2006 USA South Softball
Tournament
Thursday-Saturday, April 13th-15th
Burlington Springwood Park
Burlington, NC
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Methodist
shuts out Shenandoah, 5-0
BURLINGTON, N.C.
- Top-seeded
Methodist College made it two shutouts in two games at the USA South
Conference Tournament with a 5-0 victory over eighth seeded Shenandoah
University Thursday morning.
Methodist, 34-6 and ranked
No. 10 in the nation, scored two runs in the second and three in the
fourth to dispatch the Hornets (13-22). The Lady Monarchs face the
winner of the NC Wesleyan vs Christopher Newport game Thursday at 3:00
p.m.
Shenandoah has an 11:00 a.m. Friday date with the loser of that NCWC/CNU
contest in an elimination game.
MC sent eight women to the plate in the second inning as they scored two
runs on four hits off of SU starter Tana Bartek (3-10). Sara Poling led
off the frame with a double to left center, moved to third on LaTiana
Headen''s single to left and scored when Candace Hudgins singled to
center.
Lisa Jackson then singled to left to plate Headen before Shenandoah got out of the inning with two groundouts and a flyout.
Starting pitcher Jessica Hutzul (6-0) pitched five scoreless innings before giving way to Mara Brown for the final six outs. Hutzul allowed three hits and walked one while striking out two.
Poling had four of the
Lady Monarchs 11 hits on a 4-for-4 afternoon that included a run scored.
Alicia Sanders was 2-for-4 for the Hornets.