2006 USA South Softball
Tournament
Thursday-Saturday, April 13th-15th
Burlington Springwood Park
Burlington, NC
Friday, April 14, 2006
Averett advances with 4-1 upset of Peace
BURLINGTON, N.C.
- Seventh-seeded Averett University recorded one of two Friday morning
upsets with a 4-1 win over
6th-seeded Peace College. The Cougars got a two-run single by
Melanie Gilbert in the fifth that broke a 1-1 tie and proved to be the
difference in the game.
Averett (11-28) advances to take on 4th-seeded North Carolina Wesleyan at 1:00 p.m. Friday, while Peace ends its season with a 23-17 overall record.
The Pacers took an early 1-0 lead with an unearned run in the third. Vanessa Bryan led off the inning with a single, and pinch runner Kenni Seagroves came all the way around to score on two Cougar errors sandwiched around a groundout to third.
Averett answered with a run in the fourth. Gilbert led off the inning with a single and later scored on a fielding error by Peace. The Cougars attempted to take the lead on single by Meredith Schwane, but Pacer centerfielder Pleasant gunned a strike to home plate that cut down AU's Ellie Blackburn.
The game remained tied at 1-1 until the fifth when Gilbert provided the eventual game-winner. The Cougars went on to add an insurance run in the sixth for the 4-1 final.
Stephanie Greene (3-13, pictured) earned the win for AU, going the distance and allowing just one run on four hits. Joanie Blevins (12-10) took the loss for Peace after tossing seven innings and giving up four runs on seven hits.
Erica
Tucker was 2-for-3 to lead the Pacers, while Melanie Gilbert was 2-4 for
Averett.