Friday, May 12th, 2006

Softball Team Falls To Top-Seeded Muskingum At NCAA-III Regional

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The Piedmont College softball team fell 11-3 to top-seeded Muskingum College this afternoon at the NCAA Division-III Regional at Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, VA. Piedmont trailed 10-0 after two innings before managing to put three runs up in the bottom of the fifth inning.

The loss drops PC to 32-10 overall. The fifth-seeded Lady Lions will square-off against seventh-seeded Denison University in an elimination game tomorrow, May 13th beginning at 10:00 with the winner playing again at 4:00.

Game Recap

Just four pitches into the top of the first inning the Muskies got their offense going. Kim Tackett tripled to deep center field to get the inning started. The next batter, Elaine Haubner, reached on a Piedmont error, moving to second on the same play. A deep fly out to center field scored Tackett from third and moved Haubner up a base from second. Haubner scored the second run on a Kari Hoying double to right, a hit that fell in between the Piedmont outfielder and second baseman.

The Muskies erupted for eight runs in the top of the second to jump out to a 10-0 lead. With no outs and one runner on first, Amy Iammarino hit an opposite field homerun to give the Muskies a 4-0 lead. The homer was the junior's third of the season. Kari Hoying, Heather Fields, Randi Dance, and Julianne Johnston all had RBI hits in the inning. Johnston's was a two-run homer just a little to the right of straight-away center. That was her third of the season. The Muskies would add one more run in the top of the fourth.

With runners on second and third in the bottom of the fifth inning, May Alves reached base safely for the seventh consecutive at-bat in the regional tournament, doubling to right field to score Heather Denne from third and Mandy Fuston from second. Two batters later, with Alves on third, Emily Maxey grounded out to third to give Piedmont its third and final run.