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• March 11, 2020

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – It might feel like the Tennessee Tech softball team just got back from Johnson City, but the Golden Eagles will head back this weekend as they compete in the ETSU Classic from Betty Basler Field. The event – Tech’s final regular-season tournament of the year – is a three-team round robin with the Golden Eagles taking on Radford twice and three contests against host East Tennessee State. Tech plays Radford at 10 a.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday, while taking on the Lady Bucs at approximately 12:30 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday. All times listed are Central time.

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• March 08, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech softball team rallied to take the lead in the sixth, but the valiant effort was dashed as Lipscomb tied the game in the bottom of the sixth, then hit a walk-off leadoff home run in the home half of the seventh to take the rubber game 6-5 on Sunday afternoon. In all, Lipscomb (11-10) hit four home runs in the contest, accounting for five of its six runs in the contest. The Golden Eagles (10-9) return to action on Friday as they return to Johnson City for the ETSU Classic as they take on Radford and host East Tennessee State.

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• March 07, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Recent years have not been kind for the Tennessee Tech softball team when it took on Lipscomb, with the last win against the Lady Bisons coming in 2016, then 2009 before that. Alyssa Arden and Alexis Trimiar changed that in the first game Saturday as the Golden Eagles won their 10th game of the 2020 campaign, topping Lipscomb 3-1 in eight innings during the opener. The Golden Eagles (10-8) almost made it two on Saturday, taking a 6-0 lead, but the Lady Bisons rallied back to come-from-behind and get the walk-off victory in the nightcap, 8-7.

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• March 05, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After weather wreaked havoc with Tennessee Tech’s schedule last weekend at the Buccaneer Classic in Johnson City, the Golden Eagles will return to action for a three-game series against Lipscomb. The games are slated for a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Draper Diamond on Saturday, then a single game on Sunday, also at 1 p.m. Lipscomb (9-9) went 2-3 in its last five games, including a 9-1 run-rule loss to Tennessee on Wednesday in Knoxville. Last week in the Purple/Gold Challenge, Lipscomb split decisions with SIUE, defeated UMBC and fell to Indiana State.

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• March 01, 2020

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The last time Tennessee Tech faced Bowling Green on Feb. 14, starting pitcher Payton Gottshall struck out 17 Golden Eagles en route to a 3-1 victory. Tech (9-7) was determined not to let that happen again. Instead, it was Alyssa Arden who proved dominant as the sophomore pitcher earned the complete game victory as she walked one, allowed a hit on a bunt and struck out a career-high 11 to take a 4-0 victory over the Falcons and avenge the earlier loss. The Golden Eagles, however, wrapped up Sunday’s action with homestanding East Tennessee State, falling 10-1 in six innings.

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• February 26, 2020

UPDATE -- 2/27, 8:45 a.m. -- With the weather situation in the area, the schedule for the tournament has changed. Tech's schedule now stands as: -- Saturday, Feb. 29, 4 p.m. CT -- vs. Tennessee -- Sunday, March 1, 9 a.m. CT -- vs. Bowling Green -- Sunday, March 1, 11 a.m. CT -- at East Tennessee State -- Monday, March 2, 11 a.m. CT -- vs. Tennessee -- Monday, March 2, 1 p.m. CT -- at East Tennessee State

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• February 23, 2020

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – After winning its first two games at the Wings Etc. Classic, the Tennessee Tech softball team took two tough losses on Sunday, falling 9-2 against Atlantic Coast Conference foe Virginia, then a close 3-2 battle against tournament host USC Upstate in the finale. Tech leaves Spartanburg with an 8-6 record as the Golden Eagles get set for next week’s Buccaneer Classic against Tennessee, Bowling Green and host East Tennessee State.

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• February 21, 2020

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Tennessee Tech took advantage of a five-error third inning for La Salle as the Golden Eagles exploded for 12 runs in the frame en route to a five-inning, 16-6 victory on Friday. KaDedra Temple and Sydney Love-Baker hit back-to-back home runs in the inning, as well as collected three RBI each in the contest to lead Tech (7-4). The Golden Eagles had 11 hits in the contest, including three for Love-Baker. Haeli Bryson picked up the victory, improving to 3-3 on the season. Bryson ended the game allowing one hit as she walked one and struck out three over 4 1/3 scoreless frames.

