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..