February
19, 2007 SYCAMORES WIN LION SCRAMBLE, GO 2-0 ON THE FINAL DAY Hammond, La. – Coming off an opening day record of 2-1 the Sycamore’s were named the 2nd seed going into tournament play at the Lion Scramble hosted by Southeastern Louisiana. The Sycamore’s were matched up against 3rd seed Ball State
in the first game of the day. Indiana State sent Sophomore Katie
Armour to the mound for her first pitching outing of the year. Armour
went 6.0 innings giving up three runs (one earned) on eight hits
before giving way to freshman Meagan McCurdy who entered the game
in relief. McCurdy went 2.0 innings as the game was sent to extra
innings. Ball State got a rally going in the top of the 9th, scoring
two runs off McCurdy (one earned), before Sycamore Ace Darcy Wood
entered in relief to end the rally. Wood gave up 1 hit and struck
a batter out as she ended up earning the victory as the Sycamore’s
started a rally of their own in the bottom of the 9th eventually
claiming a 6-5 win. Senior Jackie Chomicki and Sophomore Meredith
Simpson provided the offensive punch as Chomicki went 3 for 5 scoring
a run and Simpson going 2 for 2 with two RBI’s and a run scored.
Ball State relied on their star catcher Abby Gross who went 2 for
4 with one RBI and two runs scored. Winning the first match of the day sent the Sycamore’s to
the Lion Scramble championship game against Southeastern Louisiana
who defeated St. Louis University earlier in the day to secure their
spot in the final round. The Sycamore’s looked to avenge their
late inning loss the night before as they sent Junior Darcy Wood
to the mound for her second appearance of the day. Wood did not
disappoint as she pitched a complete game giving up 4 runs to go
with her seven strikeouts moving her to a 3-1 record for the weekend.
The offense was paced by Sophomore Meredith Simpson who went 2 for
3 with the Sycamore’s first homerun of the season, two RBI’s
and two runs scored. Southeastern relied on third baseman Heather
Sherrill who went 4 for 4 at the plate with two RBI’s and
two runs scored. With the win the Sycamore’s claimed the Lion
Scramble title. The Sycamores are in action again next weekend as they travel to
Tuscaloosa, Alabama to play games against N.C. State, Western Kentucky,
Alabama, and Winthrop. Play begins on Friday February 23 as the
Sycamore’s face N.C. State for an 11:00 a.m. game. |