Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Softball Team Splits Pair At Maryville Invitational

The Piedmont College softball team traveled to the Maryville College Invitational this afternoon where they defeated Emory & Henry College by the score of 6-4 and then fell to Thomas More College 6-5. The Lady Lions used a pair of three-run innings to overcome EHC but allowed three unanswered runs in the final two innings against TMC to drop the close decision.

The split moves the Lady Lions to 4-3 overall. The women will return to action again on Wednesday, February 28th as they travel to Great South Athletic Conference host Wesleyan College in Macon, GA with first pitch slated for 5:00.

Against Emory & Henry the Lady Lions allowed a pair of runs in the top of the first but responded with three in the bottom of the first on RBI singles from Emily Maxey and Meredith Ray and a two-out bases loaded walk to Nicole Payne. The Lady Lions tacked on three more insurance runs in the bottom of the fourth on a Michelle Broderick RBI single and Marissa Harding two-run single. Ray went the distance on the mound for the victory allowing only one earned run while striking out six.

In the second game PC looked to be in total control after a five-run fourth inning capped off by a Megan Day two-out triple that plated three Lady Lions. Piedmont's defense could not hold Thomas More as the opponents notched three unearned runs in the final two innings to sneak away with the one-run victory. Ray took the complete game loss on the mound despite allowing zero earned runs and striking out three.