Lipscomb University’s softball team split a doubleheader against Butler on March 8, winning the first game 11–3 in five innings before falling 6–5 in extra innings in the second game.
The results highlight a day of strong offensive performances and late-inning drama for both teams. The Bisons’ ability to rally and force extra innings in Game 2 demonstrated their resilience, while Butler managed to secure a hard-fought win to avoid the sweep.
In Game 1, Butler took an early lead with a two-run home run in the first inning. Lipscomb responded with a nine-run second inning, featuring RBI singles from Mallory Ogle and Macyn Kirby, a two-run base hit by Chapel Cunningham, and a two-run triple from Josephine Heuberger. Additional runs came from Brenna Sherman and Elizabeth Martin’s RBI singles, as well as an RBI walk by Elle Smith. The Bisons added two more runs in the fourth inning due to an error and timely baserunning. Despite Butler scoring once more in the fifth, Lipscomb secured an 11–3 run-rule victory.
Cunningham and Heuberger each drove in two runs during the opener to lead Lipscomb’s offense.
Game 2 saw Butler take control early with four runs in the second inning and another run in the fifth. Lipscomb began its comeback with Heuberger’s sacrifice fly in the third inning. In the sixth, Kyla Jobe drove in Brenna Sherman with a sacrifice fly before Kirby and Cunningham delivered RBI singles to narrow the gap. Ogle tied the game at five apiece with an RBI single in the seventh inning, sending it into extra innings. However, Butler scored what proved to be the winning run in the top of the eighth and held off Lipscomb for a 6–5 victory.
The split leaves both teams reflecting on key moments that shaped each contest. Looking ahead, both squads will aim to build on their performances as they continue through their respective seasons.
