CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — After the spring weather whittled what was expected to be a double-elimation tournament with four remaining teams to a winner-take-all Championship game the No. 2 seed Freed-Hardeman University Lady Lions were unable to secure a conference tournament repeat in a 4-0 loss to the top seed University of the Cumberlands Patriots.
The Lady Lions (20-15) got a hit from
Chloe Carter, but solid outfield defense from the Patriots shut down the FHU offense in the inning.
Cumberlands (37-7) led off their half of the first with a triple, who later scored on a sacrifice fly.
Christa Warren smacked a big double to right-center in the top of the third was was unable to score. FHU's best chance came in the top of the sixth after a pair of singles from Carter and Briley Cousar sandwiched a four-pitch walk to
Myleah Hardy with two outs. The Patriots called on a new pitcher who coaxed a groundout to retire the Lady Lions.
Chloe Carter recorded two of FHU's five hits with
Brinley Cousar,
Myleah Hardy, and
Christa Warren each connecting for one.
Katy Gartrell (4-2) got the start where she struck out two in 3 1/3 innings.
Scoring Summary
Bottom 1
The Patriots took the early lead with a sacrifice fly.
FHU 0, UC 1
Bottom 2
A wild pitch allowed a second UC run to cross.
FHU 0, UC 2
Bottom 4
An RBI single made it a three-run game.
FHU 0, UC 3
Bottom 6
An errant throw helped the fourth and final run to score.
FHU 0, UC 4
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Up Next
The Lady Lions will hope their resume is good enough to earn an at-large bid to the NAIA Softball National Championship. They find out their fate on the selection show on May 7 at 5:00 p.m.
