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The Montreat Cavaliers softball team jumped up early on the top-seeded Truett McConnell Bears on Wednesday but ultimately fell, 8-4, in their first game of the double-elimination tournament.
Montreat sent former AAC Pitcher of the Week Cailin Warner (SO/Portland, OR) to the hill in game one. Warner turned in her typical gritty performance, but it wasn't enough to earn the win. Warner allowed six earned runs and struck out three for the Cavs.
She benefited from three first inning runs from her teammates, but TMU reliever Karley Hobbs came in relief late in the first and kept the Cavs' bats quiet the rest of way. Montreat added a run in the top of the fourth, but it was answered by two in the bottom of the frame to give the Bears a 5-4 lead. From there, TMU put up a run in the bottom of the fifth and two in bottom of the sixth to seal the outcome.
Abby Swilley (SO/Riceville, TN), who garnered AAC Player of the Week honors the same week Warner earned her recognition, went 2-for-2 and drove in two runs and played a solid game at first that included six putouts.
Ronnie Ellis (SO/Augusta, GA), Ashlyn Vickers (JR/Ellenboro, NC), Victoria Hill (JR/Beaufort, SC), and Alicia Gil (JR/Phoenix, AZ) all contributed basehits for the Cavaliers who were limited to six singles on the day.
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Montreat sent former AAC Pitcher of the Week Cailin Warner (SO/Portland, OR) to the hill in game one. Warner turned in her typical gritty performance, but it wasn't enough to earn the win. Warner allowed six earned runs and struck out three for the Cavs.
She benefited from three first inning runs from her teammates, but TMU reliever Karley Hobbs came in relief late in the first and kept the Cavs' bats quiet the rest of way. Montreat added a run in the top of the fourth, but it was answered by two in the bottom of the frame to give the Bears a 5-4 lead. From there, TMU put up a run in the bottom of the fifth and two in bottom of the sixth to seal the outcome.
Abby Swilley (SO/Riceville, TN), who garnered AAC Player of the Week honors the same week Warner earned her recognition, went 2-for-2 and drove in two runs and played a solid game at first that included six putouts.
Ronnie Ellis (SO/Augusta, GA), Ashlyn Vickers (JR/Ellenboro, NC), Victoria Hill (JR/Beaufort, SC), and Alicia Gil (JR/Phoenix, AZ) all contributed basehits for the Cavaliers who were limited to six singles on the day.
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