Tigers Split at SSAC Softball Tournament
April 30, 2010
Columbus, Ga- First day action at the SSAC Softball Tournament was a story of lots of offense in the first game followed by a great pitcher's duel in the second for the #15 Brenau softball team. The Tigers opened up tournament play with a convincing 11-3 win over Brewton Parker in six innings as they pounded out 14 hits and left 12 runners on base. Sophomore catcher Morgan Smith had a big day at the plate going 3-4 with 4 RBI's, including the game winner when she singled in the winning run in the bottom of the sixth.
Brenau opened up a 4-2 lead after the first inning and added four more runs in the third to take control of the game. Lana Lazar scored three runs on a 3-4 effort, driving in two, as did Tiffany Schandera with a 2-4 outing. Brooke Bryant picked up two hits and Sarah Applegarth, Ellen Black, Taylor Kelley and Anna Maness had one hit each. Maness scattered six hits as she picked up her 22nd win of the season and the Tigers had their 32nd win.
Game two was a completely different story as Maness and Libby Munson from #10 Shorter effectively shut down the bats for both teams and this one wasn't decided until the bottom of the 8th when Munson singled in the winning run to give the Hawks a 1-0 win. Maness picked up five strikeouts and gave up six hits, three of which came in the bottom of the eighth. It was fitting that two of the best pitchers in the conference dueled against each other in a great game that either team could have won. Schandera, Lazar, Black and Bryant had the hits for Brenau.
The Tigers will return to action tomorrow at 2 pm and will play Auburn Montgomery in a loser out game.