Southwestern Eliminates Trinity Softball from SCAC Tournament

Conway, Ark. – The Southwestern Pirates eliminated the Trinity Tigers from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Championship Tournament with a 2-0 win Saturday night at Conway High School.

Trinity (16-22), the No. 3 seed in the West Division, had earlier outlasted Centre (No. 3 East) 3-2 in a nine-inning elimination game. Southwestern (28-11), the No. 2 seed in the West, will take on defending champion DePauw (No. 1 East), late Saturday. The winner will play Millsaps (No. 1 West) Sunday for the SCAC Championship.

The Tigers were limited to two hits against the Pirates. Both hits came in the bottom of the third inning. Lindsay Weyand hit a leadoff single, followed by a bunt by Karen MacPherson, who also drew a walk. Ana Garcia also got on base, with two walks.

The game was tightly played until the sixth inning, when Southwestern scored its two runs, off two doubles.

Sydney Friday went the distance for the Tigers, and took the loss. Friday (7-9) allowed two earned runs, five hits, and one walk. Neither team committed an error in the game.