Glendale, Ariz.- Arizona Christian came to the ACU Softball Field to hit on Friday against Carroll.  The Firestorm scored 24 runs on 26 hits against the Fighting Saints.  Junior Taylor Schleisman and Sophomore Taylor Alto both produced five hit days.

Game Info

• Game one score: Arizona Christian - 8, Carroll - 0 (6 inn)
• Game two score: Arizona Christian - 16, Carroll - 1 (5 inn)
• Records: Arizona Christian - 5-1, Carroll - 0-2
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Carroll - not ranked
• Location: ACU Softball Field, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Game One Stats

• Claire Buckley - 2-3, 2 3B, 3 RBI
• Taylor Alto - 2-3, 2B, run
• Jade Phillips - 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
• Taylor Schleisman - 2-4, RBI
• Brenna Henry - 1-3, 2 RBI
• Savannah Smith - 6 innings pitched, 6 strikeouts, complete game win

Inside Game One

• Smith walked the first batter but then allowed just two more base runners the rest of the game
• Buckley tripled to start the bottom of the first and cam home on a single from Phillips
• Scored remained 1-0 ACU until the Firestorm exploded for seven runs in the sixth
• Henry drove in two to begin the scoring
• With two outs, Buckley tripled again followed by a double by Phillips before Schleisman ended the game with a walk-off single
• The two triples for Buckley tied a school record for triples in one game
• The 8-0 ACU win was the third straight game of that result

ACU Game Two Stats

• Buckley - 2-2, 2B, 3 runs
• Schleisman - 3-3, 2 2B, 4 runs
• Alto - 3-3, 2B, 3 runs
• Jyden Miles - 2-4, 2 runs
• Lexi Schmehr - 2-2, 3 RBI
• Kirsten Garcia - 1-2, 3B, 3 RBI
• Brenna Henry - 2-2, 2 RBI
• Lawson - win

Inside Game Two

• Bottom of one started with a Buckley walk, a Schleisman single, an Alto RBI double, and bases clearing triple from Garcia
• The top of the lineup went double, single, double, single, and RBI groundout to score three runs in the last of two
• ACU plated seven runs in the third highlighted by a 2 RBI single from Henry and pinch hit 2 RBI single from Schmehr
• Aided by an error, the Firestorm tacked on three more in the fourth
• Lawson pitched around base runners in her three innings but left with the shutout intact
• Helen Hayes pitched a scoreless fourth, but two walks and two groundouts produced a run for Carroll in the fifth
• The CC run ended a 21.2 scoreless pitching streak from the Firestorm staff

Thoughts from Coach Mayben

"Today was a good test for us early in game one.  CC's (Abby) Hanley threw extremely well and kept us from making solid contact for most of the game.  I am proud of the adjustments the entire team made to allow us to create some explosive offense in the sixth inning of game one and then carry that over into game two."

Up Next

Tomorrow the Firestorm will face Embry-Riddle on the road but down in the valley at Canyon View High School in Waddell.The twin bill will start at 1:00 pm.