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| 4/19/2010 | Tennessee Wesleyan JV Game 2 | 7-1 Win | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
The snow that covered the field back in early March was nowhere to be found on Monday afternoon at Lady Cougar Field as Cleveland State and the Tennessee Wesleyan junior varsity teams got together for a make up game that was snowed out more than a month earleir.
The Lady Cougars scored early in both games, but needed a last inning comeback to post a 5-4 win in the first game while notching a convincing 7-1 win in the second game.
The Lady Cougars jumped out to an early 4-0 lead with two runs in the first and two more in the second. Kelsey Hayes doubled to open the bottom of the first and scored on an RBI single from Madison McKinney while the second run crossed on a Lady Bulldong error.
Courtney Patrick and Hayes each singled in the second frame and later scored on another Wesleyan error to push the Cleveland State lead to 4-0.
The Lady Bulldogs cut the lead in half in the top of the fourth as Jerilyn Keith doubled in a run and April Wilson plated another with a sacrifice fly. The visitors then tied the game in the sixth on a pair of Lady Cougar miscues and RBIs from Emily Grady and Rachele Moretto.
Brittany Tipton came on in the sixth in relief of Patrick to put out the fire and then recorded three straight outs in the top of the seventh to set up the winning rally.
Abby O'Rear checked in with a single to start the bottom of the seventh. McKinney laid down a sacrifice bunt, but the throw was wide of first sending the runner to third. Bree Williams wasted no time ending game one as she lifted a sacrifice fly to right field to bring home the game winner.
Tipton picked up the win in relief for the Lady Cougars while Ashley Miller took the loss for the Lady Bulldogs.
It was de'ja vou all over again in game two, as the Lady Cougars came out swinging and put a three spot on the board in the bottom of the first. Hayes led off with a walk and later scored on an error. Stacie Scott knocked in a run while Leah Newman doubled in another for a 3-0 Cleveland State lead.
The Lady Bulldogs sliced a run off the Cleveland State lead in the fourth as Wilson singled in a run to cut it to 3-1.
The Lady Cougars got that run back plus two more an inning later as Stacie Scott added a two-out clutch single for an RBI while Kelsey Baker dialed long distance for a two-run shot that landed far beyond the centerfield fence to stretch the lead to 6-1.
Cleveland State tacked on an insurance run in the sixth as English Nichols singled, moved to third on a pair of wild pitches and scored on another Lady Bulldog miscue.
Scott went the distance to pick up the win for Cleveland State (30-20) striking out nine along the way while Brittany Monday took the loss for the Lady Bulldogs.
The Lady Cougars will wrap up conference play on Wednesday with a trip to Motlow State
Overall Record 30-20 | | | 4/19/2010 | Tennessee Wesleyan JV Game 1 | 5-4 Win | | Overall Record 29-20 | | | 4/17/2010 | Dyersburg State Game 2 | 5-4 Win | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
The Cleveland State Lady Cougar softball team celebrated sophomore day with a pair of big Region VII Conference wins over Dyersburg State on Saturday afternoon at Lady Cougar Field, taking game one 10-2 and coming from behind to capture the second game 5-4.
The Lady Cougars made it three out of four for the weekend on Friday with a split of a twinbill with Southwest Tennessee. The Lady Saluqis took game one by the most narrow of margins, 1-0 while the Lady Cougars came back to earn a split in the second game by a final of 7-4.
In the first game on Saturday, the Lady Cougars came out swinging and put four big runs on the board in their first turn at the dish. Bree Williams singled in a run to get things started and Dee Elswick followed with a two-run blast for a 4-0 lead.
Dyersburg cut the lead in half in the top of the fourth as Amber Henry doubled in a pair of runs, but Kelsey Hayes got those two right back in the bottom of the frame for the Lady Cougars with a two-run home run to push the lead to 6-2.
Cleveland State ended the game an inning later by the mercy rule with four more runs. An error scored a run while Hayes and Paige Smith added an RBI single each to the cause as the Lady Cougars took the first game in a big way.
Stacie Scott got the win in the first game scattering eight hits along the way while Megan McNeese suffered the loss for the Lady Eagles.
In the second game, the Lady Eagles took a 3-0 lead with a single run in the fourth on a single from McNeese and two more in the fifth on an error and a double by Tracy Ratliff.
Williams tied the game with one swing of her bat in the bottom of the sixth as she dialed long distance for a three-run homer. The Lady Cougars then completed the comeback as the go-ahead run crossed on an error and Ashley Malone singled in another to put the home team on top 5-3.
Brittany Brooks hit a solo homer for Dyersburg State in the top of the seventh to pull within a run of the lead, but that would be the extent of the rally as the Lady Cougars held on for the win and the sweep.
Brittany Tipton went the distance to get the win for Cleveland State while Mirinda Jones took the loss for Dyersburg State.
"The first game went pretty well today, we hit the ball well and put the game away early," stated Lady Cougar assistant coach Katie Willingham. "We started slowly in the second game, but came back to get the big hits in the sixth inning. Stacie and Brittany both did a good job on the mound today. With it being sophomore day, they were both ready to go and did a great job. I knew that Bree was going to come up with the big hit, I didn't know it would be a home run, but I knew she could do it."
On Friday, the Lady Cougars dropped a tough game to the Lady Saluqis as the visitors scored the only run of the game in the top of the first inning. A two-out error followed by an infield single by Chrissy Darnell and an RBI single from Kathy Ahrens put Southwest on top 1-0.
That would be the extent of the scoring as Cleveland State starter, Stacie Scott and Lady Saluqi pitcher Darnell took turns putting zeros on the board. The Lady Cougars dodged a bullet in the third as a bases loaded, one-out situation ended quickly as Madison McKinney snagged a line drive at third base and all in one motion tagged the runner for an inning ending doubleplay.
The Lady Cougars got a runner as close as third base in the second, fifth and sixth inning, but couldn't push it across to tie the game. Southwest centerfielder, Bianca Cowan made a highlight film diving catch to rob the Lady Cougars of a hit in the third.
Darnell went the distance allowing only five hits to get the win while Scott was the tough luck losing pitcher.
The Lady Cougars cranked up the bats in a big way to start the second game with five big runs in the bottom of the first. Hayes doubled to start the rally and scored on an RBI single from Paige Smith. Two more runs crossed on an error and sacrifice fly while Williams followed that with a two-run homer for a 5-0 Cleveland State lead.
