2009 USA South Softball Tournament
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 SATURDAY, APRIL 18th

 CNU ADVANCES TO CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 3-1 VICTORY OVER HORNETS

 BURLINGTON, N.C. -- Top-seeded Christopher
 Newport University earned a berth into the 2009
 USA South Conference softball Tournament
 championship game by downing #2 Shenandoah
 Saturday evening at Springwood Park.

 CNU (33-5) scored two runs in the first and one
 more in the second to take a commanding lead
 over Shenandoah (27-10).

 As a result of the victory, the Captains will await
 the winner of the SU/NC Wesleyan contest to play
 for the tournament championship.

 The Hornets and Bishops will meet at 9 a.m.
 Sunday; that winner will have to beat CNU twice to
 win the title and the accompanying automatic berth into NCAA Tournament.

 Christopher Newport got the runs it would need to hold off SU with two runs on three
 hits in the first. Mary Kennedy got things started with a one-out double to left center
 before Katie Moyers reached on a fielder’s choice.

 Taylor Morgan and Renee Atkinson followed with singles through the left side and to left
 field, respectively, and CNU led 2-0 after one. The Captains added one more in the
 second on a Jordan Beadles RBI double to left-center.

 Shenandoah scored its run in the top of the third when Katie Haskins led off with a walk,
 moved second on Cat Beuerle’s single to left and then scored when Jesse Heins hit a
 single to right center.

 Unfortunately for the Hornets, Heins’ single was the team’s last batter of the frame as
 Beuerle was cut down at the plate trying to score from first.

 Haskins (15-3) lost for the first time since March 14 after allowing the three runs on six
 hits and no walks. She also struck out five. Lindsey Kelly (12-4, pictured) was the winner
 for CNU. She gave up the one run on four hits and three walks while striking out two.


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