Softball
 

March 16, 2008

Trinity Finishes Tournament With Win Over LaGrange

 

Ridgeland, Mississippi - The Tiger softball team salvaged a win in the final game of the Millsaps College Classic, beating LaGrange College 3-1 on Sunday afternoon.

Trinity (4-14) had lost five consecutive games prior to today's victory.  The Tigers finished with nine hits and just one error in the game, giving up one run on seven hits to LaGrange.

Kate Wright improved to 2-0 win the win, giving up no runs on seven hits through six innings, while Karen Fisher earned the save with a perfect seventh inning.

Fisher also contributed in a big way offensively in the victory, smashing her first career homer in the fourth inning.  The home run broke a scoreless tie, and gave Trinity a 2-0 lead that it would not give up.

LaGrange broke through with a run in the fifth, but the Tigers answered right back with another run in the bottom of the inning.

Michelle Gossein was 2-2 with one RBI, while Lee Smith was 2-3 with a run scored.  Christina Carni was 2-4 with a run scored as well.  Jamie Williams and Teresa Greppi also finished 1-3 in the game.

Trinity will return home on Thursday afternoon to open up a four-game SCAC series with Rhodes College.  The opening game will begin at 3:00 p.m.  The series concludes with a doubleheader that starts at noon on Saturday.

 

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