Southwest sliced the lead to a single run in the fourth as they strung together four hits to go along with a Cleveland State error as Ahrens doubled in a pair of runs and Collin Jo Wood singled in another to cut the lead to 5-4.
The Lady Cougars got one of those runs back in the bottom of the inning as McKinney doubled in a run. Williams then belted her second homer of the game leading off the fifth to add an insurance run for a 7-4 lead.
Courtney Patrick picked up the win for the Lady Cougars () while Tipton tossed three scoreless innings in relief. Lauren Alexander took the loss for Southwest (18-22, 4-12).
The Lady Cougars will travel to Motlow State on Wednesday for their final regular season conference games and will finish the regular season at home on Saturday against Gadsden State at 1:00.
Overall Record 28-20
Conference Record 7-9 | | | 4/17/2010 | Dyersburg State Game 1 | 10-2 Win | Overall Record 27-20
Conference Record 6-9 | | | 4/16/2010 | Southwest TN Game 2 | 7-4 Win | Overall Record 26-20
Conference Record 5-9 | | | 4/16/2010 | Southwest TN Game 1 | 0-1 Loss | Overall Record 25-20
Conference Record 4-9 | | | 4/15/2010 | @ Tennessee Wesleyan JV Game 2 | 4-2 Win | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
ATHENS - Timely hitting and outstanding pitching was the order of the day on Wednesday afternoon as the Cleveland State softball team traveled to Tennessee Wesleyan for a pair of non-conference games with the junior varsity Lady Bulldogs.
Brittany Tipton tossed a shutout in game one as the Lady Cougars won 7-0 while Courtney Patrick allowed no earned runs in eight innings of work in game two to help the visitors to a 4-2 win and a sweep of the twinbill.
The Lady Cougars got the bats going in their very first turn at the dish as Ashley Malone singled and score ahead of Madison McKinney who belted a two-run homer to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.
English Nichols knocked in a run in the fourth with a single while McKinney doubled in another run an inning later to push the Cleveland State lead to 4-0.
The Lady Cougars finished off game one with a flurry of hits in the sixth as Abby O'Rear doubled in a run and Hannah West connected for a two run homer to seal the deal.
Tipton tossed a seven inning shutout gem for the Lady Cougars scattering six hits while striking out 10 along the way. Ashley Miller took the loss for the Lady Bulldogs.
Jerilyn Keith knocked in the first run of the second game with a single in the bottom of the first to put the Lady Bulldogs on top 1-0.
Patrick and Wesleyan's Paige Goins then took control of the game as they locked horns in an old fashioned pitcher's duel for the next several innings.
The Lady Cougars finally broke through to tie the game in the seventh. McKinney singled to start the rally, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Leah Newman, and scored on a clutch single from O'Rear.
In the eighth, the Lady Cougars broke loose for three runs. An error, a single from West and a double by McKinney accounted for all three runs to give Cleveland State a 4-1 advantage.
Courtney Farmer singled in a run for the Lady Bulldogs in the bottom of the eighth, but the comeback would end there as the Lady Cougars recorded the last out and the sweep.
Patrick struck out seven and allowed only six hits to get the win for the Lady Cougars (25-19) while Goins took the loss.
The Lady Cougars will entertain four big conference games this weekend as Southwest Tennessee will invade Lady Cougar field on Friday at 1:30 and Dyersburg State will come to town on Saturday at noon
Overall Record 25-19 | | | 4/15/2010 | @ Tennessee Wesleyan JV Game 1 | 7-0 Win | | Overall Record 24-19 | | | 4/9/2010 | Volunteer State Game 2 | 5-6 Loss | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
The Lady Pioneers of Volunteer State circled the wagons and set up camp on Lady Cougar Field on Friday afternoon. When they were done, they packed a pair of Region VII softball wins and headed back to Gallatin, taking game one by a lopsided score of 13-4 and then coming back in their final at-bat to squeeze by with a win in game two 6-5.
Volunteer State scored early and often in the first game, taking a 1-0 lead in the first and then added four more in the second on a grand slam homer from Megan Bryant for a 5-0 lead.
The Lady Cougars got on the board in the second inning as Brittany Tipton beat out an infield single to plate the first run of the afternoon for Cleveland State. The home team tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fifth on a pair of walks, two hit batters and a single as Stacie Scott drew a walk with the sacks full, Kelsey Baker pushed a run across the hard way by getting plunked and Bree Williams singled in the third run.
The Lady Pioneers put the game on ice with fourth as they strung together five hits for four runs, added another run in the sixth on a solo homer by Katie Pfost, and two more in the seventh on a two-run homer from Bryant.
Pfost picked up the win for the Lady Pioneers on the mound while Tipton took the loss for Cleveland State.
Volunteer State took an early lead in game two with three runs in the first on a pair of hits and an error.
The Lady Cougars got two of those runs back in the bottom of the frame as Madison McKinney unloaded a two-run homer to cut the lead to 3-2. Bryant added to the Volunteer State lead in the third with a solo blast, but the Lady Cougars scratched out another run in the fifth to stay within striking distance at 4-3.
Joanie Goodner gave the Lady Cougars their first lead of the day in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run single, but it wouldn't last as the Lady Pioneers seesawed back into the lead in the top of the seventh as Abbey Stepp knocked in a couple of runs to put the visitors on top for good, 6-5.
Pfost came on in relief to slam the door and pick up the win in the second game while Scott suffered the loss for the Lady Cougars (23-19, 4-8).
The Lady Cougars will travel to Athens for a pair of games with Tennessee Wesleyan on Wednesday and will host Southwest Tennessee on Friday at 1:30 and Dyersburg State on Saturday at noon in two big conference matchups
Overall Record 23-19
Conference Record 4-8 | | | 4/9/2010 | Volunteer State Game 1 | 4-13 Loss | Overall Record 23-18
Conference Record 4-7 | | | 4/7/2010 | Dyersburg State TCCAA Tournament | 3-4 Loss | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
DYERSBURG - The final curtain for the 2010 softball season fell a little earlier than expected on Friday afternoon as the Cleveland State Lady Cougars lost their opening round game with the homestanding Dyersburg State Lady Eagles in the TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII Tournament by a single run, 4-3.
