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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ softball falls in conference tournament title game

JACKSON, Tenn. - 5/6/2011 - The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Tenn.) University softball team advanced to the title game in the 2011 TranSouth Conference Softball Championships, but lost 5-1 to top-seeded Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ the two-seed in the tournament went 3-2 in the tournament with their only losses coming to Trevecca.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ won their first two games including an 8-4 win over Bethel (Tenn.) University in the first round and a 4-3 win in eight innings over Lyon (Ark.) College to reach the winner’s bracket final. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ fell 4-1 to Trevecca Nazarene to drop to the loser’s bracket. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ worked their way back to the title game with a 6-5 come-from-behind win over Martin Methodist (Tenn.) College. In the title game, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ took a brief lead of 1-0 in the top of the first, but three runs in the bottom of the first by TNU put the Trojans up for good.

Shelby Lamb led Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ with eight hits in 17 at bats in the five games. Stephanie Saunders was 6-for-15 and Amber Hayes was 7-17 in the tournament. Lamb’s five RBI led the way for Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ ends their season with a 41-15 overall record. This marked the first season Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ finished with at least 40 wins since their 45 wins in 2005. The 16 losses are the fewest losses for Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ since they lost 13 in 2003.

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