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Friday, April 24, 2009

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Lady Tigers end skid, sweep Andrew

The SGC Lady Tigers finally put a couple of W’s on their record this week after defeating Andrew College 9-1 and 7-4 on the road Wednesday.

In game one, Tiffany Davies threw as well as she has all season long. Davies held Andrew in check while the Lady Tigers pulled ahead 3-1. In the top of the seventh, SGC scored six runs to ice the game. Tara Miles hit an inside the park home run down the right field line, and the Lady Tigers’ offense came through with disciplined at-bats that resulted in timely hits.

Jessica Cooper did a good job of baffling Andrew’s offense in game two. She was in control and hit her spots all afternoon. “That’s what we’ve been looking for all season,” said head coach Rob Brunel.

SGC had a few trouble spots in the second game but remained calm and didn’t panic. In the seventh inning, Andrew had runners at first and second with two outs. A pop-up on the infield fell in, which sparked a brief rally that gave Andrew a little hope. Coach Brunel opted to send in Shannon Carter to relieve Cooper. It took Carter just four pitches to record the final out and preserve the sweep.

The middle of the batting order hit the ball well all day. Lead-off batter Crystal Greer was solid at the plate in both games. She played a key role in the Lady Tigers’ success. “When she gets on, things go well,” said Coach Brunel. “If we’d been playing like this all year, it would have been a great year.” Lindsey Day, Cecily DeMarco, Megan Hartley and Tiffany Davies also hit well for SGC.

The Lady Tigers finish the season Tuesday in Douglas against ABAC. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.

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