SUWANEE, Ga. - The Trinity Tigers have won seven straight contests, the longest such streak since the Texas Tigers won eight in a row back in 2007. Trinity opened up SCAC play with a four game sweep of Dallas sitting a top the standings in the Western Division, while Rhodes swept the Purple Tigers of Sewanee and sit a top the Eastern Division.

- AROUND THE SCAC -

Austin College took one of its four weekend games against Southwestern, bringing the team's season record to 5-17 on the year. The 'Roos opened the series with a 4-0 victory before falling by scores of 8-7, 8-0 and 6-4. Charlotte Trudell had a big weekend at the plate, batting .429 with a double and three runs scored. In the series opening victory, Jessica Baker launched a three run homer to help lift Austin College to the win. The 'Roos are home twice this week after having been on the road for just over a month, beginning with a doubleheader against Hardin-Simmons tomorrow evening.
 
Birmingham Southern went 6-2 this week, playing two NAIA schools early on the road and then returning home for a conference series with Millsaps. BSC swept Spring Hill College in Mobile, 2-1, 2-1, and split with AUM in Montgomery, 1-0, 8-0. The Panthers then went 3-1 against Millsaps over the weekend. Senior Ashley Bice led the team this week at the plate, going 11-25 (.440) with a triple and a home run as well as four RBI. Freshman pitcher Bethany Fronk was 3-0 in the circle, senior Ronni Ferris was 2-1, and senior Beth Lefler was 1-1. Fronk also had three saves, while Ferris led with 18 strikeouts in eight games. BSC goes on the road this weekend, traveling to Memphis to face Rhodes for a conference series.

After having two games cancelled due to weather, Centre played only twice last week losing both games to Berry. A last inning run gave the Vikings a 3-2 win in game one of the doubleheader. The Colonels then fell 7-3 in the nightcap to fall to 7-10 overall. Centre is scheduled to host Millsaps this weekend.
 
Dallas softball team (8-16, 0-4) fell in all four contests this past week to SCAC rival Trinity. The Crusaders struggled from the plate only scoring two runs over the course of the weekend. Dallas returns to action hosting Austin College in a conference showdown over the weekend starting on Saturday.

The Warriors went 6-4 in their spring break trip to Florida which started last Sunday. Hendrix won four of their last five in the Sunshine State and recorded three shutouts during the trip. For the trip, freshman shortstop Michael Larabee led the team by hitting .424 (14-of-33) with seven runs scored, four doubles and three stolen bases. Junior pitcher/first baseman Ashley Halbert hit .321 with a home run and six driven in and was 4-1 in the circle with two shutouts and a 1.20 earned run average. Senior left fielder Kaylen Stevenson hit .318  with a triple during the trip and sophomore second baseman Catelyn Gibbs hit .306 with four runs scored and five sacrifice bunts. The Warriors will begin SCAC play this weekend for a four-game series at Southwestern.

Millsaps Team opened their conference weekend up in Birmingham against the Birmingham-Southern Panthers. The Majors dropped two on Saturday, before returning to split on Sunday. Millsaps dropped Game One, 6-2. Sophomore Caroline Thompson and junior Emily Collins each had multi-hit games while Hewitt had two RBIs. Sophomore Laurel Jones took the loss for the Majors as she pitched 5.1 innings while giving up two earned runs. BSC then came back and took it to Millsaps, defeating them 7-1. The Majors got a complete game shutout from sophomore Laurel Jones to take Game One 1-0 before falling to the Panther in Game Two 6-3. Jones gave up 11 hits in the first game, but she did not give anybody any free passes and continued to get out of tough situations as she held the Birmingham-Southern scoreless through seven innings of work to earn the win. Junior Emily Collins took the loss for Millsaps in Game Two. Sophomore Allyson Christian had a phenomenal game going 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBIs. Junior Megan Yglesias added a multi-hit game going 2-for-4 in the loss.  Millsaps is now 6-16 overall and 1-3 in the SCAC. They hit the road next weekend as they head up to Danville, Kentucky for conference action against the Centre Colonels in a four game series. Game One and Two are on Saturday with first pitch beginning at 12 p.m.

Rhodes ended their week on a high note with a four game sweep of conference foe, Sewanee, running their current winning streak to six games.  Rhodes was aided by solid pitching, sound defense and a productive offense, as the Lynx outscored their opponents 44-6 over the one week stretch.  This upcoming weekend Rhodes will play host to Birmingham Southern and two very special events.  Saturday, the Lynx will hold their first annual Pink the Park Game, raising funds and awareness for breast cancer prevention and research.  On Sunday, the Lynx will celebrate Senior Day at the ball park, honoring this year?s graduating class prior to their last home games.   Game times on Saturday are at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm; Sunday?s games are at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.

Sewanee opened SCAC play with four losses at rival Rhodes this past weekend. The Tigers were hurt by a lack of offense. Sewanee scored only two runs in four games. The Tigers were led by freshman Kayla Sewell who finished with four hits on the weekend. This week, Sewanee will take on Rust College. The Tigers and Rust were previously scheduled to play on March 9th, however those contests were moved due to tough weather conditions.

Southwestern opened SCAC action this weekend with a four game series against Austin College. The Pirates were slow to start and allowed four runs to Austin College in one inning and didn't have the answer as they fell 4-0 in game one on Saturday. The bats continued to stall out through the majority of the second game until they sprung to life in the bottom of the seventh. With the score tied 4-4 after six innings both teams were tough at the plate. Austin College pushed across three to lead by three, but Southwestern got down to work and went on a tear to score four runs with one out to take the game 8-7. SU continued to ride the offensive wave into game one on Sunday. Two runs in the third and six in the fourth coupled with outstanding pitching from Lyndsy Maus gave Southwestern the 8-0 run-rule victory. The Pirates struck early again, scoring three runs in the first two innings and never looked back en route to a 6-4 win. Southwestern moves to 13-12 on the season and 3-1 in conference action. They remain at home to face Hendrix College for a four game series beginning on Saturday afternoon.

Trinity opened SCAC play with a four-game weekend sweep of the University of Dallas, recording three shutout victories, and out-scoring the Crusaders 43-2 in the four games. The Tigers opened the weekend with an 8-0 victory, followed by a 10-2 win in the second game of the doubleheader. On Sunday, Sydney Friday pitched her second shutout of the weekend in a 9-0 victory, and the Tiger offense exploded for a 16-0 win in the series finale. Friday also moved to second in Trinity history in career strikeouts over the weekend. Trinity pitchers Sydney Friday and Lauren Mercado gave up zero earned runs on the weekend, recording 21 strikeouts, and holding the opposition to a .149 batting average. The Tigers will play just one doubleheader this week, traveling to Austin, Texas to face Concordia University for the second time this season. The doubleheader is scheduled for a 4:00 p.m. start on Wednesday, March 28.

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