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Lady Bulldog Softball vs. Warner University (Fla.)

Sat, May 17, 2003  10:00 a.m.  Decatur, Ala.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Result: W 4-2

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2003 National Championship Tournament Press Release

Saturday, May 17 - G14 – #7 Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Tenn.) (45-12) def. Warner Southern (Fla.) (25-27)

UNION EDGES WARNER SOUTHERN IN DAY TWO OF THE NAIA CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 16, 2003

ÌýDECATUR, Ala. – At the 23^rd Annual NAIA Softball National Championships at Wilson Morgan Park in Decatur, Alabama, Â鶹ÊÓƵ University (Tenn.) edges by Warner Southern College (Fla.) 4-2 to advance in the loser’s bracket to face the University of Mary (N.D.) at 2:00 p.m. today.

ÌýThe Lady Bulldogs of Â鶹ÊÓƵ scored two runs in the bottom of the third inning to take the lead.Ìý Holly Haycraft (1-for-3) led off the inning with a single and advanced to second on an infield error.Ìý Christina Johnson (1-for-3) hit a one-out triple to score Haycraft and Megan Quarry (0-for-2).Ìý

ÌýWarner Southern scored one run in the top of the fourth inning and one in the top of the fifth to tie the game.Ìý Jennifer Tustisch (1-for-3) tripled and later scored on a fielder’s choice.Ìý In the fifth inning Nadia Pagan scored due to a combination of fielding mistakes and wild pitches.Ìý

ÌýÂ鶹ÊÓƵ added two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to seal the victory.Ìý Amanda Dixon (1-for-3) singled to start the inning, later scoring the first run of the inning.Ìý The second run came when Jessica Kee (1-for-3) scored as a result of hits by Â鶹ÊÓƵ batters and fielding errors.

ÌýÂ鶹ÊÓƵ improves their overall record to 45-12 and faces Mary while Mary Kosco improves her record to 21-5 on the season.Ìý Warner Southern ends their season with an overall record of 25-27.

Ìý-NAIA-

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