Tuesday, April 3, 2007                      

 PC Drops Both Games Of Conference Twinbill To Carson-Newman

CLINTON, S.C. – Carson-Newman stayed atop the South Atlantic Coast Conference standings by taking two games from the Lady Blue Hose on Tuesday afternoon at the PC Softball Complex. Presbyterian fell 4-0 in the first game and succumbed to a Carson-Newman rally in the top of the seventh inning to lose game two, 10-4.

With the losses PC drops to 24-11 on the year and 4-4 in the league while the Lady Eagles go to 28-8 overall and 6-2 in the SAC.

The Lady Blue Hose will look to rebound on Friday, April 6 as they travel to Mars Hill for another conference doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Game 1

C-N’s Stephanie Templeton limited PC batters to only three hits in the first game en route to a complete game shutout.

The Lady Eagles broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the fourth inning off of a two-run single by first baseman Sarah Little.

C-N added single runs in the fifth and seventh to pad the lead.

PC starter Paige Cassady (12-6) was credited with the loss after going seven full innings for the Blue Hose. Cassady scattered five hits and allowed four runs (three earned) while striking out nine in the process.

Templeton won her 17th game of the season for the Lady Eagles, fanning eight PC batters against only one walk.

Game 2

The Lady Blue Hose broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in their half of the fourth inning to take a 4-1 lead in game two.

With two outs Laura Tate doubled down the left field line to plate Erin Stewart from second base. The next at-bat Mary Gordon singled back up the middle to score Tate from second and Michelle Ramsden from third.

Gordon tied the game in the third inning on a solo shot to left center. The dinger was Gordon’s second home run of the season.

PC starting pitcher Mary Gordon held the Lady Eagles at bay through six innings staked to the 4-1 lead.

However, C-N stormed back with a furious nine run seventh inning to claim the win. The lady eagles totaled six hits in the stanza, highlighted by a three-run triple by Hillary Hammond to left center field.

Paige Cassady was tagged with her second loss of the day in relief of Gordon in the seventh. Cassady surrendered six runs, none of which were earned in 2/3 of an inning.

Jessie Armstrong (11-4) garnered the victory for C-N, pitching the final two innings in relief of Stephanie Templeton, who started both games for the Eagles.


                   Box Score Game 1          Box Score Game 2