SUWANEE, Ga. - Weather was a factor over the weekend with a number of SCAC tilts postponed or canceled. Birmingham-Southern remained perfect on the season after defeating Huntingdon twice over the weekend and Berry once. The Panthers will open up conference play this weekend against Sewanee.

- AROUND THE SCAC -

Austin College went 1-3 on the week to bring their record this season to 5-5 overall, splitting a doubleheader with UT-Dallas before dropping a pair of games to Hardin-Simmons and Central College over the weekend. Against UTD in game one, the ‘Roos got two hits from Suzanne Beltran, Sam Smith and Charlotte Trudell, with Trudell knocking in a pair of runs in the victory while Ashley Johnson tossed a complete game to earn the win in a 5-3 victory. In game two, the ‘Roos rallied from three runs down in the fourth to tie things at 5, but UTD plated three runs in the top of the seventh to hand AC an 8-5 loss. Heather Farquhar went 2-for-4 with three RBI in the loss. The ‘Roos finished up the weekend by dropping an 8-0 game to Hardin-Simmons and a 4-0 game to Central.

Birmingham Southern moved to 6-0 on the season this past weekend with three wins in the Panther Classic, hosted by BSC. On Saturday, the team defeated Berry College, 15-0 in five innings, and Huntingdon College, 7-6. Against Huntingdon, senior Jena Franks hit the game-winning triple in the top of the seventh (BSC was playing as the visiting team). Then on Sunday BSC beat Huntingdon again, this time 2-1 in nine innings, with the game-winning RBI coming from junior Melissa Revis in the bottom of the ninth. The Panthers are on the road for the next month, beginning with a trip to Sewanee this weekend to open SCAC play, Saturday and Sunday.

Centre is scheduled to open its season Monday, March 2 with a doubleheader against St. Catharine College at Millenium Park in Danville, Ky.

#14 DePauw didn't play last week. The Tigers will open its season on the road at the Maryville College Invitational Saturday March 5th.

Hendrix stumbled with four losses in its season opening appearance at the 2010 Chick-Fil-A Classic on Saturday and Sunday. The Warriors faced No. 7 Washington University in the opener and then Emory University in the night cap on Saturday. Hendrix then took on Emory again in Sunday’s first game before falling to host Rhodes College to finish the tournament. The Warriors fall to 0-4 for the first time since the 2004 stretch when Hendrix started the season with double header losses University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff and University of the Ozarks. Hendrix tallied eight hits and four free passes in its 8-4 loss to Washington. The Warriors fell behind 5-0 after 3 1/2 innings until the bottom half of the fourth when first year 3B Ashley Halbert recorded an RBI single and junior RF Frances Goodrich tagged a two-run base knock. Washington scored a pair of unearned runs in the fifth and Hendrix scored its final run in the sixth on Halbert’s second RBI single. The Warriors suffered a 14-4 mercy rule loss to Emory in the two teams first meeting. Emory exploded for nine runs in the first two innings and Hendrix put one run across in the first and second. Emory padded its lead with one run in the third and then scored four runs on six hits in the fourth, while Hendrix scored its last two runs in the fourth to reach the final mark. Hendrix was held hitless and Emory was held scoreless in the first three innings of the their second meeting. The Warriors grabbed its first lead of the season with two runs in the fourth, while Emory made it a one run game in the bottom half. Sophomore LF Trace Grinnell hammered a solo home run in the fifth. Emory rallied for three runs on three hits and two errors in the seventh for the come back victory. The Warriors finished the tournament with two hit 8-0 mercy rule loss to SCAC foe Rhodes on Sunday. The Lynx jumped out to a 5-0 run in the first inning, added two in the fourth and then scored the eighth run in the sixth.

Millsaps hit the road for the LeTourneau Spring Classic but ended playing a doubleheader against East Texas Baptist University on Saturday after inclement weather and poor field conditions forced the cancellation of games on Friday. The Majors struggled to bring home runners in the two games scoring just two runs while stranding 18 on the base paths. Both runs scored came on solo home runs by Megan Yglesias and Jennifer McKinley, who combined for six of the 11 Millsaps hits. In game one, the Majors fell behind early allowing three runs in the first inning as the Tigers took advantage of a Millsaps error to take the 3-0 lead. ETBU closed out the first game 4-1 as Millsaps stranded 10 base-runners in the game. Game two began with the Tigers again taking an early lead as they scored a run in the bottom of the third inning for a 1-0 lead. After adding another run in the fourth for a 2-0 lead, the Majors cut the deficit in half when McKinley hit her first home run of the season. ETBU shut down Millsaps the rest of the way and scored an insurance run in the sixth to sweep the doubleheader with a 3-1 victory in game two. Kasey Thibodeaux took the loss in both games allowing five earned runs on nine hits while pitching two complete games for the Majors. Millsaps (1-5) will be back in action Tuesday when it travels to the University of West Alabama for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.

Rhodes posted a 2-2 record at this weekend’s Chick-Fil-A Classic. Rhodes opened the Classic with a 2-0 win over Emory University, paced by a 4-hit shutout from sophomore Chelsea Peters. Sophomore Elise Suna’s 2-run double in the 4th provided all of the offense the Lynx would need to secure the win. In the second game, Rhodes battled #7 Washington University, with the Bears needing extra innings to defeat the Lynx. Trailing 7-2 in the bottom of the 7th, Rhodes mounted a 2-out rally, scoring 5 runs on consecutive hits from Elise Suna, Armanda Venzia, and Katie Stich, followed by a walk by Jennifer Whatley and a 3-run double by Kelli Zomer to tie the game at 7 and force an extra frame. The Bears answered with 5 runs in the 8th to take a 12-7 lead, and Rhodes saw their final rally fall short, as they could only pick up 2 runs in the 8th and fell to the Bears 12-9. After dropping Sunday’s first game to Emory 7-1, the Lynx rallied to defeat Hendrix in a non-conference game 8-0 in 6 innings. Rhodes sent 9 batters to the plate in the first inning, scoring 5 runs highlighted by a lead off home run from Kelli Zomer and a grand slam from Sara Bowen. Peters pitched her second shutout of the weekend, allowing just 2 Warrior hits and striking out 4. Rhodes is now 4-4 and will host Millikin, Lagrange, and Berry this weekend in the Rhodes College Spring Classic.

Sewanee did not play and will open up the season against Birmingham-Southern this weekend.

Southwestern had just one game this week thanks to the erratic weather conditions in Central Texas. Their one game was a big one, however, as Southwestern defeated nationally ranked Central College at the LeTourneau Classic 4-3. Sophomore Taylor Turpin drove in the game winning run in the ninth inning to push SU over the top. Southwestern is now 5-4 on the season. They next play host to Texas Lutheran University for a double header on March 9th.

Trinity went 0-2 at the LeTourneau Tournament this past weekend, losing a 7-0 game against hosting LeTourneau, and taking a 6-2 loss against Hardin-Simmons. Originally scheduled as a two-day event that gave Trinity a chance for four games over the weekend, the LeTourneau Tournament was postponed and rescheduled a number of times, leaving the Tigers with a two-game weekend. Trinity returns home for four games this week, opening up with a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader against Texas Lutheran. The Tigers will host Evangel University in a doubleheader this weekend, then head back on the road for two games next week.

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