April 6, 2004
Charlotte, NC - The Winston-Salem State University Lady Rams defeated the Lady Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith University in the first game of a pair of CIAA Western Division softball contests in Charlotte, NC on Tuesday afternoon by the score of 11-3. The Lady Rams, who improve to 19-7 overall with the win are inching ever closer to yet another CIAA Western Division softball regular season title as they remain flawless in the division.
The Lady Rams jumped out ahead early as they outscored their hosts 3-1 in the first inning of play en route to the win. The Lady Rams then tacked on two more runs in the third inning and another four runs in the sixth inning of play as they cruised to the Western Division victory.
The Lady Rams scored 11 runs on 14 hits and benefited from the Golden Bulls' propensity to commit errors as the host team booted four defensive plays in the contest.
WSSU was once again led on offense by catcher Shannon Davis. Davis recorded a pair of hits and scored a pair of runs as she was one of three Lady Rams who tallied multiple hits to help WSSU earn the win.
Earning the win for WSSU was Heather Davis who pitched a complete-game two-hitter. Davis gave up three runs on two hits and struck out 12 batters as she eclipsed the century mark for strikeouts in the 2004 season when she struck out her fourth Lady Golden Bull on the afternoon.
WSSU improves to 19-7 overall and 16-1 in the CIAA with the victory. The Lady Golden Bulls fall to 10-20 overall and 7-14 in the CIAA.
The two teams return to action at 6:30 pm for the second game of the doubleheader.
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