Game 1 Game 2 11 Winner Oakwood University Ambassador Softball Oakwood University Ambassador Softball 0 2 Bearcats Bearcats 0 Winner Oakwood University Ambassador Softball Oakwood University Ambassador Softball 0 11 Final Mar. 23, 2025 2 Bearcats Bearcats 0 Score By Periods Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E Oakwood University Ambassador Softball Oakwood University Ambassador Softball 0 0 6 5 0 11 8 0 Bearcats Bearcats 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 5 W: Arnett, Sydney (1-0) L: Leona Joshua (0-1) 9 Winner Oakwood University Ambassador Softball Oakwood University Ambassador Softball 0 1 Bearcats Bearcats 0 Winner Oakwood University Ambassador Softball Oakwood University Ambassador Softball 0 9 Final Mar. 23, 2025 1 Bearcats Bearcats 0 Score By Periods Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E Oakwood University Ambassador Softball Oakwood University Ambassador Softball 2 2 5 0 0 9 6 2 Bearcats Bearcats 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 W: Arnett, Sydney (1-0) L: Ashanti Murrell (0-1) Summary Game 1 Box Score Game 2 Box Score Game Recap: Softball | 3/24/2025 3:03:00 PM ARNETT, OAKWOOD SWEEP RUST COLLEGE IN HBCUAC DOUBLEHEADER HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – Sydney Arnett went the distance Sunday to power Oakwood University to a sweep over Rust College in an HBCU Athletic Conference doubleheader. Arnett (4-6) allowed only three runs, two earned, on five hits in 10 innings as the Ambassadors downed the Bearcats 11-2 and 9-1. She walked five and struck out 13. Oakwood improved to 4-16 overall and 3-5 in league play. Rust fell to 5-22 and 2-4. Game 1 The Ambassadors used a pair of big innings to win the opener 11-2. Oakwood erupted for six runs in the third inning and added five more in the fifth, including an inside-the-park grand slam home run from Careen Whitehead. Offensively, Toni Sims was 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and scored two runs. Jalaa Hawkins was 2-for-5 with a triple and an RBI. Kaley Fuller and Arnett had a hit each. Fuller, Mary McCluskey and Sara Tate scored two runs each, while Arnett scored one Game 2 Oakwood scored two runs in each of the first two innings and pushed across five more in the third to win easily. Anna Jones led the way, going 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and scored a run. Tate was 1-for-3 with a double, three RBI and scored a run. Hawkins, Katie Johnson and McCluskey had a hit each. Ashlyn Hallman scored two runs, while Hawkins, Johnson, Sims, Jordan Howard and McCluskey scored one each. Oakwood and Rust will complete the three-game series today. The first pitch is set for 1 p.m. Follow the Ambassadors Visit the official home of Oakwood University athletics at Oakwood University - Official Athletics Website . Print Friendly Version Read Full Article Related Headlines 01.29.26 HOWARD, SIMS NAMED TO ALL-HBCUAC PRESEASON SOFTBALL TEAM 04.28.25 SIMS, JONES NAMED OAKWOOD PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 04.25.25 OAKWOOD SOFTBALL ENDS SEASON WITH DISAPPOINTING LOSS TO RUST COLLEGE IN HBCUAC CHAMPIONSHIP