Brenau Splits with Lady Barons

GAINESVILLE, GA - Brenau University Softball team split their double header last night against Brewton Parker College. The Golden Tigers came into the Southern States Athletics Conference game with a record of 32-8 and 15-4 in the SSAC. Brenau - ranked 14th in the NAIA National Rankings this week- started the evening at Lanier Point Park well, taking the first game 1-0, but was unfortunate in the second game to lose by a single run in the seventh inning.

In the first game, Brenau was quick to score when senior Morgan Smith (1-3) picked up an RBI in the first inning. This was to be the only run of the game, however, with both Brenau and Brewton Parker failing to get on the score board for the rest of the game. The Golden Tigers had a total 7 hits in the game. Notable mentions in the game went to Jenny Shepherd (1- 2), Katie Bolin (2- 3), and Brooke Bryant (1-2). At the mound, junior Anna Maness was dominant with a shutout. She recorded six strikeouts in the winning effort.

The second game was a much tighter affair with the game being forced into eight innings. Brenau picked up the first two runs of the game with Tiffany Schandera (2- 4) and Sally Duggan (1-3) taking a 1 RBI apiece. Brenau was 2-0 up in the game until the sixth inning when Brewton Parker picked up their first run of the evening. The Lady Barons then picked up 2 more runs when Sadie Mullins hit a 2 run shot at the top of seventh. Forced into an extra inning, Brenau was not able to score, leaving the game at 3-2 to the Lady Barons. Brenau out-hit Brewton Parker 8 to 6. Seniors Lana Lazar (2-4) and Morgan Smith (1-2) were notable mentions in the game. Jenny Shepherd pitched for the Golden Tigers taking 3 strikeouts.