Date: Saturday, April 19, 2008
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne, Sports Information Director
(804) 752-7387, christopherkilcoyne@rmc.edu

R-MC Softball Rallies for Split at Emory & Henry; ODAC Tournament Fate to be Settled in Suspended Game with Lynchburg
(Game One Box Score) / (Game Two Box Score)

ASHLAND, VA - After dropping the opening game of Saturday's doubleheader 3-0 at Emory & Henry, the Randolph-Macon softball team rallied for two runs in seventh inning to tie the score and went on to a 7-4 victory in 10 innings to stay alive in the chase for the final ODAC Tournament berth.

ASHLAND, VA - After dropping the opening game of Saturday's doubleheader 3-0 at Emory & Henry, the Randolph-Macon softball team rallied for two runs in seventh inning to tie the score and went on to a 7-4 victory in 10 innings to stay alive in the chase for the final ODAC Tournament berth.

R-MC now stands at 24-13 overall and 7-10 in the ODAC. The Yellow Jackets can secure a berth into next week's ODAC Tournament with a win over Lynchburg when the teams resume their game that was halted due to darkness with score tied 6-6 in the eighth inning. Details surrounding where and when the game will be completed has yet to be determined.

The Yellow Jackets trialed 3-1 heading into their final at bat of game two against the Wasps. With two outs, Morgan Greene tripled to score Becky Clark to pull R-MC to within in one at 3-2. After a Carrie Barchick walk, Paige Smith singled home Clark to tie the game.

After each team scored in the eighth and did not allow a run in the ninth, Meaghan Mauck grounded out to score Smith and give R-MC the lead for good at 5-4. The Jackets tacked on insurance runs behind an RBI single by Ashley Crouch, who would later come around to score when the Wasps misplayed a ball of the bat of Clark.

Clark picked up the win in relief for Randolph-Macon after allowing just one hit and one run over 3.1 innings of work to improve her record to 4-0 on the season.

-Yellow Jackets-