Softball moves Sunday twin Bill against James Madison, Illinois – UCF athletics

Her showing represented UCF’s second seven-inning complete game in as many days after junior transfer Lena Elkins tossed seven innings of one-run ball against Illinois Saturday night. She also posted her team’s second shutout win of the young campaign, joining the Black and Gold’s season-opening 10-0 run-rule victory over CSU Bakersfield Thursday evening.

“This was, by far, the most fun I’ve had calling a game of hers,” Ball-Malone said. “It was an art out there today. She wasn’t stuck on one pitch, and she used all the quadrants again. We mixed some spots with different pitches that we haven’t done before, and she trusted and believed in it. I just love that about her, she gave those hitters a different look in each at-bat they took against her.”

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On the heels of a 5-1 showing in their season-opening Black & Gold Classic, the Knights will be challenged by a week-long stretch that features matchups against five programs ranked within the preseason top 25.

The team will conclude its season-opening eight-game homestand with back-to-back midweek matchups against No. 15 Missouri 6 p.m. Tuesday evening and No. 20 Liberty 5 p.m. Wednesday night. Both contests will be streamed on ESPN+.

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