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Bradley BRAD 1-3
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Winner Arkansas ARK 2-1
Bradley BRAD
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Final
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Arkansas ARK
2-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Bradley BRAD 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2
Arkansas ARK 4 0 4 4 X 12 9 2

W: Storms (2-0) L: Radford, Morgan (0-2)

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Softball Falls To #20/24 Arkansas

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Game Recap: Softball |
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Bradley managed just two hits off Arkansas starter Autumn Storms as the #20/24 Razorbacks got revenge for BU's 3-2 win Friday with a 12-1 victory over the Braves Saturday afternoon at the Troy Cox Classic.
 
Sophomore Lucy Mead and junior Taise Thompson accounted for Bradley's lone hits in the contest with both collecting two-out singles, while senior Sydney Young scored BU's lone run in the loss. 
 
Arkansas (2-1 overall) loaded the bases in the bottom of the first on two walks and a single.  Bradley starter Morgan Radford got a pop out to third for the first out of the inning and the Braves nearly turned a double play which would have kept the game scoreless.  Second baseman Vicki Zaluske tagged the runner at first out on a ground ball, but Kayla Green was able to beat her throw to first to keep the inning alive for Arkansas.  With two on and two out, Linnie Malkin ripped a three-run homer to center to give the Razorbacks a 3-0 lead. 
 
Radford was able to work around a leadoff walk in the bottom of the second for a scoreless frame, but Arkansas capitalized on a Bradley (1-3 overall) error in the third for four unearned runs.  Green reached on a one-out error and Ryan Jackson was hit by a pitch with two outs before a Keely Edwards walk loaded the bases.  Audrie LaValley was hit by a pitch to drive in Green from third and a bases clearing double off the bat of Sydney Parr made it an 8-0 lead for the Razorbacks.
 
Bradley struck for its only run in the top of the fourth after Young reached on an error to open the frame.  Senior Allison Apke drew a one-out walk to put a pair of runners on.  Young caught Arkansas relief pitcher Jenna Bloom off guard, stealing third in between pitches.  Young came all the way around to score on the play when Bloom threw the ball away on the steal attempt, cutting the Arkansas lead to 8-1.  
 
The Razorbacks put the game away with a four-run fourth.  Three straight singles to start the inning led to a run and Rylin Hedgecock later drove home another run with a one-out bases loaded single.  Aly Manzo capped the scoring with a two-out, two-run single to push her team's lead to 12-1. 
 
Sophomore Samantha Smith was hit by a pitch in the top of the fifth, but a Bloom strikeout ended Bradley's rally attempt. 
 
The Braves close out play at the Troy Cox Classic Sunday with a 12:30 p.m. (CST) game against UTEP. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Allison Apke

#16 Allison Apke

IF
5' 6"
Senior
R/R
Lucy Mead

#4 Lucy Mead

IF/UT
5' 8"
Sophomore
L/R
Samantha Smith

#12 Samantha Smith

OF/C
5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
Taise Thompson

#1 Taise Thompson

P/U
5' 3"
Junior
R/R
Sydney Young

#10 Sydney Young

OF
5' 2"
Senior
L/R
Vicki Zaluske

#34 Vicki Zaluske

IF
5' 5"
Junior
R/R
Morgan Radford

#00 Morgan Radford

LHP
5' 3"
Freshman
L/L

Players Mentioned

Allison Apke

#16 Allison Apke

5' 6"
Senior
R/R
IF
Lucy Mead

#4 Lucy Mead

5' 8"
Sophomore
L/R
IF/UT
Samantha Smith

#12 Samantha Smith

5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
OF/C
Taise Thompson

#1 Taise Thompson

5' 3"
Junior
R/R
P/U
Sydney Young

#10 Sydney Young

5' 2"
Senior
L/R
OF
Vicki Zaluske

#34 Vicki Zaluske

5' 5"
Junior
R/R
IF
Morgan Radford

#00 Morgan Radford

5' 3"
Freshman
L/L
LHP