The Lady Cougars fell behind and came within inches of staging a huge comeback before finally falling just short of a win.
"It's been a tough year," stated Lady Cougar coach Suzanne Bayne in her final game. "We had our chances early and I'm proud of the way that we came back, but in the end we didn't get it done."
Cleveland State's Brittany Tipton and Dyersburg's Megan McNeese took turns putting zeros on the scoreboard for the first several innings of the game as they hooked up for an old fashioned pitcher's duel.
The 10th seeded Lady Eagles, playing on their home field, finally broke the ice in a big way in the top of the fifth inning as a pair of hits and a walk loaded the bases with two outs. Jessica Tickle promptly unloaded them with a dramatic grand slam home run to right centerfield to give her team a 4-0 advantage.
The Lady Cougars didn't quit though as they started a comeback. Kelsey Baker singled to lead off the bottom of the fifth and later scored on a wild pitch to trim the lead to 4-1. An inning later, Leah Newman came through in the clutch with a big two-out double, plating Baker and Stacie Scott and just like that the lead had been sliced to a single run with one inning to play.
The comeback would end there though, as McNeese retired the side in order in the bottom of the seventh to secure the win. McNeese went the distance to get the win for Dyersburg State (16-27) while Tipton took the loss for the Lady Cougars (30-23).
The Lady Eagles turned in several outstanding defensive plays to end potential Lady Cougar runs including a line drive to end the the fifth inning caught by second baseman Brittany Brooks that saved her team a pair of runs.
Dyersburg State willl now advance to play second seeded Volunteer State on Saturday. In the other opening round game on Friday, Southwest eliminated Roane State 5-0.
Overall Record 30-23 | | | 4/6/2010 | Chattanooga State Game 2 | 0-6 Loss | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
The thirteenth ranked Lady Tigers of Chattanooga State roared into Lady Cougar Field on Tuesday afternoon and proceeded to display the reasons for their lofty national ranking as they quickly took a Region VII conference doubleheader from Cleveland State, 5-1 in the first game and 6-0 in the second.
Hailey Workman took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in game one for the Chattanooga team, but Madison McKinney broke up the shutout and the no-hitter with one swing of her bat as she led off the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run to provide the home team with their only run of the day.
Workman tossed seven strong innings for Chattanooga State to get the win fanning 15 Lady Cougars along the way while Stacie Scott took the loss.
Kaela Jackson doubled in the first run of the day in the third, Kendall Bruning nailed a two-run homer in the fourth and the Lady Tigers added a pair of insurance runs in the fifth to finish off game one.
An error and back to back RBI singles from Bruning and Leah Kelly accounted for three fourth inning runs for the Lady Tigers in the second game. An RBI single from Laura Curtis and a two-run double by Bruning an inning later finished the scoring as Chattanooga State remained unbeaten in conference play at 10-0 and improved to 40-10 overall.
Hannah West, Bree Williams, Kelsey Hayes, Scott and McKinney all had a hit for the Lady Cougars (23-17, 4-6) in the second game. Bruning picked up the win on the mound for the Lady Tigers in game two while Adrienne Lamberson pitched in relief. Brittany Tipton took the loss while Courtney Patrick came on in relief.
The Lady Cougars will host Volunteer State on Friday at 2:00.
Overall Record 23-17
Conference Record 4-6 | | | 4/6/2010 | Chattanooga State Game 1 | 1-5 Loss | Overall Record 23-16
Conference Record 4-5 | | | 4/3/2010 | Covenant College Game 1 | 4-1 Win | | Overall Record 22-15 | | | 4/2/2010 | Covenant College Game 2 | 12-4 Win | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
"Good Friday," was very good to the Cleveland State Lady Cougar softball team as they took full advantage of the beautiful spring weather and swept a doubleheader from the Covenant College Lady Scots. The Lady Cougars won a pitchers duel in the first game, 4-1 and then run-ruled their guests in game two by a final score of 12-4.
"It was a total team effort today," stated Lady Cougar coach Suzanne Bayne. "Our pitchers all did a good job, especially Stacie Scott in the first game. We did a good job of finishing in the second game, but we really need to tighten up our defense. We can't make those mistakes in conference play or they will make you pay."
The Lady Cougars broke the ice in the bottom of the fourth inning as an error and a double from Madison McKinney resulted in the first run of the day on a sacrifice fly by Dee Elswick. Kelsey Baker then slammed a two-run homer to give the home team a 3-0 lead.
The Lady Scots avoided the shutout as they picked up their only hit and run of the game in the seventh as Kimberly Peebles singled in a run. The Lady Cougars got that run back in the bottom of the frame on a Covenant error as Scott finished strong to seal the deal.
That would be all the run support that Scott would need as she went the distance for the Lady Cougars to pick up the win. Chelsea Krafft took the loss for Covenant.
The Lady Cougars scored early and often in game two as they put seven runs on the board in the first two innings and never looked back. Scott knocked in a pair of runs with a single in the first while two runs crossed on an error in the second to go along with an RBI single from Leah Newman and a two-run single by Scott for a 7-0 Cleveland State lead.
Scott doubled in another run in the fourth for the Lady Cougars while Covenant finally got on the board with a single run in the second and three more in the fifth. But, the Lady Cougars brought the contest to a swift end in the bottom of the fifth with four more runs as Ashley Malone singled in a run, Baker took one for the team with the bases loaded for an RBI the hard way and Newman doubled in two more to finish off two big wins for the home team.
Brittany Tipton picked up the win for the Lady Cougars (23-15) while Courtney Patrick pitched in relief. Beth Harris took the loss for Covenant.
The Lady Cougars will jump back into conference play on Tuesday as they host Chattanooga State at 1:00.
Overall Record 23-11 | | | 4/1/2010 | @ Gordon College Game 2 | 1-2 Loss | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
BARNESVILLE, GA - Pitching dominated play on Wednesday afternoon with a pair of one run decisions as the Cleveland State softball team traveled to Gordon College for a pair of non-conference games. The Lady Cougars took game one 3-2, but dropped the second contest to the Highlanders 2-1.
Stacie Scott tossed a gem at the Highlanders in the first game as the Lady Cougar hurler went the distance to pick up the win, allowing no earned runs and only three hits along the way.
