BURLINGTON, N.C. -- The N.C. Wesleyan Battling Bishops
 defeated the Ferrum Panthers 5-2 on Saturday morning to
 avoid elimination from the 2009 USA South Softball
 Tournament in Burlington.   With the win, Wesleyan will play
 the loser of Peace and Christopher Newport at 2 p.m.

 Ferrum (18-21) got on the board first in the top of the third
 with a solo homerun to right field from Jasmine Parker to
 take the 1-0 lead.  N.C. Wesleyan (11-26) was quick to
 answer in the bottom of the inning with four runs and five
 hits including doubles from Kate Braun (pictured) and
 Payton Gordon.

 The Panthers gained one more back in the top of the fifth with an RBI-double from
 Hannah Shumaker, but the Bishops again countered in the bottom half of the inning
 with an RBI-single by Alexis Gallop to score Dani Abbey.

 N.C. Wesleyan pitcher Tiffany McCord (2-1) earned the win, giving up two runs on seven
 hits in the complete game effort.