DEMOREST, Ga. (Mar. 5, 2025) - The Buena Vista softball team continued its spring trip on a cloudy and gloomy Wednesday afternoon at Piedmont University, but a couple of big innings by the Lions proved to be the difference, as they swept the Beavers in a pair of five-inning games.
BVU scored first in the opener and led 1-0 after one inning before Piedmont tied it up at 1-1 in the second. The Lions then pushed across seven runs in the third inning to break the game open and added one in the fourth for a 9-1 final.
Paige Druskis singled to lead off the game and then stole second. She later came around to score on a Riley Garner RBI groundout for the team's only run. Druskis' base hit was the only hit in the game for BVU. The Lions finished with 10 hits with only one going for extra bases.
Kenzie Dumbaugh made the start on the mound and was tagged for seven runs (six earned) and seven hits over 2.1 innings. Freshman Tyme Boettcher, who recently joined the roster after concluding her first season on the hardwood, would take over on the mound to make her collegiate debut on the diamond. She pitched the final 1.2 innings and allowed three hits and a pair of unearned runs while striking out two.
