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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Contact:  Robert Preston, Jr.,
              912.260.4276
              robert.preston@sgc.edu

SGC Softball Rolls to Three Straight Wins

The Lady Tigers have had an up and down beginning to the 2010 campaign, at times showing they can compete with the best and at other times underachieving mightily. Though at times undisciplined at the plate, the girls have shown they can score runs. The pitching staff has done a good job keeping earned runs at a minimum.

Defense – now that’s another story. The Lady Tigers’ defensive woes have cost them several games this year, and head coach Rob Brunel has worked extremely hard to get the team back on track defensively.

Maybe things are starting to click. SGC headed into the final weekend of February with a 4-4 record. A split Friday, Feb. 26 with Florence-Darlington Technical College, which included an extra-innings win in game two, kept the Lady Tigers with a .500 record at 5-5. SGC dropped game one 7-2. Between games, Coach Brunel had a rather spirited conversation with his team that seemed to work. In game two, the teams headed into the final frame tied at two. The Lady Tigers held FDTC scoreless in the top of the inning. In the bottom of the seventh, SGC had runners on second and third with two out but couldn’t get a run across the plate.

The game went into extra innings. Once again, the Lady Tigers kept FDTC from scoring. When SGC came in for the bottom half, Coach Brunel made a gutsy call with two outs and Kacey Morris on third base. With the speedy Tara Miles at the plate, Brunel called for a suicide squeeze. Miles executed the bunt perfectly; she reached base safely and Morris made it home for the winning run.

SGC closed the month with a sweep of visiting Mercyhurst. The Lady Tigers picked up a big five-inning, 12-0 win in game one followed by another extra-innings win in the second game. The second game was a back and forth affair that saw SGC down 6-4 in the seventh after being up 4-3 an inning earlier. In the bottom of the seventh, the Lady Tigers strung together a few big hits and emerged from the inning tied at six. Reliever Holli Moore shut down Mercyhurst in the top of the eighth, giving her a team a great opportunity for the sweep. With Desiree Thomas at second, Mercyhurst walked Lindsey Day, who had hit the ball hard all day long. Cecily DeMarco attempted a bunt but popped up for the first out. With runners on first and second with one out, Coach Brunel called for another bunt, which this time was successful. After the bunt, Chantel Schroeder stepped up with runners on second and third, and one out. She hit the ball sharply up the middle. The shortstop made a great play but couldn’t get the out, which allowed Thomas to score the winning run.

SGC begins March two games above .500 with a 7-5 record. “We played very well over the weekend. We were sluggish in game one Friday but finally woke up. Overall, I’m pleased with the outcome,” said Coach Brunel. The Lady Tigers faced Wallace Dothan Tuesday but results were unavailable at press time. SGC has four double-headers on the road before returning home to face Wallace Dothan again on March 22 at 1 p.m.

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