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• February 20, 2020

UPDATE (2/20, 7:00 P.M.) — Due to weather and field conditions, Friday morning’s game against Virginia has been cancelled. As of right now, the remainder of Tech’s scheduled games will be played as plans. Updates will be available on Twitter at @TTU_Softball and online at TTUsports.com. SPARTANBURG, S.C. – It’s back on the road again for the Tennessee Tech softball team as the Golden Eagles head to Spartanburg for the Wings Etc. Classic, hosted by USC Upstate. The Golden Eagles (6-4) enter the weekend after a 7-5 come-from-behind victory over Chattanooga on the last day of the Chattanooga Challenge, in which Tech went 2-3 for the tournament. Tech will face four different teams in five games this weekend as the Golden Eagles will see Virginia twice, as well as contests against La Salle, Maine and tournament host USC Upstate. The Sunday game against Upstate will be broadcast on ESPN+ (subscription required).

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• February 16, 2020

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – For the first four innings on Sunday, it looked like Tennessee Tech’s offensive slump was continuing as Chattanooga pitcher Allison Swinford yielded three hits – including a solo home run to Sydney Love-Baker – and not much else to the Golden Eagle batters. That all changed in the fifth inning as the Golden Eagles (6-4) struck for six runs in the frame to move atop the Mocs and take a 7-5 victory to close out the Chattanooga Challenge on Sunday. Love-Baker, who ended the game with a 1-for-3 performance with the home run, drove in two runs and scored two runs in the contest. Haeli Bryson also drove in two runs for the Golden Eagles.

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• February 15, 2020

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – After a tough offensive outing against Bowling Green on Friday, the Tennessee Tech’s offensive woes continued on Saturday as the Golden Eagles were held to one run in two games, falling 9-0 in five innings to Western Kentucky, then 6-1 to Marshall. The Golden Eagles (5-4) conclude their play in the Chattanooga Challenge at 11 a.m. Central as they take on tournament host Chattanooga at Frost Stadium.

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• February 14, 2020

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Friday's games were a complete contrast for the Tennessee Tech softball team. Against Indiana State, the Golden Eagles saw their offense explode for 11 run, taking an 11-3 victory over the Sycamores to open the Chattanooga Challenge. In the second game, Tech (5-2) was only able to muster a solo home run as Bowling Green's first outing of the season quieted the Golden Eagles' bats in a 3-1 defeat in the second gam

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• February 12, 2020

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – It was a great start for the Tennessee Tech softball team last weekend as the Golden Eagles went 4-1 at the Mercer Invitational, opening the year with its best five-game start since going 5-0 en route to a 15-0 start in the 1997 campaign. As Tech travels down to Chattanooga this weekend, taking on Indiana State, Bowling Green, Western Kentucky, Marshall and the tournament-hosting Mocs, the Golden Eagles will be tested. It all starts for Tech at 10 a.m. Central on Friday as the Golden Eagles take on the Sycamores, then the Falcons at 12:30 p.m. CT. Saturday sees action against the Hilltoppers at 10 a.m., then the Thundering Herd at 3 p.m. Sunday’s single game at Chattanooga is slated for an 11:30 a.m. start.

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• February 08, 2020

MACON, Ga. – One thing the Tennessee Tech softball team is showing through the first four games of the season is some offensive prowess. In the Golden Eagles’ two wins on Saturday – a 15-3 five-inning victory over Wright State, then an 8-6 nail-biter over Dayton – Tech collected 22 RBI, hit four home runs and batted .474 as a team. In the process, the Golden Eagles improved to 3-1 through the first four games of the 2020 campaign, the first time since 2004 Tech started at that mark.

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• February 07, 2020

MACON, Ga. – An early offensive outburst was enough to keep the Tennessee Tech softball team on top in its nightcap on Friday night against Mercer to earn Golden Eagle head coach Michelle DePolo her first win in charge of the program. Tech topped Mercer 10-7 in the second game, following a 10-2 defeat to Tulsa in the day’s opener to split the first day of the Mercer Invitational.

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• February 06, 2020

MACON, Ga. – Friday marks the start of a brand new season for the Tennessee Tech softball team, as well as the beginning of a new era as Michelle DePolo leads the Golden Eagles onto the field for the first time. Tech heads to Macon, Ga., this weekend to compete in the Mercer Invitational. The Golden Eagles open up their slate at Mercer’s Sikes Field at 8 a.m. on Friday as they take on Tulsa. The Golden Hurricanes finished their 2019 season with a 37-20 record, including a 16-5 mark in the American Athletic Conference. Despite a short run in the AAC championship tournament, Tulsa earned a berth in the NCAA Stillwater Regional, knocking off Arkansas (5-0) and Brigham Young (6-4), but dropped two games to regional host Oklahoma State 13-10 and 2-1.

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• September 12, 2019

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Michelle DePolo era of Tennessee Tech softball will get underway a week from now as the Golden Eagles compete in exhibition action. Tech will host four Fall Ball dates, starting on Saturday, Sept. 21 as the Golden Eagles entertain Tusculum in a 2 and 4 p.m. doubleheader.