HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University softball team's hot streak continued on Sunday, as the Lady Pirates upended Delaware State 10-1 in five innings at the Lady Pirates Softball Stadium to complete the three-game sweep.
 
The Lady Pirates (11-16, 3-0 MEAC) have won six straight games.
 
Delaware State held a 1-0 lead after the top of the first inning, before Hampton tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the frame after an RBI single from junior Taylor McCoy (Riverview, Fla.) that scored junior Diamond Ponds (Riverside, Calif.).
 
Hampton then scored four runs in the bottom of the second, starting with an RBI double from sophomore Danielle Budden (Jackson, N.J.). Budden later scored when Ponds reached on an error, before McCoy and freshman Allyson Babinsack (Hampton, Va.) each had RBI doubles to put Hampton up 5-1.
 
The Lady Pirates then broke the game wide open in the bottom of the third, pushing across five runs.
 
Margaret Wilkins (Tustin, Calif.) got the scoring in the inning started with an RBI single up the middle that scored sophomore Taylor Clark (Queen Creek, Ariz.). McCoy followed with a two-run single, before freshman Jada Fields (Woodland Park, N.J.) singled in two more runs to give Hampton a 10-1 lead.
 
McCoy was 3-for-3 at the plate, driving in a team-high four runs.
 
Babinsack struck out five and gave up four hits in four innings of work to pick up her eighth win of the season – and her fifth straight.
 
The Lady Pirates will return to action on April 8-9, when they head to Baltimore, Md. for a three-game set at Morgan State. For more information on Hampton University softball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.