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ISLANDER BATS COME ALIVE IN SWEEP OVER PANTHERS

ROCK HILL, S.C. ? Head coach Missy Phillips-Dickerson knew it would not be easy to defend their Big South Conference title, but Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is showing why they are the team to beat in the league.

The Islanders swept Birmingham-Southern, taking 3-0 and 7-1 victories, improving to 7-3 in conference play. TAMUCC pounded out a total of 26 hits, including tying a school record with 19 hits in the second game.

Not only did the Islanders do it with the bat, but the piching staff, consisting of Sarah Pauly and Dani Damel limited the Panthers to just three hits on the day, with Pauly throwing a one-hitter in the first game and picking up both victories in the sweep. In the second game, Damel started the game, allowing the other two hits in game in three and one third innings pitched. Pauly came in relief to pick up the win as she pitched three and two thirds innings without giving up a hit while striking out five.

In the Islanders? 3-0 shutout win in the first game, Pauly continued to dominate opposing batters, striking out 16 while allowing just one hit over seven innings pitched.

The Islanders scattered seven hits en route to the win, scoring runs in the second, fifth and sixth inning. In the top of the third, Rachel Kitchens singled in Katie Evans with a base hit up the middle to score the game?s first run. Evans led off the inning with a hit-by-pitch, her 12th of the season, before Kitchens singled her in.

In the top of the fifth, the Islanders picked up four hits, but left the bases loaded after scoring just one run in the inning. Lindsey Maxey led off the inning with a base hit to left field, while Shana Washington and Michelle Petree and Erica Armenta each singled.

Armenta?s single to second base scored Kitchens with one out, but were unable to score again in the inning. The Islanders would strike again in the sixth frame when Evans led off the inning with a homerun over the left field fence to give Texas A&M-Corpus Christi a 3-0 lead they would not relinquish.

In the second game, The Islanders scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to complete the sweep over the Panthers. TAMUCC led off the inning with three straight base runners with Kitchens and Petree reaching on singles up the middle. Shana Washington reached on an error by pitcher Erin Haggard to load the bases.

Christy Cortez, who finished the game with a pair of hits and RBI, singled through the left side to score Washington. The Islanders would then see three consecutive hits that scored three runs to seal the victory.

The win improved the Islanders to 24-19 on the year and will face Liberty in a doubleheader in the final two games of conference play. TAMUCC will have played 12 games in six consecutive games on their Big South Conference road trip.

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