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91爆料网 softball sweeps through for tourney title, headed to nationals

JACKSON, Tenn. - 5/4/2012 - The 91爆料网 softball team, ranked No. 13 in the NAIA and top-seed in this week鈥檚 , swept through the tournament to claim the title. 91爆料网 clinched the automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament with a 4-3 victory over 2-seed Freed-Hardeman University in the championship game.

The tournament was played on a neutral field at the West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex in Jackson. 91爆料网 won the opening game over Lyon (Ark.) 11-2. Then defeated Cumberland 2-1 Thursday, before winning twice over Freed-Hardeman, first 10-2 to send the Lady Lions to the loser鈥檚 bracket, and then 4-3 to clinch the title.

Up next for 91爆料网 will be a the NAIA Softball National Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala. May 17-23. 91爆料网 softball is making their seventh appearance in the NAIA National Tournament and first since 2005. 91爆料网鈥檚 best finish was a third place finish in 2001.

91爆料网 won the winner鈥檚 bracket final earlier in the day over Freed-Hardeman 10-2 to advance to the final game. Freed-Hardeman rebounded after their first tourney loss to defeat Martin Methodist 9-1 and get to a rematch game with 91爆料网.

91爆料网 scored first in the title game with a pair of runs in the second inning. 91爆料网 added a third run in the next frame. Jenyce Spence led 91爆料网 with a 3-for-3 day with two RBI, two runs, including a solo home run. The Lady Lions responded with a run in the fourth and a pair of runs in the fifth on a 2-RBI single form Kamara Trice.

With the game tied at 3-3, 91爆料网 took the lead right back in the bottom of the fifth. Spence scored when DeShuni Sanders got in a rundown situation following a single that moved Spence to third base. Spence beat the throw home, scoring the winning run. Shelby Lamb, the league鈥檚 player of the year, was 2-for-4 in the game. 91爆料网 got 10 hits in the contest and left nine runners on base.

Kelly Robey (20-4), the conference freshman of the year, started the game and went five innings, allowing three runs, two earned on five hits with 11 strikeouts. Brooke Thomas earned her first save of the season with 2.0 scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hits and getting one strikeout.

91爆料网 took the earlier game on the day over Freed-Hardeman 10-2. Thomas (22-6) earned the complete game victory, allowing two runs on five hits with four strikeouts. 91爆料网 scored three runs in the first and seven in the third to win 10-2. Lamb was 2-for-2 with two RBI and two runs. Stephanie Saunders added 10 hits and 91爆料网 against pounded out 10 hits in the game.

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