikeout was a big one as HBU (12-10, 1-2 SLC) had the tying run on base before Moon fanned Amber Lotz to end the game.
Nicholls (12-14, 2-1 SLC) tallied 10 hits in the win, led by Dares who was 2-for-3 including her second-inning homer.
Corynn Major went 3-for-4 and scored twice, while
Melise Gossen was 2-for-4.
Major scored in the first inning on an error, then
Caitlin Garcia made it 2-0 with a sacrifice fly. In the second, Major singled and scored again as Dares hit her fourth homer of the season.
Moon cruised through four innings before HBU scored on a 2-run shot by Jasie Roberts. The Huskies then pulled within one when Caitlyn Brockway hit a solo homer to lead off the seventh.
Moon retired the next batter before allowing a single. Following an infield popup, Moon closed out the series with her 50th strikeout of the year.
UP NEXT
Nicholls will host Abilene Christian next weekend (March 13-14) for a three-game series. Friday's doubleheader is scheduled for 5 p.m.
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