Softball drops three in home-opening tourney

By ANTHONY SHINGLER
Assistant Sports Editor
After being snowed out of the season-opener at Belmont on Saturday Feb. 13, the Lady Govs softball team opened the season with the Play It Again Sports/APSU Classic.
The Lady Govs played five games over a span of three days against Northern Iowa, IUPUI, Butler, UTC and the finale against IUPUI. The Lady Govs finished 1-4 in the tournament.
Friday, Feb. 19 Northern Iowa 0-10 (5 Innings)
The Lady Govs’ bats were cold throughout the game, only compiling four hits in five innings of work. The Northern Iowa bats were hot early in the contest. The Panthers scored three runs in the first inning, while the Lady Govs did not produce any offense to counter the Panthers strike. After stopping the Panthers in the second, the Lady Govs were able to get some offense going but were stopped with two hits and one runner left on base in the inning. The Lady Panthers offense struck gold again, rattling off five runs in the third inning, one in the fourth, and one in the fifth inning to end the game.
Friday, Feb. 19 IUPUI 7-0
In the second game of the tournament,the Lady Govs found their groove. Scoring three runs in the first inning proved to be the starter for the Lady Govs’ offense. After the three-run first, APSU would add one in the second and three more in the third to secure their first win of the season. The Lady Govs finished with nine hits and two errors in the win.
Saturday, Feb. 20 Butler 2-3
The Lady Govs played a full seven-inning game against Butler in game one of the two game series Saturday. Unlike the other games, this defensive game saw a total of 12 hits by both teams (APSU-5, Butler-7) and a total of five runs. Butler which scored one run in the first, third and four innings, while the Lady Govs scored two in the final stanza. Infielder Brittany Williams led the Lady Govs batting in the only two RBIs in the game.
Saturday, Feb. 20 Chattanooga 0-9 (5 Innings)
The Lady Govs were hammered for five runs in the first inning and could not get much going offensively, only tallying two hits in the contest. Chattanooga scored five runs in the first, one in the second and three in the fourth inning to drill the Lady Govs.
The Lady Govs’ two hits were by utility Tiffany Smith and outfielder Catie Cozart.
Sunday, Feb. 21 IUPUI 1-6
The Lady Govs capped off the weekend by playing IUPUI for the second time. This time IUPUI used a three-run second and third inning to put the game away. The Lady Govs’ only run came in the first inning from Smith’s triple that brought home Williams for the score. The Lady Govs will return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 24, in a double-header against Alabama A&M. First pitches are tossed at 2 p.m. and at 4 p.m.

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