Posted: Apr 22, 2016
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- A pair of freshman led Centenary College to its first-ever conference tournament win as Nichole Aldridge scattered four hits and Margeaux Smith drove in three to lead the Ladies to a 6-1 victory over Southwestern University in the first game of the 2016 SCAC Softball Tournament. Official Website l Bracket l Postgame Interview w/ Margeaux Smith & Coach Mark Suire
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Southwestern committed three first-inning errors as Centenary jumped out to a 3-0 lead.
- Centenary outhit Southwestern, 10-4.
CENTENARY COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Nichole Aldridge: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 BB,
- Margeaux Smith: 2-3, 1 2B, 3 RBI
- Michelle Tasin: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Berkeley Bacon: 1-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Celeste Silvas: 2-3
NOTABLES
- Centenary earned its first ever SCAC tournament win.
- Aldridge improved to 10-13 with the win and pitched her 14th complete game.
- Smith's double was just her second this season; she had one double in 89 at bats entering today's game.
- The first-round loss was the first for Southwestern at the SCAC tournament since 2011.
UP NEXT
The Ladies will move on to face top-seeded Texas Lutheran University later today at 4 p.m. Meanwhile, the Pirates will move into an elimination game against the loser of game four at 12 p.m. tomorrow.
