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Determined, Softball team takes #1 Milligan to 13 innings in semi-finals

Montreat's Lady Cavalier Softball team put on a season-ending show at the 2008 AAC Softball Tournament by taking #1 seed Milligan College to 13 innings. Milligan went on to escape the upset, 2-1, but not before Montreat demonstrated what tournament play was all about. Entering the tournament seeded last (#9), Montreat came up one run shy of playing for the tournament championship, which Milligan ultimately went on to win. The Lady Cavaliers won an unprecedented three games on Thursday to earn the right to play in the semi-final game against Milligan. Led by the pitching heroics of Shelby English who pitched all but one out of the 13 innings, and by Brittany Burns who went 5-for-6 at the plate, Montreat created the great excitement that is often found in tournament play. Read More

Softball wins three games to roll in the AAC Tournament; only three teams remain!

The Lady Cavaliers (#9) are putting on a great display of determination, as they are now one of the final three teams remaining in the AAC Softball Tournament. “I don’t know what’s in the water over here in Tennessee,” said Head Coach Katie Duvall, “but I like it very much.” Coach Duvall’s girls won three more games yesterday to reach the semi-finals. They defeated Bluefield 6-1, for the second time in the tournament, and in yesterday’s second game, defeated Virginia Intermont, 6-2. Both games had great pitching by Haven Payne and Shelby English. In the third and final game of the night, Montreat defeated Tennessee Wesleyan 6-3 to move into the semi-final game. Read More

Montreat Softball falls to the Lady Buffs of Milligan in game two of first round

The Lady Cavaliers fell today in the 1:00pm game of the first round tournament to Milligan College, 1-3. "Our offensive struggled against Milligan," said Coach Duvall, "unlike our first game, we just couldn't get our bats going. We had a hard time adjusting to Milligan's pitchers. Defensively, I felt we had a solid game." Senior Brittany Burns led Montreat at the plate, going 2-for-3. Montreat now heads to the lower bracket where it will face either Bluefield College again or the loser of Tennessee Wesleyan and Covenant College game.

Softball advances in first round of AAC tournament

The Lady Cavaliers defeated Bluefield Colllege in the first round of the 2008 AAC Softball Tournament, being held in Bristol, TN. Montreat put on an offensive clinic on Bluefield, winning 9-1. "I thought the girls played great today," said Coach Katie Duvall, "we now earn the right to play Milligan later on in the afternoon." Montreat and Milligan will play today at 1:00pm. They play for the right to move onto the second round. The AAC bracket is a double-elimination, 9 team tournament.

Softball splits doubleheader against Mountain State University

The Lady Cavs split a pair of games with Mountain State University yesterday, 5-8 and 12-11. Leading Montreat in game one was Erin Cross (Morganton, NC) and Amy Vogel (Hays, NC). "I felt Erin and Vogel played extremely well, especially when we needed them to," said Coach Duvall. Cross and Vogel both went 2-for-4 at the plate. Mary Montgomery also had a great game, going 1-for-2 with two walks, a pair of stolen bases, and a triple. Montreat went on to lose the first game of the series, 5-8. Read More

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