Box Score

ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University softball program nearly watched history unfold on Thursday as Taniya Partee completed the first three legs of the cycle but the fourth at-bat never gave her a chance to finish the deal as the Wildcats topped the Diamond Devils, 13-4 in five innings.

The Basics:

• Score
  • Bethune-Cookman – 13
  • Mississippi Valley – 4
    • 5 Innings

• Records
  • Mississippi Valley (1-27, 0-15 SWAC)
  • Bethune-Cookman (13-24, 9-6 SWAC)

• Location
  • Itta Bena, Mississippi – MVSU Softball Field

• Series History
  • Wildcats Lead 21-3 (12.5%)

• Winning Streak
  • Wildcats (W16) / Diamond Devils' Last Win: April 10, 2023 (1-0)

Diamond Devils' Top Performers:

• Partee worked backwards as she got the hardest one out of the way first by tripling to leadoff the ballgame, laced an RBI-double before scoring in the second, then singled into the left-centerfield gap during the fourth. Unfortunately, she never got another at-bat as the game ended after five frames.

• Sheridan Kynard killed two birds with one stone, driving in a pair of RBIs courtesy of a triple and then promptly scampered home on a wild pitch moments later.

• Madison Bruce singled and came around to cross the plate  in her only official plate appearance.

• Ashtyn Clark went 1-for-2 on top of earning the club's sole walk of the morning whereas Kelsey Kaluna-Thomas was also 1-for-2, cashing in her single for a run scored.

Next:

• The Green and White clad ladies will have just under a week to prepare for its next matchup; a twin bill in Pine Bluff versus the UAPB Golden Lions at 1 and 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.

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