Thursday, May 10, 2007

DeLand, Fla. - The No. 3 seed ETSU Lady Bucs defeated the No 4. seed Lipscomb Bisons 3-2 in the opening game of the 2007 Atlantic Sun Softball Championship presented by Coca-Cola 3-2.

The No. 4 seed Lipscomb Bisons jumped out to an early lead on the No. 3 seed ETSU Lady Bucs with a first inning home run by Leigh Little, her second of the season. The Bucs rallied in the bottom of the fifth inning with a RBI single by first-team All-Atlantic Sun infielder, Stephanie Gaynord. Cheniece Cason scored on a fielders choice when Gaynord induced the Lipscomb defense into a pickle between first and second base. The Bucs loaded the bases in the 7th inning and scored the winning run on an error. The big hit in the final inning was Gaynord's double to advance the winning run to third base.

Lipscomb moves on to what will be an elimination game for the Bisons against the winner of Stetson vs. Mercer at 8:00 p.m. Thursday. ETSU advances to play the winner of GWU and Campbell at 6:00 p.m..