Almost three weeks after completing an impressive 10-0 season start against a high-powered set of opponents in Nevada, the Chattanooga State softball team resumed its schedule Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla., and improved to 13-0.
Andi Johnson had two hits in each game, going 6-for-9 with three RBIs, as the Lady Tigers won 12-1 in five innings against South Georgia, 5-0 against Broward and 4-0 against Hillsborough. Ashley Czechner and Katie Robinson pitched the first game and Czechner threw a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts against Hillsborough, after Jana Scheff pitched a three-hitter with six strikeouts.
Courtney DeLay was 2-for-2 with four RBIs in the first game and 2-for-3 in the second, and Lacye Walker was 2-for-4 with an RBI in each of the last two games.
Flames finish sweep
Lee University’s nationally third-ranked baseball team completed a three-game Southern States Athletic Conference-opening sweep by winning 8-5 Saturday at Emmanuel.
The Flames improved to 10-2 as Jorge Saez homered among three hits, Brady Renner was 2-for-4 with two doubles and scored three runs and Edmanuel Rivera and Corey Davis each was 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Mike Moore also was 2-for-5, with an RBI, and James Fowlkes scored twice as a runner for Saez.
James Rechenbach pitched five innings of four-hit relief for the win, and Andy Hillis got his second save in as many games. Cory Willig was 3-for-5 and Eric Esquillin matched him with two runs for the Lions (6-7, 0-3), and Alex Delgado drove in two runs.
n Covenant 9, Emory & Henry 2: At Covenant, the Scots (3-1) completed a series sweep as freshman Micah Mabe got his first college pitching win with five innings of three-hit relief and starting pitcher Sterling Witt hit a three-run homer. Brothers Chris and James Rollins each was 1-for-2 with an extra-base-hit RBI.
n Madonna 5, Bryan 1: At Dayton, the hosts of the Tennessee Valley Invitational finally lost in the tournament, dropping to 9-2 for the season as Victor Barron smashed a two-run homer for Madonna.
Billy Veal was 1-for-3 with the Lions’ RBI. Tyler Latham and Kevin Layne had their other two hits.
n Vincennes 1-8, Cleveland State 0-9: At Cleveland, the host Cougars (3-3) fought back for the split with eight runs in the last two innings, including five in the seventh capped by Colby Harmon’s grand slam. The at-bat began with two hit batters. Grant Zawadzki was 2-for-4 and scored twice and Devon Fish was 1-for-2 with two RBIs, and both singled ahead of Harmon’s blast. Damo DeMatteo was 2-for-2 in the first game, when the visitors’ Ty Simpson pitched a five-hitter.