Bruins shut out Peru State, 1-0, 3-0
Bruin pitchers Katie Cunningham and Savannah Gunn both hurled complete-game shutouts as the Bellevue University softball team recorded a doubleheader sweep at Peru State College, 1-0 and 3-0, Friday afternoon in non-conference action at Centennial Complex.
Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score
PERU, Neb. -- Bruin pitchers Katie Cunningham and Savannah Gunn both hurled complete-game shutouts as the Bellevue University softball team recorded a doubleheader sweep at Peru State College, 1-0 and 3-0, Friday afternoon in non-conference action at Centennial Complex.
The Bruins improved to 14-13 on the season with the two wins. Peru fell to 3-21 overall.
Bellevue returns to conference action next Friday-Saturday, Mar. 29-30, when they entertain Dickinson State University in a four-game NSAA series. Friday's doubleheader will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday's twin-bill will start at noon.
Game 1: Bellevue 1, Peru State 0
Katie Cunningham tossed a five-hit shutout and drove in the game's only run as BU pulled out the 1-0 victory in the opener.
Neither team scored until an RBI single to left field by Cunningham drove in Alexa Sidel, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead in the top of the fifth frame.
Peru threatened in the bottom of the seventh, producing back-to-back singles, before Cunningham ended the game with a strikeout and an infield flyout to record her eighth win of the season.
Cunningham (8-5) scattered five hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in seven complete innings to earn the win.
Jessica Filkin (0-7) suffered the loss, giving up one run on four hits with five walks and three strikeouts in five innings of work.
Game 2: Bellevue 3, Peru State 0
The McMurtry sisters drove in all three runs to back the solid pitching effort of Savannah Gunn in BU's 3-0 shutout in the nightcap.
A two-run double to center field by Breanne McMurtry gave the Bruins a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning.
The Bruins extended the advantage to 3-0 in the top of the sixth inning on a bases-loaded walk to Liana McMurtry.
Gunn improved to 4-3 on the season, allowing five hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in seven innings in the circle.
Emberlyn Medsker (3-8) was tagged with the loss, giving up three runs on seven hits with five walks and five strikeouts in five innings.