North Alabama tops Golden Eagles late
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – North Alabama may be getting attention from national polls, but the Tennessee Tech softball team took the visiting Lions to the brink, holding them off until the final frame as UNA took a 4-3 victory over the Golden Eagles on Wednesday. Jailynn Paderez had two of Tech’s three hits in the contest with Alina Schlageter collecting the other safety.
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By Thomas Corhern, TTU Athletics Media Relations
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – North Alabama may be getting attention from national polls, but the Tennessee Tech softball team took the visiting Lions to the brink, holding them off until the final frame as UNA took a 4-3 victory over the Golden Eagles on Wednesday.
Jailynn Paderez had two of Tech's three hits in the contest with Alina Schlageter collecting the other safety.
Faith Rush gave up two runs quickly then settled in as she posted a solid outing. She went 4 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on four hits, walking five and striking out two. Hannah Lange came on in relief in the fifth, allowing one hit. Ella Wampler had the tough-luck loss, allowing the game-winning run in the top of the seventh with one hit and one walk.
Kaylee Snyder collected the win in relief, going the final inning and two-thirds with only a walk against her.
Laura Leigh Wheeler provided most of the damage as she went 3-for-4 with three RBI in the contest.
UNA scored the first run as a wild pitch allowed Gyvan Hammons to cross, then Wheeler drove in Briley Dover on a fielder's choice as the lead Lion scored from third.
Tech halved the deficit in the bottom of the second as Schlageter drove in Ashley Capelouto on a grounder to second to make it a 2-1 game.
Wheeler drove in Dover in the fifth inning with a single to left, then Tech tied the game in the bottom of the sixth as Bella Ochoa put down a bunt back to the circle, but an errant throw allowed Ochoa to stretch all the way to third and Olivia Evans room to score. Paderez tied the game up with a single down the right field line, driving in Ochoa.
Wampler came on in relief and was able to get Dover to fly out to left field, then Bayleigh Rouse took a four-pitch walk. Pinch runner Kylei Russell stole second, then Wheeler doubled her home with a shot to left field, putting the Lions on top.
The Golden Eagles return to action on Saturday as they host Southern Indiana in an OVC doubleheader.
Photo | Jim Dillon
