Day One Results of Conference Carolinas Softball Tournament

by Christian Stryker, SID Coker College
4/17/2009

2009 Conference Carolinas Softball Tournament- Schedule Day 1
April 17-19

Game 1- Fri. 10am- Field 2
#9 Barton- 2
#8 Coker- 4

The #8 seed Coker College took the first game of the Conference Carolinas Softball Tournament, with a 4-2 win over #9 seed Barton College. Coker's Sydney Greenwalt (5-4) earned the win, even after allowing two runs in the first three innings, but Shelly Catlett's eight strikeouts in relief shut down the Barton offense. Barton's Claire Severt (5-9) took the loss, allowing three runs on eight hits in four innings.

At the plate, Julia Nelson-Abbott had a pair of big hits, including an RBI double and an RBI single, while Anna Oswald was 3-for-4 and Haleigh Rogers was 2-for-4. Whitney Wallett and Becky Dillon drove in each of Coker's two other runs. Barton was led by Natalie Phipps going 2-for-2, with Amber Fletcher going 1-for-3 with an RBI.

Coker advances to play #1 seed Limestone College at 2:00 p.m., while Barton drops to the elimination bracket and will face the loser of game 4 (Erskine/Queens) at 9:00 a.m. Saturday.

Game 2- Fri. 10am- Field 4
#10 Anderson- 1
#7 Lees-McRae- 9

Game 3- Fri. 12pm- Field 2
#11 Belmont Abbey-
#6 St. Andrews-

Game 4- Fri. 12pm- Field 4
#5 Erskine-
#4 Queens-

Game 5- Fri. 2pm- Field 2
#8 Coker-
#1 Limestone-

Game 6- Fri. 2pm- Field 4
#7 Lees-McRae-
#2 Mount Olive-

Game 7- Fri. 4pm- Field 2
Winner Gm 3-
#3 Pfeiffer-