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betts
3
Saint Leo SLU 4-3
5
Winner Wingate WU 8-3
Saint Leo SLU
4-3
3
Final
5
Wingate WU
8-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Leo SLU 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 7 0
Wingate WU 2 0 0 0 2 1 X 5 7 1

W: Hali Scott (3-1) L: Thomas, Haleigh (0-2)

0
Converse CONVERSE 2-5
8
Winner Saint Leo SLUSB24 5-2
Converse CONVERSE
2-5
0
Final
8
Saint Leo SLUSB24
5-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Converse CONVERSE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Saint Leo SLUSB24 0 1 3 0 3 1 8 8 0

W: Betts, Kayla (3-1) L: Riley Lingerfelt (2-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Jonathan Glass | Director of Athletic Communications

Betts Tosses Fifth Career No-Hitter On Day Two of Old Coast Classic

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Graduate Student pitcher Kayla Betts tossed her fifth career no-hitter in the second game of the final day of the Old Coast Classic hosted by Flagler College in St. Augustine. The 18th-ranked Saint Leo University softball team earned a split on the second day of the Old Coast Classic after dropping a 5-3 contest to #17 Wingate in the first game. The Lions made history for the first time this season as Betts held Converse hitless in the Lions 8-0 victory in six innings.

Saint Leo improved to 5-3 on the season with the split.

Betts walked one and hit one in a six-inning no-hitter against Converse while striking out 11 batters.

Alexis Barber led the Lions hitting going a combined five-for-seven with three RBI.  

#17 Wingate 5, #18 Saint Leo 3
  • The Bulldogs got on the board early with a two-run shot to left in the first inning.
  • Haleigh Thomas got one back for the Lions as she plated Hope Epps with an RBI base hit to left in the fourth inning.
  • Wingate responded an inning later with two runs to take a 4-1 lead on a double and a fly out.
  • An RBI base hit in the bottom of the sixth gave the Bulldogs a 5-1 lead.
  • Just like they did the night before, the Lions battled to plate a couple runs as they tried to mount a a late comeback. With two outs in the top of the seventh, Hailey Beuerlein sent a two-RBI double to right that scored Nia DeBenedittis and Grace Dunsworth to pull the Lions within two. The Bulldogs held on for the win striking out the final batter.
#18 Saint Leo 8, Converse 0 (6 innings)
  • Kayla Betts had herself a day as she faced 20 batters and allowed just two base runners in six innings of hitless softball on Saturday. Betts hit a batter in the second and walked a batter in the fifth as the only base runners.
  • The Lions hitters helped out their pitcher, plating eight runs across six innings.
  • Saint Leo got on the board early as Barber's RBI base hit scored Caroline Barwick in the second inning. Barber went three-for-four in the game with three RBI as she also had a two-RBI double in the fifth for the Lions.
  • The designated home team scored three runs in the third and three runs in the fifth and a final run in the sixth to complete the run-rule victory.  
  • The Green and Gold walked off the game as Briana Neal drew a bases loaded walk.
Saint Leo heads to Rollins next weekend to open Sunshine State Conference play. The Lions and the Tars are scheduled to play a single game on Friday night and a doubleheader on Saturday. Saint Leo will host Palm Beach Atlantic (Feb. 23-24) for its home opener in the final weekend of February.

For the latest news, updates, and information on Saint Leo softball, visit SaintLeoLions.com.  Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Lions news by following Saint Leo Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
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