Box Score

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After splitting a doubleheader on Saturday, the Eastern Kentucky softball team claimed the series finale on Sunday against Tennessee State by a score of 12-7. EKU’s Raquel Howes and Ashley Dollins combined for six hits and seven RBIs.

Eastern jumped out on top quickly, scoring seven runs in the first two innings. Howes hit a two-run home run in the first and then drove in two more in the second with a single. After stealing second base, Howes scored on a single by Dollins to give EKU a 5-0 lead.

TSU got on the board in the bottom of the third on Kelly Troglin’s two-run single. However, a two-run single by Dollins in the fifth pushed the Colonels out in front 10-2. A four-run sixth by the Tigers, highlighted by Jasmine Brimm’s two-run home run, cut the deficit to four, 11-7, but the home squad never got any closer.

Howes finished 3-for-5 with a stolen base, three runs and four RBIs. Dollins also had three hits in five at bats, a stolen base, two runs and three RBIs. Freshman Christina Ciolek was 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Diane Gallagher had two hits, two runs and three stolen bases.

Jalisa Bradley, Troglin and Brooke Blackford had two hits each for Tennessee State. Blackford drove in three.

The Colonels will conclude their series against Morehead State on Thursday. The 2011 series finale will be played in Morehead beginning at 3 p.m.