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Bréana Miller slammed a home run, but Winston-Salem State University defeated the Lady Panthers 5-3 in the first round of the 2018 CIAA Softball Tournament and then Saint Augustine's University defeated VUU 11-3 to end the Lady Panthers' season on Monday, April 30, in Salem, Va.
Miller's blast came in the third inning and accounted for VUU's first run. The Lady Panthers then took the lead 3-2 when
Yazmine Lewis doubled, driving in two runs.
Winston-Salem State, however, was able to regain the lead by scoring a pair of runs in the fifth inning.
In the second game, Saint Augustine's scored five runs in the first inning and then added three runs in the fourth inning and three more in the sixth inning to eliminate the Lady Panthers from the tournament.
On the mound, VUU's
Shontel Linnette struck out seven batters in the first game and nine in the second game.
Virginia Union finishes the season with a 15-11 record.