The Lady Cougars broke the ice in the top of the third inning in game one as Paige Smith and Madison McKinney each singled while Dee Elswick plated the first run of the day with a solid single of her own for a 1-0 Cleveland State lead.
The Highlanders took the lead in the bottom of the fourth as two runs crossed on an error. Elswick struck again in the fifth to put the Lady Cougars back on top with a two-run single, scoring English Nichols and Smith who had singled to start the rally.
Elswick went 3-4 in game one and knocked in all three Lady Cougar runs while Smith went 2-4. Lacee Landrum suffered the loss for Gordon College.
The Highlanders jumped on top in game two in the bottom of the fourth as Caitlin Moyer hit a solo homer. Hannah West then tied the game for Cleveland State in the sixth with a solo round-tripper.
Angela Barkman provided the winning margin for the home team in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single to help the Highlanders earn a split of the twinbill.
Meagan Phillips picked up the win for Gordon College (19-15) while Courtney Patrick took the hard-luck loss for Cleveland State (21-15) despite allowing only one earned run and four hits.
The Lady Cougars will host Covenant College on Friday at 1:00 and then jump back into conference play on Tuesday as Chattanooga State comes to town.
Overall Record 21-15 | | | 4/1/2010 | @ Gordon College Game1 | 3-2 Win | | Overall Record 21-14 | | | 3/27/2010 | Roane State Game 2 | 12-2 Win | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
The Cleveland State Lady Cougars made it four wins in a row with a big Region VII Conference doubleheader sweep of the Roane State Lady Raiders on a beautiful, spring Saturday afternoon at Lady Cougar Field, 4-1 in the first game and a lopsided 12-2 final in the second game.
The stands were filled to capacity as both the Lady Cougars and the Lady Raiders and many of the fans, wore pink uniform tops in support of the "Strike Out Cancer" games.
In the first game of the day, Bree Williams broke up a scoreless game with a solo homer to left field leading off the fourth while Paige Smith plated two more with a two-out double for a 3-0 Cleveland State lead.
Kelsey Baker went downtown for a solo homer of her own in the sixth to push the Lady Cougar lead to 4-0 while the Lady Raiders broke up the shutout in the seventh on an RBI single from Tiffany Ervin.
Stacie Scott worked her way out of the jam in the seventh to go the distance and pick up the win for Cleveland State while Cassie Wanamaker took the loss for Roane State. Hayes, Baker and English Nichols led Cleveland State with two hits each.
In game two, the Lady Cougars picked right up where they left off by putting three big runs on the board in the bottom of the first. Paige Smith singled to start the rally and later scored on a double by Madison McKinney. Baker stayed hot with a RBI double to right centerfield and Leah Newman plated the third run of the inning with a sacrifice fly to give the home team a 3-0 lead.
The Lady Cougars tacked on two more in the second, as Williams singled in a pair with two outs, and then exploded for five big runs in the in the third. Brittany Tipton singled in a pair of runs while Hayes singled in a run, McKinney doubled in another and Williams finished the outburst with sacrifice fly for the fifth run of the frame as the Cleveland State lead ballooned to 10-1.
The Lady Raiders avoided the shutout with a run in the third, on an RBI single by Anna Russell and another in the fourth as Kayley Murray doubled in a run.
Cleveland State put the exclamation point on the afternoon with two more runs in the fourth as Scott doubled in a run and Joanie Goodner plated another with her third hit of the game.
Tipton went the distance to pick up the win for the Lady Cougars (20-14, 4-4) while Suzanne Everhart took the loss for the Lady Raiders. Goodner led the way for Cleveland State with three hits in game two while McKinney, Newman, Baker and Scott all had two hits apiece.
"We played well in all phases of the game today," explained Lady Cougar coach Suzanne Bayne. "We pitched extremely well in both games and and played great defense behind them which was a key. Offensively we got the big hits when we needed them and especially in game two we came out swinging and never stopped. Kelsey Baker had a big day. She had been a little down on herself, but she has come out, worked hard and taken extra hitting and it paid off today. Overall, it was a great team effort."
Overall Record 20-14
Conference Record 4-4 | | | 3/27/2010 | Roane State Game 1 | 4-1 Win | Overall Record 19-14
Conference Record 3-4 | | | 3/26/2010 | @ Covenant College JV Game 2 | 7-6 Win | On Friday, the Lady Cougars climbed Lookout Mountain and came home with a pair of wins over the Covenant College junior varsity team, 6-1 in the first game and 7-6 in extra innings in the second game.
Stacie Scott went the distance in the first game to get the win tossing seven strong innings while allowing only four hits and one run. The Lady Cougars scored three runs in the first two innings on two passed balls and a single from Dee Elswick for a 3-0 lead and then added three more in the sixth as Williams added a pair of insurance runs with a single to secure the win.
In the second game, the Lady Cougars jumped out to a 5-0 lead as Elswick knocked in two more runs with a two-out single in the third, and Smith did the same thing in the sixth with a two-out two-run single.
The Lady Scots mounted a rally with six runs in the bottom of the sixth on three hits, two walks and an error to take the lead 6-5. The Lady Cougars then tied the game in the seventh with an RBI single by Leah Newman and took the lead in the eighth as Hannah West plated the winning run with a groundout.
Overall Record 18-14 | | | 3/26/2010 | Covenant College JV Game 1 | 6-1 Win | | Overall Record 17-14 | | | 3/23/2010 | @ Walters State Game 2 | 3-5 Loss | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
MORRISTOWN - The Cleveland State softball team hit the road for Walters State on Tuesday afternoon and came away with a split of the Region VII conference doubleheader. The Lady Cougars took game one by a final score of 7-6 while the Lady Senators won the second game, 5-3.
The Lady Cougars jumped out to a quick lead in their first at-bat with five big runs. Dee Elswick and Stacie Scott each singled in a run while three more runs crossed on walks.
The Lady Senators got three of those runs back in the bottom of the first as Kendall Brabson doubled in a run and Kaylee Garrett unloaded for a two-run homer.
Cleveland State extended its lead to 6-3 on a Paige Smith single in the third, but the Lady Senators cut the lead to a single run with one mark in the fourth and another in the fifth on a solo homer from Brabson.
Madison McKinney hit a solo home run for the Lady Cougars in the sixth, and Erin Foster did the same for Walters in the seventh to once again cut the lead to one run, but that would be the end of the Lady Senator comeback as the visitors held on for the win.
