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Columbus, GA – In game 15, Miles College, the #2 team in the SIAC West, had to come from behind to defeat the Lady Panthers of Clark Atlanta 13-7 to stay in the winner’s bracket. Miles improved to 22-19-1 and 2-0 in the tournament, while Clark Atlanta dropped to 17-36.
Clark Atlanta opened the game with a run in the first and then backed that up with four more in the second to go up 5-0. The Lady Bears came back with three runs in their half of the second and two more in the bottom of the third to knot the score at 5-5.
The Lady Panthers scored two runs in the top of the fourth to briefly take the lead 7-5, but Miles pushed five runs across the plate in the top of the fourth to take a 10-7 lead, then scored one run in the fifth and two more runs in the sixth for the final score.
Valerie Pena had a good day at the plate for Miles, going 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI’s. Jay Owens had one hit and drove in three runs, while Morgan Bertram, LaSheka Williams and Alica Ruffin scored two runs each.
Kayla Bowmaster pitched all seven innings, giving up seven runs (all earned) while fanning seven batters.
Ashley Brooks pitched the entire game for CAU, giving up 13 runs. |
