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Softball
6 p.m.
vs Pima CC
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, March 13
Phoenix, Ariz.
1:00 p.m.
Grand Canyon
9-13
2
vs
12
Baylor
14-4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Baylor
2
0
3
2
2
0
3
12
13
1
Grand Canyon
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
7
3
Lopes drop final game of Lopes Up Classic
3/13/2021 5:48:00 PM | Softball
Fifield, Nicoletti total 2 hits apiece against Baylor
The Grand Canyon softball team closed out the Lopes Up Classic with a 12-3 loss to Baylor on Sunday at GCU Softball Stadium.
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Baylor got on the board in the top of the first inning with two runs on one hit. GCU countered in the bottom half of the inning when right fielder Tabitha Dyer singled up the middle. With two outs, Lopes sophomore center fielder Kristin Fifield singled up the middle cutting the Baylor lead in half.Â
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After a scoreless second inning, the Lady Bears added three runs to their lead on two hits in the third. GCU scored in the bottom half of the inning as junior left fielder Gianna Nicoletti singled and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Dyer. A single to left field by senior designated player Lilly Bishop scored Nicoletti, giving the Lopes their second and final run.
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Baylor tacked on two more runs in the fourth to lead 7-2. The Lady Bears added two more runs in the fifth inning. In the seventh inning, Baylor added three more runs on three hits to give them a 12-3 lead.Â
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GCU will be back in action on Friday as it hosts the GCU Invitational, welcoming Idaho State and Southern Utah. Â
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Baylor got on the board in the top of the first inning with two runs on one hit. GCU countered in the bottom half of the inning when right fielder Tabitha Dyer singled up the middle. With two outs, Lopes sophomore center fielder Kristin Fifield singled up the middle cutting the Baylor lead in half.Â
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After a scoreless second inning, the Lady Bears added three runs to their lead on two hits in the third. GCU scored in the bottom half of the inning as junior left fielder Gianna Nicoletti singled and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Dyer. A single to left field by senior designated player Lilly Bishop scored Nicoletti, giving the Lopes their second and final run.
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Baylor tacked on two more runs in the fourth to lead 7-2. The Lady Bears added two more runs in the fifth inning. In the seventh inning, Baylor added three more runs on three hits to give them a 12-3 lead.Â
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GCU will be back in action on Friday as it hosts the GCU Invitational, welcoming Idaho State and Southern Utah. Â
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Binford, Aliyah (3-1)
L: Denhart, Ryan (5-4)
Batting:
2B: Binford, Aliyah 1 ; Hott, Emily 1
3B: Dawson, Nicky 1 ; Ellis, Taylor 1
HR: Gilbert, Lou 1 ; Binford, Aliyah 1 ; Smith, Hannah 1
RBI: Gilbert, Lou 2 ; Binford, Aliyah 5 ; Smith, Hannah 2
SH: Gilbert, Lou 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dawson, Nicky 3 ; Gilbert, Lou 3 ; Binford, Aliyah 1 ; Hott, Emily 2 ; Kettler, Maddison 1 ; Smith, Hannah 1 ; Collazos, Sydney 1
SB: Kettler, Maddison 1
HBP: Thompson, Hannah 1 ; Hott, Emily 1
Batting:
RBI: Bishop, Lilly 1 ; Fifield, Kristin 1
SH: Dyer, Tabitha 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nicoletti, Gianna 1 ; Dyer, Tabitha 1
CS: Nicoletti, Gianna 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
dh/1b
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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