Beth McCulley

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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 02, 2020

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – It will take some time to find out how the Tennessee Tech softball team fared against the University of Tennessee. Monday afternoon’s game was suspended in the bottom of the second with two Golden Eagles on base and one down with the Lady Vols leading 2-0. There is no continuation date or time set at this time, but is planned to be concluded at a later time. The day’s second game against host East Tennessee State was canceled.

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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 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 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 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.