DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Sabrina Anguiano's three-hit shutout in the opener and an eight-run outburst in the second game's fourth inning helped Bethune-Cookman sweep North Carolina Central 4-0, 9-2 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference doubleheader Saturday at Sunnyland Park.
Anguiano (4-12) walked none and struck out five as she recorded her first shutout of the season and the team' first since Deidra Genera blanked Liberty 8-0 on opening day back on Feb. 12.
In the second game, Mariah Davis and Melissa Berouty each drove in two runs as the Wildcats erased a 2-0 deficit. Bryanna Campos added a solo homer in the fifth.
Winners of five straight conference games, the Wildcats (10-24 overall, 5-3 MEAC) and Eagles (3-33,0-8) conclude the three-game series Sunday at noon. It's Bethune-Cookman's Senior Day and regular season finale.
GAME ONE
Bethune-Cookman broke open a scoreless tie in the fifth when Wanda Darby scored on Annie Bakenhaus' double to left center.
In the sixth, Sophia Ortega singled home Iesha Waters, Brianna Sanders scored on a fielders choice amd Ortega plated on Campos' sacrifice bunt.
Bakenhaus was 2-3 with the RBI.
It was Anguiano's first shutout since May 9, 2015 when she beat Florida A&M 2-0 in the MEAC tournament.
GAME TWO
After Bethune-Cookman tied it 2-2 on an RBI double from Ortega and Bakenhus drawing a bases-loaded walk that scored Berouty, Campos scored on a wild pitch to give the Wildcats the lead.
Davis' single brought in Bakenhaus and Darby, then Sanders singled home Davis, Waters scored on Ortega's sacrifice fly and Sanders on a Berouty single.
Davis and Berouty each went 3-4 for the Wildcats, while Sanders and Ortega added two hits each. Campos' yard shot was her second of the season.
Genera (5-9) recovered from a first-inning bobble for the complete game win, walking three and striking out eight.