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Courtesy Trevecca Nazarene
Sports Information Office
TROJAN SOFTBALL COMPLEX - Trevecca will host
championship day for the TranSouth Athletic Conference on Friday.
Trevecca will play Union at 10 a.m. and the winner of that game
will face Martin Methodist at 12:15 p.m. Martin is undefeated in
the tournament and would only need one win for the title. Union or
Trevecca will arrive in the title game with a loss and would need
to beat Martin Methodist in consecutive games for the title.
#3 RedHawks Advance to Finals With Extra
Inning Win Box
Score
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The No. 3 Martin Methodist RedHawks (42-10)
defeated No. 4 Freed-Hardeman (23-15) by a final score of 2-1 in
eight innings of play to advance to the TranSouth Conference
Softball Tournament Championship game.
The RedHawks grabbed an early 1-0 lead on an
Ashley Altman RBI double in the bottom of the first. In the final
inning of regulation, Freed-Hardeman tied the game when pitcher
Cassie Smith launched a solo home run to send the game into extra
innings. In the bottom of the eighth, Smith fielded a grounder but
threw the ball over the first baseman's head to allow the winning
run to score from third and give Martin Methodist the 2-1 victory.
Martin Methodist's Liz Adams (14-2) got the
complete game win giving up one earned run and six hits and two
strikeouts in eight innings pitched. Freed-Hardeman's Smith (11-9)
took the loss going seventh and one-third innings and giving up
two runs (one earned) on 11 hits and striking out eight.
Becky Grayson, Martin Methodist's second
baseman, went 2-for-3 on the day while Freed-Hardeman's April
Clayton batted 3-for-4 with a double in the losing effort. Martin
Methodist scored two runs on 11 hits and played errorless ball
while Freed-Hardeman managed one run on six hits and committed
three errors.
With the win, No. 3 Martin Methodists advances
to the TranSouth Conference Championship game to be played Friday
at 12:15 p.m. No. 4 Freed-Hardeman falls to the loser's bracket
and will face #1 Trevecca today at 4:00 p.m.
#2 Union Eliminates #5 Cumberland
Box Score
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Second seeded Union University (39-12-1)
eliminated fifth seeded Cumberland University (8-32-1) Thursday
afternoon with a 10-2 win in day two of the TranSouth Conference
Tournament.
Union wasted no time by loading the bases in
the bottom of the first inning before third baseman Jessica Kee
hit a grand slam to take a 4-0 lead after one inning. Union added
one more run in the bottom of the third inning on a Chrissa Norton
solo home run. Cumberland got on the board with a two run fourth
inning including a Daniel Taylor RBI double to make it a 5-2 ball
game. Union answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of
the fourth. In the bottom of the fifth, Union first baseman
Danielle Pope ended the game with a three run home run to enforce
the 8-run rule and give Union the 10-2 victory.
Union's Mary Kosco (22-7) earned the win
pitching shutout ball and giving up only three hits and striking
out five in three innings of work. Chrissa Norton relieved Kosco
in the fourth inning and gave up two runs (both earned) on three
hits and struck out five. Cumberland's Sarah Sparks took the loss
giving up 5 runs (all earned) while striking out five. Cecilia
Kemp relieved Sparks in the fourth inning and also gave up five
runs (all earned).
Union's Danielle Pope hit 1-for-2 with three
RBI, two runs, a home run, and two walks while teammate Chrissa
Norton batted 2-for-2 with a walk, one run scored, two RBI, and a
home run. Cumberland's Danielle Taylor went 1-for-1 with a walk
and an RBI double.
With the win, No. 2 Union University advances
to the TranSouth Conference Semi-Finals to face No. 1 Trevecca
Nazarene University Thursday at 10:00 a.m. The loss eliminates
Cumberland from the TranSouth Conference Tournament and ends their
season at 8-32-1.
#1 Trevecca in Semi-Final with win over #4
Freed-Hardeman Box
Score
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Day two of the TranSouth Conference Tournament
ended with No. 1 Trevecca eliminating No. 4 Freed-Hardeman with a
4-3 win to advance to the Semi-Final Round.
After a triple from Trevecca's Evyn Terry in
the top of the third inning, Laura Redmon's RBI single gave the
Trojans a 1-0 lead. Freed-Hardeman answered in the bottom half of
their inning with a two run home run off the bat of Brittany
Johnson to take a 2-1 lead. In the top of the sixth inning, Redmon
came through again with an RBI single to tie the game at 2-2.
Trevecca took the lead in the final inning when Terry's sacrifice
fly scored Lindsey Howard. The rally continued when a two out
error allowed Diana Eckert to score to give the Trojans a 4-2
lead. Freed-Hardeman attempted a final inning comeback when
Jacqueline Stinson homered to bring the lead to within one.
Trevecca stopped the rally, however and took the 4-3 victory.
Trevecca's Hollie Shane (29-4) got the complete
game win giving up three runs (all earned) on three hits and
striking out six. Freed-Hardeman's Adrienne Gann (14-6) took the
complet e game loss giving up four runs (three earned) on 12 hits
and striking out one.
Trojan shortstop Laura Redmon led Trevecca
batting 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and a stolen base.
Freed-Hardeman's Brittany Johnson was 2-for-3 with a run, two RBI,
and a home run.
Trevecca scored four runs on 12 hits and played
errorless ball while Freed-Hardeman scored three runs on three
hits and committed one error.
No. 1 Trevecca advances to the TranSouth
Conference Tournament Semi-Final Round to face No. 2 Union
University Friday at 10:00 a.m. With the loss, No. 4
Freed-Hardeman is eliminated from the conference tournament.
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