Stacie Scott went the distance to get the win while Karson Salmon took the loss for Walters.
Smith and McKinney each singled in the first inning of game two as Smith scored on an error for a 1-0 Cleveland State lead.
It didn't last long though, as an RBI double from Brabson and a solo homer by Brittany Williams put the Lady Senators on top, 5-1.
Scott singled in a run for the Lady Cougars in the sixth and a pair of Cleveland State hits and Lady Senator errors in the seventh pushed another run across. But, this time it was the home team that managed to hang on and finish the game for the win, leaving the tying runs on base.
Jessica Ramano got the win for the Lady Senators while Brittany Tipton suffered the loss for Cleveland State (16-14, 2-4).
"We got a badly needed win in the first game and had our chances in the second game," explained Lady Cougar coach Suzanne Bayne. "The girls did a better job today of carrying the momentum over into the second game. Stacie Scott pitched a tremendous game in the first one. She worked her way out of several jams and did a great job."
Overall Record 16-14
Conference Record 2-4 | | | 3/23/2010 | @ Walters State Game 1 | 7-6 Won | Overall Record 16-13
Conference Record 2-3 | | | 3/20/2010 | @ Columbia State Game 2 | 6-16 Loss | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
COLUMBIA - The Cleveland State softball team ran into a big brick wall at Columbia State on Saturday afternoon as they dropped a pair of Region VII Conference games to the powerful Lady Chargers, 8-0 in the first game and 16-6 in the second.
Kayla Lambert went the distance for Columbia State in the first game to get the win, tossing a four-hit shutout in the process. The Lady Chargers scored a pair of runs in four separate innings which would be more than enough run support for Lambert as the home team cruised to the win. Dee Elswick had half of the Cleveland State hits in the game, going 2-3 with a pair of singles. Brittany Tipton took the loss for the Lady Cougars.
Things went from bad to worse in game two for the Lady Cougars as Columbia State broke out the hitting sticks and proceeded to put the game out of reach in their very first turn at the plate with a 10-run outburst. Five Lady Charger hits and four Lady Cougar errors added up to a 10-0 lead for the home team.
Madison McKinney walked and later scored on a passed ball in the second inning for the first run of the day for Cleveland State. The Lady Cougars sliced into the lead a little more in the third frame as McKinney and Kelsey Hayes each singled in a run and Stacie Scott knocked in two more with a single of her own as the visitors put four runs on the scoreboard.
Lori Beth Adams put an end to any thoughts of a Lady Cougar comeback in the bottom of the inning with a three-run homer. McKinney singled and scored on an error in the fith, but it was too little too late as Columbia State finished strong to sweep the twinbill.
Rachel Harvill picked up the win in game two for the Lady Chargers while Courtney Patrick suffered the loss for Cleveland State (15-13, 1-3). Hayes went 3-3 to pace the Lady Cougars while Leah Newman and McKinney had two hits each.
Overall Record 15-13
Conference Record 1-3 | | | 3/20/2010 | @ Columbia State Game 1 | 0-8 Loss | Overall Record 15-12
Conference Record 1-2 | | | 3/19/2010 | @Jackson State Game 2 | 6-5 Win | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
JACKSON - There was good news and bad news awaiting the Cleveland State Lady Cougar softball team as they opened TCCAA Region VII Conference play with a long road trip to Jackson State on Friday night. The bad news came in game one as the Cleveland State ladies los the first game of the twinbill by a lopsided final score of 10-2 while the good news came in game two as the Lady Cougars righted the ship just in time to get a split with a 6-5 win.
It was all Lady Generals in the first game of the day as the home team put six runs on the board and never looked back. After putting a pair of runs on the board in the first, Jackson State scored four more in the second frame as Nicole Pipkin and Shiree Carver knocked in a pair of runs each to push the lead to 6-0.
Kelsey Hayes knocked in a run for the Lady Cougars in the third with a single and English Nichols led off the fifth with a triple and later scored on a fielders choice to cut the lead to 6-2.
The Lady Generals continued the heavy hitting in the bottom of the fifth as they plated four more runs to end the game by the mercy rule. Shelby Peel and Kelsey Petty knocked in two runs each to secure the win for Jackson State in game one.
Brittany Tipton took the loss for the Lady Cougars while Hannah Hubbell went the distance to get the win for Jackson State.
The Lady Cougars jumped on top to start game two. Kelsey Baker and Joanie Goodner each doubled in a run as Cleveland State took a 3-0 lead in the second inning. Hayes singled in a run an inning later, but Jackson State got that one back in the bottom of the third on a single from Sadie Norfork to cut the lead to 4-1.
The Lady Generals took the lead in the bottom of the fourth as Megan Perry and Nicole Pipkin each singled in a pair of runs to give the home team a 5-4 lead.
The Lady Courgars didn't trail for long as they came right back in the top of the fifth as a pair of Jackson State errors and an RBI single by Bree Williams put Cleveland State back on top 6-5. That would be all the help that Cleveland State starter, Courtney Patrick would need to finish off the Lady Generals as she worked around a couple of fielding miscues in the sixth and seventh to nail down the win. Patrick went the distance to pick up the win while Cassie Yates took the loss for the Lady Generals.
Nichols led the Lady Cougars (15-11, 1-1) with three hits on the day while Hayes, Williams, Hannah West and Joanie Goodner added two hits each. Pipkin paced the Lady Generals with five hits while Megan Perry had three.
Overall Record 15-11
Conference Record 1-1 | | | 3/19/2010 | @ Jackson State Game 1 | 2-10 Loss | Overall Record 14-11
Conference Record 0-1 | | | 3/16/2010 | Roane State (non-conference) Game 2 | 7-5 Win | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
HARRIMAN - Brittany Tipton tossed 12 innings of scoreless softball on Tuesday afternoon and got the win in both ends of the doubleheader as the Cleveland State Lady Cougars notched a pair of wins on the road in a non-conference matchup with Roane State. The Lady Cougars cruised to a 3-1 win in the first game and had to come from behind to take a 7-5 decision in the second.
Paige Smith got the Lady Cougars off and running in the top of the first inning with a solo homer for a quick 1-0 lead, but the Raiderettes came back in the fourth with a run on an error to tie the contest at 1-1.
