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Ruggles has 4 hits, 3 RBIs for Chargers at Bishop St. 

Ruggles has 4 hits, 3 RBIs for Chargers at Bishop St. 

 

MOBILE, Ala. — Payton Ruggles had a pair of hits in each game as the Sandburg softball team faced Bishop State in a doubleheader Monday. 

GAME 1 
Bishop State 15, Sandburg 4 (5 innings) 
Sandburg 000 40 4 9 0 
Bishop St. 533 4x 15 20 0 
L: Cheyanne Rodgers 4 IP, 3 K, 2 BB  

Key moments 
• Sandburg got on the board in the fourth, scoring four times on five hits. Tieler Williams-Fouts drove in a run with a single, and Payton Ruggles followed with an RBI single to center. Jaylynn Hamilton had an RBI fielder's choice in the frame.  

Sandburg standout 
Ruggles had singles in each of her two at-bats. The right fielder scored a run and drove in a run. 

Other top Chargers 
• Hannah Pyle: 2 for 3, run 

GAME 2 
Bishop State 13, Sandburg 5 (6 innings) 
Sandburg 200 003 5 5 2 
Bishop St. 033 205 13 15 4 
L: Jordyn Climer 5.2 IP, 3 K, 2 BB 

Key moments 
• Sandburg got on the board as Hamilton led off the game with a walk and Climer singled to right. An error pushed both runners up a base, and Hamilton scored on Madalynn Knapp's popout to second. Climer then came in on an Emma Racke groundout for a 2-0 lead. 
• The Chargers pulled within 8-5 after scoring three in the sixth. Ruggles brought home two with a triple to right, and she came in to score on a passed pass. 

Sandburg standout 
Ruggles had two of Sandburg's five hits in the loss, going 2 for 3 with a double, a triple, a run scored and two RBIs. 

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