#1 Katie Haisten (Third Baes) delivered two run homerun for win
MILES COLLEGE LADY BEARS CROWNED 2012 SIAC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS
Box Score HAMPTON, GA - The Lady Bears of Miles College (MC) are the 2012 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Softball Champions. With a 2-1 lead after the first inning, the Lady Bears (29-26) were able to fend off the defending champion Lady Tigers of Stillman College (SC) to claim a 5-4 win.
The Lady Bear 2-1 lead held until the bottom of the fourth inning when Stillman plated two runs to take 3-2 lead. The Lady Tigers added to that lead in the sixth when they pushed across another run to extend their lead to 4-2.
Trailing 4-2 into the seventh inning, the Lady Bears mounted a crowd-pleasing comeback. It started with a single by
Kayla Cox.
Tiffany Roberts followed with a double to advance Cox to third then
Amanda Talley hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Cox.
With the score now 4-3, third baseman
Katie Haisten delivered a two-run home run in left center field to give the Lady Bears a 5-4 lead. In the bottom of the seventh, relief pitcher
Kayla Bowmaster gave up only one hit as the Lady Bears claimed the win. Bowmaster entered the game in the fifth inning in relief of
Amanda Talley and over three innings of work Bowmaster yielded only one unearned run on two hits.
The championship win was the first for the Lady Bears since 2009. The Lady Bears'
Amanda Talley,
Tiffany Roberts and
Terri Roberts were named to the SIAC All-Tournament Team.
Katie Haisten, with the championship home run, was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.
With the championship win, the Lady Bears will receive an automatic bid to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisional Playoffs.
2012 SIAC Softball All-Tournament Team
Markea Sheppard, Claflin University
Randi Jones, Fort Valley State University
Shenaaz Burrell, Kentucky State University
Caitlyn Pierotti, Kentucky State University
Terri Roberts, Miles College
Tiffany Roberts, Miles College
Amanda Talley, Miles College
Ashley Savage, Stillman College
Gabrielle Quarles, Stillman College
Tameria Brown, Tuskegee University
Tournament Most Valuable Player: Katie Haisten, Miles College
Most Outstanding Coach: Patrick Peasant, Miles College
Third Place: Kentucky State University
Second Place: Stillman College
2012 SIAC Champions: Miles College
