Shorter wins first GSC Softball Championship
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VALDOSTA, Ga. – Shorter used its tournament trademarks of aggressive play on the base paths and solid pitching combinations to defeat North Alabama 8-0 to claim their first Gulf South Conference Tournament title.
BY THE NUMBERS [
BOX SCORE]
|
Teams |
R |
H |
E |
|
#3 North Alabama (35-12) |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
#4 Shorter (36-15) |
8 |
9 |
2 |
PITCHERS
|
Player, Team |
|
WP |
Bray, SU (14-9) |
|
LP |
Carpenter, UNA (19-5) |
|
SV |
None |
GAME LEADERS
|
Statistics |
SHORTER |
UNA |
|
Hits |
Carter/Cook | 2 |
Barkley/Clark/Shields | 1 |
|
Runs |
Cook/Meacham | 2 |
0 |
|
RBI |
Bynum | 2 |
0 |
|
Homeruns |
0 |
0 |
KEY MOMENT
Shorter leadoff hitter Niki Cook’s speed set the table for the Hawks in the bottom of the first. After an infield single, Cook swiped her GSC leading 54th base of the season and eventually scored from second on an error to hand Shorter the early lead.
NOTABLE
· Softball claims Shorter’s first GSC Tournament title in any sport.
· Shorter becomes the first team since Alabama Huntsville in 1996 to win the GSC title in its first appearance.
· Kalei Kimbrell closed out all five games for the Hawks in the tournament, finishing with a 1-0 record and three saves.
ALL-TOURNAMENT
Niki Cook, Shorter | Most Outstanding Player
Maddie Bray, Shorter
Ericka Bynum, Shorter
Kalei Kimbrell, Shorter
Maggie Meacham, Shorter
Breanna Blevins, UNA
Brooklyn Clark, UNA
Madeline Lee, UNA
Carey Grace Peebles, UNA
Reagan Tittle, UNA
Abby Roberts, UAH
UP NEXT
Shorter earns the GSC’s automatic bid to NCAA Regional play. Both teams will learn their regional destinations during the
NCAA Selection Show scheduled for Monday at 10am (ET), live on NCAA.com.