by special report to The Chattanoogan
posted May 14, 2008
Defending DII state softball champion GPS crept closer to defending its title on Tuesday.
The Bruisers (26-4-1) rolled past Battle Ground Academy, 9-0 and 13-4, in a double-header at GPS.
By winning the best-of-three series, GPS earned a berth in next week's BlueCross Spring Fling in Murfreesboro.
Three more teams will earn berths this week for the final-four field.
Baylor will play at Briarcrest later in the week in a best-of-three series.
Two games are scheduled for 5 and 7 p.m. eastern on Thursday, with the if-necessary game scheduled for Friday at 4 eastern.
In game one Tuesday, Jessica Phillips, Jackie Baird and Tory Lewis each had two hits for GPS. Phillips and Baird had one RBI each.
Kamri Chester hit a home run and drove in three runs and Maddie Smith added two RBI.
Megan Wagner imrpoved to 24-3, giving up two hits and striking out nine.
In game two, Whitney Hammond was 3-for-5 with an RBI and triple.
Phillips was 2-for-2 with an RBI while Chester was 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBI.
Smith, Amy Campbell, Baird and Megan Givens hit doubles for the Bruisers. Smith, Baird and Campbell had two RBI apiece.
Lea Capehart was the winning pitcher.
LINESCORES
Game One
BGA...........000 000 0 -- 0 2 5
GPS...........304 110 x -- 9 9 0
Game Two
GPS...........444 001 0 -- 13 13 2
BGA...........000 301 0 -- 4 4 5
(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)
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