Leah Newman put the Lady Cougars on top to stay with an RBI sacrifice fly in the sixth and Madison McKinney tacked on an insurance run in the seventh with an RBI single to nail down a 3-1 win in game one.
Roane State jumped out to a 5-0 lead in game two with an error and a passed ball scoring two runs in the first and a three-run home run from Charlie McCuiston in the third.
The Lady Cougars got two of those runs back in the fourth as Bree Williams and Hannah West each singled in a run. Cleveland State then tied the game in the sixth as Kelsey Hayes knocked in a pair of runs with a single and Smith added an RBI single as well to knot the score at 5-5.
Cleveland State completed the comeback in the seventh as English Nichols singled and later scored on a double by West while Holli Redmon plated the final run of the game with a single to finish game two and complete the sweep of the twinbill.
Tipton tossed all seven innings of game one for the Lady Cougars (14-10) allowing only four hits and no earned runs and then turned right around and tossed five more scoreless innings in relief of Courtney Patrick in game two allowing only three hits. Cassie Wanamaker took the loss for Roane State in game one while Suzanne Everhart got the loss in game two. West and Dee Elswick had two hits each in game two while McKinney had two hits in each game.
The Lady Cougars will open conference play on Friday at Jackson State at 6:00 Eastern time and then travel to Columbia State on Saturday.
Overall Record 14-10 | | | 3/16/2010 | Roane State (non-conference) Game 1 | 3-1 Win | | Overall Record 13-10 | | | 3/7/2010 | Wallace State at Cullman, AL | 0-7 Loss | Brittany Tipton took the loss going the distance allowing 7 runs (6 ER) on 13 hits and 2 BB. Tipton went 2-2 wiht a single and double.
Overall Record 12-9
| | | 3/7/2010 | Alabama Southern at Cullman, AL | 1-2 Loss | Courtney Patrick took the loss going the distance allowing 2 runs on 6 hits, 1 K and 1 BB. Stacie Scott went 2-3 with a single, triple and RBI. Madison McKinney also recorded a single.
Overall Record 12-10
| | | 3/6/2010 | Jeff State at Cullman, AL | 2-3 Loss | Brittany Tipton got the loss going 5 innings on 2 hits, 3 runs (1 ER), 3 K and 2 BB. Stacie Scott went 1-2 with an RBI single.
Overall Record 12-6
| | | 3/6/2010 | Bevill State at Cullman, AL | 3-6 Loss | Courtney Patrick got the loss going 5 innings on 4 hits, 4 runs (0 ER) and 1 K. Stacie Scott & Brittany Tipton each singled in the game for the Lady Cougars.
Overall Record 12-7
| | | 3/6/2010 | NW Shoals at Cullman, AL | 1-4 Loss | Stacie Scott got the loss going 5 innings on 7 hits, 4 R, 5 K and 2 BB. D Elswick went 2-3 and Paige Smith & Abby O'Rear each singled.
Overall Record 12-8
| | | 3/5/2010 | Snead State at Cullman, AL | 6-5 Win | Stacie Scott pitched 3 innings allowing 4 hits,1 BB, 3R (1 ER). Brittany Tipton came in relief for the win going 4 innings allowing 2 R (1 ER), 4 hits and 3 K. Madison McKinney went 1-3 with a triple and RBI. Leah Newman went 3-4 with 3 singles.
Overall Record 12-3
| | | 3/5/2010 | Calhoun at Cullman, AL | 0-10 Loss | Brittany Tipton pitched 5.1 innings allowing 7 runs (4 ER) on 9 hits, 4 K and 3 BB. Courtney Patrick pitched 1/2 innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. The Lady Cougar offense only had 3 hits (Madison McKinney (double), Dee Elswick (single) and Abby O'Rear (single).
Overall Record 12-4
| | | 3/5/2010 | Gadsden State at Cullman, AL | 5-6 Loss 8 innings | Brittany Tipton took the hard loss going the distance allowing 1 ER on 6 hits 8 hits, 3 K and 1 BB. Madison McKinney went 3-4 with 2 doubles and a single. Ashley Malone went 2-4 with 2 hits. Defense allowed 5 unearned runs on 4 errors.
Overall Record 12-5
| | | 2/27/2010 | Gadsden State | 12-9 Win | | Overall Record 8-3 | | | 2/27/2010 | Volunteer State | 9-5 Win | Overall Record 9-3
| | | 2/27/2010 | Volunteer State | 10-8 Win | | Overall Record 10-3 | | | 2/27/2010 | Jackson State | 10-2 Win | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
HENDERSONVILLE - The Cleveland State softball team brought home the first place hardware on Sunday afternoon as they dominated the Club K Invitational Softball Tournament over the weekend from start to finish, notching six straight wins along the way. The Lady Cougars pounded their way to the tournament title with an incredible 55 runs and 67 hits in only six games.
The Lady Cougars opened up pool play on Friday afternoon with a pair of wins over Kishwaukee (Illinois) College 5-1 and Jackson State 9-1. On Saturday, the Cleveland State ladies reeled off four more wins, topping Gadsden State 12-9 and Volunteer State 9-5 to complete pool play and then turned right around and beat Volunteer State again in the semifinals, 10-8 and completed their perfect tournament run with a run rule decision over Jackson State for the title, 10-2.
"I am very proud of the way the girls played this weekend," stated Lady Cougar coach Suzanne Bayne. "This weekend was a total team effort in all phases with great hitting, pitching and defense. I am looking forward to the momentum being carried into next week's games."
In the championship game on Saturday night, the Lady Cougars scored early and often as they put four runs on the board in the bottom of the second inning and another run in the third. Madison McKinney knocked in a pair of runs in the second with a double while Abby O'Rear doubled in the third and later scored on a passed ball to give the Lady Cougars a 5-0 lead.
Mercedes Norfork hit a two-run homer for Jackson State in the top of the fifth, but that would not be enough to deny the Lady Cougars the win as they got those two back in the bottom of the frame plus three more for good measure to secure the Championship. After two runs scored on an error, Holli Redmon pushed the lead past the run rule with a two-run single.
The Lady Cougars banged out 12 hits in the Championship game while Brittany Tipton went the distance to get the win tossing five innings and allowing only four hits. Cassie Yates took the loss for Jackson State.
