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28, 2007 SYCAMORES STEP TO THE PLATE FOR 10 GAMES IN 7 DAYS TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Sycamore’s (7-3, 0-0 MVC) prepare for their longest road trip of the season coming off of a 3rd place finish at the Hampton Inn Crimson Tide Classic in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A pair of Sycamores won All-Tournament honors for their play in last weekends Hampton Inn Crimson Tide Classic. Freshman Audrey Childress, now batting (.357) to go with one homerun and five RBI’s, provided the timely offense as she drove in the game winning RBI’s against N.C. State who was ranked #22/23 in the country at the time. The other honoree was Junior Pitcher Darcy Wood who went (1-2) with a save on the weekend while striking out 25 batters. On the season Wood now holds a record of (4-3) to go with a 1.54 ERA and 50 strikeouts. Wood’s losses came in close games against Alabama (now #3 in the country) and N.C. State (was ranked #22/23 at the time). The first stop on the trip is in Atlanta, Georgia as the Sycamore’s will face tough competition in the Georgia Tech Buzz Classic (March 2-4). This tournament features a five pool field headlined by #21/24 Georgia Tech, will play in the same pool as the Sycamore's, who are fresh off a share of the NFCA Leadoff Classic tournament championship last weekend as they went (4-1) against a nationally ranked field of teams. Georgia Tech features one of the best infielders in the country, Sophomore Jennifer Yee, who batted (.466) to go along with 11 homeruns and 31 RBI’s a season ago as a freshman. Other teams set to compete in the same pool as the Sycamore's at the Buzz Classic are the University of New Mexico Lobos, the Lipscomb University Lady Bisons, and the Centenary University Bisons. The Buzz Classic is scheduled to have pool play (March 2-3) followed by tournament play (March 4). The Sycamore’s play #21/24 Georgia Tech at 2:00 p.m. on Friday March 2nd followed by a 5:00 p.m. game against Centenary later that day. Play resumes Saturday March 3rd as the Sycamore’s meet Lipscomb at 10:00 a.m. followed by New Mexico at 7:00 p.m. to complete head to head play. The slate of games on Sunday March 4th will be determined by the standings from the previous two days. All games of the Buzz Classic will be played at the Twin Creek Softball Complex in Woodstock, Georgia. You can follow play at the Buzz Classic through the Georgia Tech website at: http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/07-buzz-classic.html The road trip continues following completion of the Buzz Classic as the Sycamore’s will hit the road to Starkville, Miss. to play the Mississippi State University Bulldogs for a 4:00 p.m. game on Tuesday March 6th. Although not ranked Mississippi State is a tough team that features one of the best shortstops in the country, Junior Courtney Bures. Bures was a member of the 2006 USA World University squad that won the gold medal in Taiwan and owns a career (.369) batting average to go along with 22 homeruns and 91 RBI’s in her first two years of collegiate competition. After the Mississippi State game the Sycamore’s head back north as they stop in Nashville, Tenn. for games against Belmont and Lipscomb before returning home. Play in Nashville, Tenn. begins with Belmont on Wednesday March 7th for a pair of games with the first one beginning at 2:00 p.m. followed by the second at 4:00 p.m. to be played at Aquinas Field on Belmont’s campus. On Thursday March 8th the Sycamore’s then travel across town to meet Lipscomb for games at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. to be played at Draper Diamond on Lipscomb’s campus. Be sure to follow your Sycamore’s as they look to continue their winning ways and build on their (7-3, 0-0 MVC) record so far this season.
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