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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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Lady Tigers Split Conference Opener Against ABAC

Sometimes, lectures work. On March 9, a nice talking-to from SGC softball coach Rob Brunel between games one and two of a double-header against ABAC in Tifton motivated the Lady Tigers to avenge a 7-1 game-one loss and take the second game with a 9-1 rout in the first conference games of the year.

In game one, the SGC pitching staff had trouble early and often. Coach Brunel used a pair of pitchers, Desiree Thomas and Holli Moore, and both had trouble keeping ABAC off the base paths. “We had too many walks in that game. We put the ball in play but pitching was our issue,” said Coach Brunel. The Lady Tigers’ only run came on a solo home run by Chantel Schroeder. Kasey Morris and Brittany Johnson also hit the ball well for SGC.

Coach Brunel wasn’t very pleased with the way his team played in that first game. After the aforementioned meeting between games, the Lady Tigers turned things around and answered with a convincing win to even their conference record at 1-1. Jessica Cooper had great command and threw a complete game. Jensen Barrett, Cecily DeMarco, Brittany Johnson and Kasey Morris led SGC offensively. “We threw strikes, didn’t walk anybody and didn’t make any errors,” said Coach Brunel.

The win evened the Lady Tigers’ overall record at 8-8. “We’re not in bad shape. But we’ve got some things to work out,” said Coach Brunel. After traveling to play Georgia Military College on Thursday, SGC returns home to face Young Harris Saturday at 3 p.m.

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