NASHVILLE, Tenn. - 4/28/2010 - The 91±¬ÁÏÍø (Tenn. ) University Lady Bulldog softball team posted a first round victory in the TranSouth Conference Tournament with an 8-2 decision over Lyon (Ark.) College. Second seeded 91±¬ÁÏÍø (33-14) will play third seed Martin Methodist (Tenn.) on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. Lyon (15-26) dropped to the losers bracket.
91±¬ÁÏÍø took the early lead with an RBI double from Katie Davis to score Sam Giesler in the bottom of the first inning. In the third, 91±¬ÁÏÍø scored three more runs to with the help of two sacrifice flies and a RBI single from Ali Thomas. The Lady Bulldogs broke the game open in the fourth when Lindsey Landreneau hit a three-run home run. After Lyon cut the lead down to 7-2 with a pair of runs in the fifth, 91±¬ÁÏÍø tacked on one more run in the bottom of the frame. Keaton Kirk’s RBI single scored Stephanie Saunders.
Brooke Thomas (20-8) tossed the complete game, allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out seven batters. Landreneau and Kirk led 91±¬ÁÏÍø with two hits each. Landreneau’s three RBI paced the Lady Bulldogs, while Saunders added two RBI in the game.
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