Thursday, March 8th, 2007

Softball Team Splits Road Games At Hendrix

In its third doubleheader in four days, the Piedmont College softball team split a doubleheader with host Hendrix College in Conway, AR winning game one 8-0 but dropping the second game 2-1. The Lady Lions exploded for eight earned runs on nine hits and coasted to the run-rule game in the first but faltered in game two and could only muster one run on six hits.

Meredith Ray went the distance in game one throwing a four-hit shutout, her first of the season. Megan Day led the offense going a perfect 3-3 with a walk, run scored and an RBI. Emily Maxey went 2-3 with a pair of RBI's and Nicole Payne chipped in with a pair of hits and an RBI.

In game two Michelle Broderick took the loss despite going 4 2/3 innings allowing only two earned runs while striking out three. Michelle Crandall led the offense going 2-2 while Broderick chipped in with a pair of hits as well. Marissa Harding recorded the Lady Lions only RBI with a sacrifice fly in the sixth.

The split moves PC to 10-7 overall. The Lady Lions will be back in action again tomorrow, March 9th as they travel to the University of the Ozarks with first pitch slated for 2:00 CST.