April 6, 2008
Contact: Heather Sulkowski
Limestone College Sports Information
Phone: 864-488-8297
hsulkowski@limestone.edu

LIMESTONE SOFTBALL DROPS A PAIR TO TUSCULUM

GAFFNEY, S.C. – The Limestone College softball team dropped two games to Tusculum on Sunday at the Lady Saints Field, both by margins of 1-3. Limestone fell to 19-25 on the season and Tusculum improved to 13-20.

In game one, the contest was scoreless until the bottom of the fifth when Limestone’s Samantha Weaver (Emmitsburg, Md.) hit a home run over the left field fence to put her Saints up 1-0. Tusculum answered in the top of the sixth on a triple by Renee Wilburn (Chuckey, Tenn.), who went on to score on a Limestone error. The two teams ended the seventh tied at 1-1. With Alex Kimbrell (Crossville, Tenn.) on second, Lesli Huerta (Van Vleck, Texas) laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Kimbrell into scoring position. Anna Johnson (Jonesborough, Tenn.) homered for two runs to put her Pioneers up 3-1. The Saints left two runners in scoring position as the next three Limestone batters failed to connect.

Megan DuBois (Chino, Calif.) got the win improving to 4-5 on the season. Limestone’s Emily Wallace (Winchester, Ky.) was credited with the loss, falling to 11-11.

In game two, Tusculum jumped out with a 2-0 lead in the second on an RBI double by Kimbrell. Tusculum went up 3-0 in the third, scoring on an error. Limestone mustered one run on an RBI double by Lauren Robertson (Cincinnati, OH).

DuBios picked up another win improving to 5-5 on the season, as Lisa DeMarr (Alpharetta, Ga.) got the loss falling to 5-9 on the year.

The Lady Saints will resume conference play on Tuesday, traveling to Hartsville, S.C., for a double-header with Coker College at 3:00 p.m. The Railsplitters will travel to Hickory, N.C., on Tuesday for a double-header with Lenoir-Rhyne at 2:00 p.m.

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