GAME 2 | Fayetteville State 8, Johnson C. Smith 1

FAYETTEVILLE, NC --The Fayetteville State Broncos took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and never surrendered the advantage on the way to an 8-1 victory over the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (4-13 overall, 3-5 CIAA) on Wednesday.

Freshman Jameyah Mars (5-1) started in the circle and picked up the win for Fayetteville State (11-15, 6-3 CIAA). The right-hander went seven innings, giving up one run on seven hits, allowing no walks and striking out three.

Freshman DeMya Brown led the way offensively for the Broncos, going 2-for-4 in the ballgame with a double and three RBI. Freshman Angelica Locklear provided a noteworthy day at the plate as well, going 2-for-4 with two RBI. Sophomore Olivia Jackson also chipped in, going 1-for-1 for Fayetteville State with three walks.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Broncos got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. Jackson came across to score the lone run of the inning for Fayetteville State and get them on the board.

After the Golden Bulls rallied to tie the ballgame at one, the Broncos came back to retake the lead in the third inning. Fayetteville State plated two runs off of Johnson C. Smith pitching, punctuated by a run-scoring double off the bat of Brown, which brought the score to 3-1 in favor of the Broncos.

Fayetteville State held Johnson C. Smith scoreless before building their lead to 7-1 in the fifth inning. The Broncos bats heated up in the inning, scoring four runs, including a two-run error off the bat of freshman Dakota Smith and a two-run single from Locklear.

Fayetteville State kept the Golden Bulls scoreless before their offense got things moving the next inning. The Broncos scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Brown, bringing the Fayetteville State advantage to 8-1. The score remained 8-1 for the rest of the game, as the Broncos coasted to the win.

GAME NOTES

» Fayetteville State's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed four runs across.
» Fayetteville State grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» The Broncos out-hit the Golden Bulls at an 8-7 clip.
» Jackson stole four bases and senior Angel Johnson swiped two in Wednesday's game.
» The Broncos swiped seven bases as a team.
» Fayetteville State went 5-for-14 (.357) with runners in scoring position.
» Fayetteville State pitchers limited Johnson C. Smith to just 1-for-6 (.167) with runners in scoring position.
» Fayetteville State pitchers faced 26 Johnson C. Smith hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and six fly balls while striking out three.
» The Broncos drew six walks from Johnson C. Smith pitching.
» Brown led the Broncos at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI.
» Johnson C. Smith was led offensively by Moya Jones, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
» Alissa Alvardo led the Golden Bulls pitching staff, throwing two innings of three-run ball.