Bears Drop 4-1 Decision to JU; Play at 5:30 TONIGHT!
5/12/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The No. 5 Mercer softball team mounted a late-inning comeback against No. 1 Jacksonville on Thursday, but the Dolphins were able to fight off the Bears threat for a 4-1 decision on day two of the Atlantic Sun Championship.
Mercer freshman Randi Rea dropped an RBI single into shallow left field that scored a run in the top of the sixth to cut the Jacksonville lead to just 2-1. However, in the Dolphins next half of the inning, JU catcher Sarah Simon hit a two-run home run that provided enough insurance to give the Bears their first loss of the tournament.
Mercer mustered just four hits against A-Sun Pitcher of the Year, Jacksonville's Sarah Sigrest. Freshman McKenzie Woody, juniors Kassie Bailey and Tiffany Phillips had the other hits for the Bears in the game.
MU now awaits the winner of No. 2 Lipscomb and No. 3 USC Upstate with game time scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The loser of tonight's game will be eliminated from the tournament and the winner will go on to play tomorrow at 3 p.m. against No. 4 Campbell in the loser's bracket.
