BLUEFIELD – Hallie Cox tossed a three hitter to help lead the Bluefield University Rams past the Bluefield State University Big Blue in game two of the Rams season-opening doubleheader, Tuesday afternoon at Graham Rec Park. The Rams took game two 8-1 after falling to the Big Blue 18-5 in the opener. The win was the first for first at BU for new coach Maggie White.
GAME TWO
BLUEFIELD 8, BLUEFIELD STATE 1
INSIDE THE GAME

• B-State took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth playing small ball and scoring on a ground out.
• BU knotted the game in the bottom of the inning. Brooklynn Schwartz singled and scored on a triple by Breyana Ellet.
• The Rams took the lead in the fifth on an RBI single by Gianna Sloan-Lebron.
• Bluefield exploded for six runs in the fifth, the big hit a three-run homer by Kaylee Hughes.

LEADERS

• Cox pitched seven innings, allowed three hits and struck out three to gain the win.
• Kenidy Harris was 3-for-4 with an RBI.
• Sloan-Lebron and Schwartz were both 2-for-4.
• Hannah Hayes was 2-for-3 with a run batted in.

 
GAME ONE
BLUEFIELD STATE 18, BLUEFIELD 5
INSIDE THE GAME

• Bluefield State scored two in the top of the first and never trailed.
• The Big Blue scored in five of the game's six innings.
• BSU collected 22 hits off BU pitchers.

LEADERS

• Schwartz slammed her first collegiate home run, a two-run blast.
• Jenna Atwell and Sloan-Lebron each had a pair of hits for the Rams.

NEXT IN LINE

• The Rams 1-1, visit Alice Lloyd College on Wednesday, Feb. 28, for a non-conference doubleheader.