The Lady Cougars finished up pool play on Saturday morning as they out-slugged Gadsden State in game one of the day. Stacie Scott singled in a run in the top of the first while Kelsey Hayes dialed long distance twice with a solo shot in the third and a two-run blast in the fourth. Madison McKinney added a two-run dinger of her own to give the Lady Cougars an 8-0 lead.
The Lady Cardinals mounted a comeback as Kayla Cox hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the fourth and then cut the lead to 8-7 an inning later as they strung six hits together for four more runs.
Cleveland State got one of those runs back in the sixth, but once again Gadsden tied the game at 9-9 in the bottom of the frame. Joanie Goodner doubled in a pair of runs in the seventh while English Nichols pushed another across with a single as well to finally secure the win for the Lady Cougars. Scott got the win on the mound for Cleveland State while Tipton pitched in relief.
McKinney knocked in a pair of runs with a single in the second game on Saturday and the final game of pool play while Tipton mashed a solo homer and the Lady Cougars capitalized on several Volunteer State errors to take their fourth straight win.
Tipton pitched seven strong innings to get the win while Chandra Brooks took the loss for the Lady Pioneers. Leah Newman went 3-3 with 3 RBI's, while Tipton also had 3 RBI's.
The Lady Cougars needed a dramatic last at-bat comeback in the semifinal matchup, again with Volunteer State. Trailing 6-2, the Cleveland State ladies just kept chipping away with a run in the second and two more in the fourth, but still trailed 8-5 entering the bottom of the sixth.
McKinney tied the game with one swing for a three-run homer and moments later Tipton propelled the Lady Cougars into the championship game with a two-run double to complete the incredible comeback win. Courtney Patrick started while Tipton picked up the win in relief. Kristen Todd took the loss for the Lady Pioneers. McKinney went 4-4 with 4 RBI's.
On Friday, the Lady Cougars opened pool play with a pair of impressive wins. Patrick tossed seven strong innings and allowed only three hits as she went the distance to get the win. Casey Latal took the loss for Kishwaukee.
McKinney got her tournament off and running with a three-run homer in the third to give Cleveland State a 4-0 lead which would more than enough run support for Patrick as the Lady Cougars took game one.
In the second game on Friday, with the game tied at 1-1, the Lady Cougars broke out in a big way with five runs in the fifth all with two outs. Hayes and Scott each singled in a run while Paige Smith singled in two more for a 5-1 lead.
The Lady Cougars put the game away an inning later as Hayes knocked in a pair of runs with a single and Smith pushed the final run across with a sacrifice fly. Tipton went the distance to get the win allowing only five hits while striking out seven along the way while Cassi Yates took the loss for Jackson State.
Overall Record 11-3 | | | 2/26/2010 | Kishwaukee College (Illinois) | 5-1 Win | Overall Record 6-3
| | | 2/26/2010 | Jackson State | 9-1 Win | | Overall Record 7-3 | | | 2/23/2010 | Young Harris College Game 1 | 4-1 Win | | Overall Record 4-3 | | | 2/23/2010 | Young Harris College Game 2 | 3-2 Win | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
The Cleveland State softball team rebounded nicely on a cool Tuesday afternoon at Lady Cougar Field with a doubleheader sweep of the Young Harris Mountain Lions. After a tough game defensively the last time out, the Lady Cougars used a few timely hits, good pitching and an outstanding defensive effort as they took game one 4-1 and then needed extra innings in game two to post a come-from-behind 3-2 win.
"I am very excited about both games today," explained Lady Cougar coach Suzanne Bayne. "We talked things over after the debacle last week against Florence Darlington and then practiced hard the last three days. The girls really responded and played well in all facets of the game today. We got great pitching from Courtney, Brittany and Stacie and we really picked it up on defense. It was a total team effort today and that is what we need to be successful."
Ashley Malone got the Lady Cougars off and running in the second inning of game one with a two-run single while Kelsey Hayes followed with an RBI single of her own to give the home team a quick 3-0 lead.
Young Harris cut the lead to 3-1 with a single talley in the third, but that would be all that Lady Cougar starting pitcher Courtney Patrick would allow as she would go the distance to pick up the win. Rikki Powers took the loss for Young Harris. Stacie Scott provided an insurance run in the sixth by getting plunked with the bases loaded for an RBI the hard way as the Lady Cougars took game one.
Young Harris took the early lead in game two with a single run in each of the first two innings. The score stayed right there until the bottom of the sixth as the Lady Cougars staged a comeback.
A pair of walks and a nice sacrifice bunt set the stage for Leah Newman who, with two outs, promptly one-hopped the centerfield fence for a game-tying double.
The Lady Cougars finished the comeback in the bottom of the eighth as coach Bayne decided to roll the dice and called for a suicide squeeze bunt with the bases loaded and only one out. Dee Elswick didn't lay down the best bunt ever, but it worked. Elswick popped the pitch straight up, out in front of the plate. The Young Harris catcher tried to make a diving catch, but couldn't quite pull it in. As the ball hit off her glove and trickled from fair to foul territory, the winning run crossed home plate. Thus, a squeeze bunt that landed about a foot and a half in front of home plate became a walk-off base hit for Elswick.
"It wasn't the prettiest bunt I've ever seen, but it got the job done," said Bayne. "Dee had struggled at the plate today, but somehow she managed to get the bunt down and I am happy for her."
Brittany Tipton started game two while Stacie Scott picked up the win in relief for the Lady Cougars (5-3). Victoria Sink took the loss for the Mountain Lions (6-6).
Overall Record 5-3 | | | 2/19/2010 | Florence Darlington Tech | 6-8 Loss | | Overall Record 3-2 | | | 2/19/2010 | Florence Darlington Tech | 6-9 Loss | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
The Cleveland State softball felt the sting of the Florence Darlington Lady Sting on Friday afternoon at Lady Cougar Field as the South Carolina Technical college team swept a doubleheader from the Lady Cougars, 8-6 in the first game and 9-6 in the second.
Spring-like weather greeted the teams, but it didn't help the Cleveland State gloves as they committed eight errors in game one. The Lady Sting took a 6-1 lead into the fifth inning before the Lady Cougars started a comeback.
