Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

PC Softball Team Sweeps GSAC Doubleheader With Agnes Scott

The Piedmont College softball team earned a pair of Great South Athletic Conference victories this afternoon at the hands of Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA by the scores of 5-2 and 12-1. The Lady Lions pounded out 26 hits while holding the Scotties to a mere eight hits on the day.

Laura Puckett and Michelle Broderick both threw complete game victories and allowed only one earned run apiece in the wins. Michelle Crandall led the offense going 5-7 with an RBI and a run scored while Emily Maxey chipped-in going 2-5 with three RBI's.

In the first game the Lady Lions held a slim 3-2 lead until tacking on an insurance run in both the fifth and seventh innings. In the second game PC scored 11 unanswered runs in the first three innings to cruise to the run-rule decision after the fifth.

The Lady Lions now stand at 16-17 overall and 6-4 in the Great South Athletic Conference. The women will return to conference play again on Tuesday, April 10th as they host Spelman College at Walker Field beginning at 5:00.