5/28/2008 - Softball team places fourth in nationals

By Marsha D. Ford
Sports Information Director of Athletics

The Judson College Lady Eagles softball team competed in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Softball Tournament in Decatur, Ill. on May 8-10, and came away with fourth place honors.

Other competitors included Lyndon State College or Vermont, Saint Mary of the Woods of Indiana, Southern Virginia University, Briarcliffe College of New York, Spalding University of Kentucky, Penn State-Beaver of Pennsylvania, and Robert Morris College of Illinois, the tournament host.

Judson won two key games and advanced to the semi-finial round where they were eliminated by Saint Mary of the Woods with a walk-off home run in the seventh inning.

Chelsea Chamberlain of Gardendale led the Judson team at bat with a batting average of .610 including four RBIs and one home run. Elyse McIntyre of Selma had three hits and two RBIs. Ashley Glass of Oneonta had a tournament batting average of .500.

Senior Bailey Bounds of Auburn led the team defensively, pitching four of the five games and was named to the All- Tournament Team.

"Our team did well, especially to have five freshmen," said coach Lee Jones. "We have plans of having a strong recruiting class in 2008-2009 and look forward to the tournament next year.”

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