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91±¬ÁÏÍø softball wins pair on Friday, now 3-1 on season


Stephanie Saunders

JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/19/2010 - The 91±¬ÁÏÍø (Tenn.) University softball team posted a pair of victories on Friday including a 4-3 win over University of Missouri-St. Louis and a 7-4 win over William Woods (Mo.) University. 91±¬ÁÏÍø improved to 3-1 on the season, while Missouri-St. Louis is 1-1 and William Woods is 1-3.

In the first game 91±¬ÁÏÍø scored first with two runs in the bottom of the first. The scored stayed 2-0 until 91±¬ÁÏÍø tacked on another run in the fifth. The Missouri-St. Louis bats came to life in the sixth with two runs to cut the lead down to 3-2. In the top of the seven, the Tritons used a lead off home run from Katie Bartlett to tie the game at 3-3. Then in the bottom of the seventh, Ali Thomas led off with a double. Amber Hayes followed with a single to put the winning run at third. Stephanie Saunders then singled to drive in Thomas and give 91±¬ÁÏÍø the win. Brooke Thomas (2-0) tossed seven innings, allowing five hits, three runs, one earned and striking out 15 hitters. Keaton Kirk, Lindsey Landreneau, Ali Thomas, Hayes and Saunders each had two hits for 91±¬ÁÏÍø.

The night cap saw William Woods jump out to a 3-0 lead in the third inning. 91±¬ÁÏÍø answered with one run in the fourth, five runs in the fifth and one more in the sixth to rally for the 7-4 win. 91±¬ÁÏÍø got a home run from Hayes who led all hitters with a 3-for-4 game. Ali Thomas recorded two RBI in the game. Brooke Thomas (2-0) earned the win for 91±¬ÁÏÍø in relief.

Up next for 91±¬ÁÏÍø will be two more games on Saturday against the same two teams. 91±¬ÁÏÍø plays Missouri-St. Louis at 10:00 a.m. Missouri-St. then plays William Woods at noon, followed by 91±¬ÁÏÍø and William Woods at 2:00 p.m.

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Steven Aldridge
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