Florence Darlington returned the favor as the Lady Cougars scored four times in the fifth on a balk, a bases loaded walk, a bases loaded hit batter and a single from Leah Newman to slice the lead to 6-5. Newman knocked in another for the Lady Cougars in the sixth, but
the Rally would end there though as the Lady Sting added a pair of runs in the sixth to secure the win.
Game two went back and forth as the Lady Cougars jumped on top, 5-2 with three runs in the second inning. With two-outs, Paige Smith doubled in a pair of runs and Dee Elswick followed with a two-run single.
The Lady Sting regained the lead with three runs in the third and two more in the sixth and seventh. Newman plated a run for the Lady Cougars in the seventh with a sacrifice fly, but it was too little to late as the home team dropped both games.
Meagan McClain claimed the pitching victory for the Lady Sting in game one while Lauren Osborne got the win in game two. Brittany Tipton took the loss for the Lady Cougars (3-3) in game one while Stacie Scott got the loss in game two.
Logan Parker, Brittany Goodwin, Brittany Geren and Kayla Boles all had three hits in game two for the Lady Sting while Kelsey Hayes led the Lady Cougars with three hits, Dee Elswick and Joannie Goodner had two hits apiece.
The Lady Cougars will host Young Harris on Tuesday at 2:00.
Overall Record 3-3 | | | 2/17/2010 | Lee University JV Game 1 | 6-2 Win | | Overall Record 2-1 | | | 2/17/2010 | Lee University JV Game 2 | 6-2 Win | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
The Cleveland State Lady Cougars made it three out of four in the new softball season as they fought off the frigid temperatures on Wednesday afternoon at Lady Cougar Field to sweep a twinbill from the Lee University Lady Flames junior varsity team by a tennis-like score of 6-2 in the first game and 6-2 in the second game.
The Lady Cougar bats were hot from the very beginning of game one as they put two runs on the board in each of the first, three frames. Madison McKinney doubled in a run in the first and Dee Elswick followed with an RBI on a groundout for a 2-0 lead.
Kelsey Hayes and Paige Smith each added a two-out RBI single in the second to double the score to 4-0 while Kelsey Baker and Brittany Tipton did the same in the third with an RBI single each to push the lead to 6-0.
Lee avoided the shutout with a pair of runs in the fifth as Charlie Wooden singled in both Lady Flame runs. Tipton started on the mound for the Lady Cougars and tossed four shutout innings to get the win while Courtney Patrick pitched in relief. Katie Deems pitched both games for the Lady Flames and took both losses.
The error bug hit the Lady Cougars in the second inning of game two as the Lady Flames capitalized with a pair of unearned runs for a 2-0 lead. The Lady Cougars tied the game in the bottom of the second as Joanie Goodner and Hayes each knocked in a run with a single to tie the game at 2-2.
Cleveland State finished off game two in fine fashion with four big runs in the fourth. Bree Williams plated a pair of runs with a single, Leah Newman pushed another run across by drawing a bases loaded walk and an error capped off the rally as the Lady Cougars completed the sweep.
Patrick started game two on the mound for Cleveland State(3-1) while Stacie Scott picked up the win in relief.
The Lady Cougars will be back in action on Friday afternoon as they host Florence Darlington from South Carolina at 1:00.
Overall Record 3-1 | | | 2/11/2010 | Lee University JV | 4-5 Loss | | Overall Record 0-1 | | | 2/11/2010 | Lee University JV | 18-4 Win | By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information Director
Cleveland State kicked off it's 2010 softball campaign on a frigid Thursday afternoon as they welcomed the Lee University junior varsity team to Lady Cougar Field. The Lady Cougars came within one out of sweeping the doubleheader from the Lady Flames, but could only manage a split. The Lady Flames staged a dramatic two-out last inning comeback to win game one by a final score of 5-4 while the Lady Cougars rebounded in a big way to take the second game by a lopsided final of 18-4.
In game one, the Lady Cougars struck first with a three-spot in the third inning. Kelsey Hayes started the rally with a one out infield single and Paige Smith drew a walk to push Hayes to second. With runners on second and third, Madison McKinney rolled a grounder to shortstop, but the throw to the plate was late as Hayes scored just ahead of the tag. Dee Elswick then followed with an RBI single to right field to plate a run and Stacie Scott knocked in a run with a groudout to give the Cleveland State ladies a 3-0 lead.
Lee came right back in the top of the fourth with a pair of runs as Whitney Day singled in a pair to cut the lead to 3-2. The Lady Flames tied the game an inning later as Charlie Wooden singled in a run.
The Lady Cougars squeezed in the go-ahead run in the bottom fo the fifth as a hard ground ball from Elswick found it's way into right field scoring Paige Smith who had walked for a 4-3 advantage.
Down to their last out, the Lady Flames staged a comeback by picking up a pair of runs in the top of the seventh. Wooden started the rally with a two-out double while Katie Deems and Tiffany Wade added an RBI single each to give the visitors a 5-4 lead.
The Lady Cougars loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but a fly to right fielder, Tenisha Carey turned into a game ending double play as Carey threw a strike to the plate, nailing the runner to end the game.
Wooden had three hits while Wade added two for the Lady Flames. McKinney and Elswick had two hits each for Cleveland State.
Courtney Patrick started on the mound for the Lady Cougars, scattered six hits and tossed five strong innings while Brittany Tipton took the loss while tossing the final two innings.
The Lady Flames scored first in the second game, Cleveland State took the lead in the bottom of the second with three runs, but a three-run homer from Charlie Wooden put the visitors back on top, 4-3. But, from that point on it was all Lady Cougars as they quickly turned a one-run deficit into a blowout.
The Lady Cougars finally chipped all the ice off of their bats in the bottom of the third inning and proceeded to put 12 runs on the board. The inning started with six straight walks. Kelsey Hayes and Stacie Scott then took over with the big stick by dialing long distance as each Lady Cougar slugger belted a grand slam for eight quick runs. McKinney added an RBI double and when the dust had finally settled on the third inning the Lady Cougars led 15-4.
Hollie Redmon added an RBI single in the fourth frame while McKinney and Dee Elswick had a sacrifice fly each to finish off the win for the Lady Cougars.
Brittany Tipton went the distance for the Lady Cougars (1-1) to get the win while Katie Deems took the loss.
The Lady Cougars will travel to Gordon College on Saturday for a pair of games starting at 1:00.
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