Olivia Donnally, Campus Carrier Asst. Sports Editor
The Lady Vikings softball team has been on a four-game winning streak after they swept Sewanee: The University of the South with all four of the games resulting in Sewanee scoring no runs.
In the first two games on March 16 the Lady Vikings won with scores of 17-0 and 15-0, which resulted in a mercy rule and the games both ending in five innings. The starting pitcher for the women’s team was senior Caillee Shamoun. Throughout the course of three innings Shamoun only allowed one hit against her and struck out three batters.
Closing pitcher was sophomore Natalie Boyd and she also allowed one hit against her.
Highlights for hitters are senior Kristen Stoll who had a two-run home run and three RBIs (runs batted in).
In the second game, pitcher freshman Allison Cornado pitched for the full five innings and secured the Lady Vikings’ win with a score of 15-0.
The following day, March 17, the Lady Vikings continued their winning streak as they swept Sewanee with two more scoreless games for the University of the South with scores of 8-0 and 17-0. These two wins improved Berry’s record to 14-6 with 6 wins and 2 losses in the Southern Athletic Association. Sewanee has a record of 0-4 in SAA wins.
In the top of the fourth inning, the Vikings rallied with five runs and led them to a final score of 8-0.
Senior third baseman Lindsey Campbell said how great the team is working together this year.
“Our team last year was 27-11,” Campbell said. “This year we are working hard and are working to out-hit our opponents.”
The Lady Vikings currently have a record of 14-6.
Along with their winning performance this week against Sewanee, the Lady Vikings softball pitcher Shamoun was announced the softball SAA Pitcher of the Week. Shamoun has a pitching record of 3-0 and a 1.25 ERA (earned run average) in 21.1 innings pitched. The previous week Boyd took the title for SAA Pitcher of the Week.
The Lady Vikings will be playing against Millsaps on March 23 at the Ford Field with their first game starting at 12 p.m. and the second beginning at 2 p.m.