SBU NOTCHES FIRST MIAA OF YEAR

April 5, 2005

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ROLLA, MO. … A moral victory was achieved for coach Cindy Snead as Southwest Baptist (13-25/1-9) picked up their first MIAA win in almost two years, defeating Missouri-Rolla, 2-1, in game two. SBU fell in game one, 8-0.

Game 1
UMR 8, SBU 0

Tara Phillips had one of two SBU hits in game one.

SBU could not advance any runners home in game one as they fell to Missouri-Rolla, 8-0. Stephanie Martin took the loss as she pitched 1.2 innings and gave up five runs.

Lyndsey Fisher came in to finish the game and only gave up three runs.

Martin had the first SBU hit of the game in the second inning and then Phillips singled in the third inning but could not get home as she advanced all the way to third base.

Emilee Bounds singled in the game winning run to make it 2-0 in the top of the fourth inning.

Game 2
PSU 4, SBU 1

SBU picked up their first MIAA win in almost two years as they won game two, 2-1. SBU had not won a MIAA game since defeating Emporia State, 5-1, on April 11, 2003.

Phillips tripled to left center as the second batter of the game in the first inning. Martin then brought home Phillips when she grounded out to the second baseman. In the fourth inning, Emilee Bounds singled home Martin to make it 2-0.

UMR made things exciting as they added one run in the bottom of the fourth inning to cut the SBU lead to one, 2-1. With the bases loaded and two outs, SBU's Tiffany Holman got UMR's Wilkinson to foul out and end the inning as the Lady Bearcats held UMR to just one run.

SBU was not threatened by UMR after that Holman retired the next nine out of 10 batters.

Holman picked up the win pitching the complete game with three strikeouts and four hits. Martin and Bounds each had a RBI.

SBU will host Northwest Missouri State on Friday, April 8, at 2:30 p.m.