DECATUR, Ala. – The University of Tennessee Southern softball team hit the road questing for a SSAC Championship on Thursday. The Firehawks opened with a 13-8 drumming of Mobile. The Firehawks advance to play top seeded #19 Middle Georgia State tomorrow at nine a.m.
Mobile scored three runs in the first leading early. In the home half, the Firehawks answered with four runs. Mikayla McCain homered to left center scoring Kassidy Davis and Lauren Pettie. Hannah Lindsey doubled to right center plating Marie Bodily. UTS led 4-3 after one.
In the second, UTS exploded for five runs. McCain put one in play scoring Haley McDaniel. Cook followed up with a grand slam off the top of the fence in right. Her blast scored Bodily, Davis, and Pettie. UTS led 9-3 after two.
Mobile clawed back into the scoring two runs over the fourth and fifth innings to trail 9-5 heading to the bottom of the fourth. In the home half, Ella Singletary singled to right scoring Bodily. Hannah Hill singled to left center driving in Serenity Halstead. UTS led 12-5 after four.
Mobile added three runs in the sixth but UTS added one of their own. McDaniel singled through the right side and a throwing error by Mobile led to another UTS run.
Singletary (12-8) tossed five innings allowing four earned runs on five hits. She struck out six. Jayci Boozer faced four batters allowing three earned runs. Davis (Sv. 1) tossed two shutout innings allowing three hits.
SSAC CHAMPIONSHIP
The SSAC Championship will be held at Wilson Morgan Park beginning May 1^st. Tickets are being sold online only at ssacsports.com/tickets. Fans unable to attend can watch live online at ssacsports.tv.
 
Schedule
Thursday, May 1
Game 1 | Field 1 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 9 ABAC 3, No. 8 Blue Mountain 0
Game 2 | Field 4 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 7 Brewton-Parker 6, No. 10 Point 3
Game 3 | Field 1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 4 UT Southern 13, No. 5 Mobile 8
Game 4 | Field 4 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 3 William Carey 8, No. 6 Faulkner 7
Game 5 | Field 1 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 Middle Georgia 8, No. 9 ABAC 3 
Game 6 | Field 4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 2 Thomas 2, No. 7 Brewton-Parker 6
Game 7 | Field 1 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 10 Point 0, No. 5 Mobile 8 (5) 
Game 8 | Field 4 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 8 Blue Mountain 8, No.6 Faulkner 5
 
Friday, May 2
Game 9 | Field 4 | 9:00 a.m. | Mobile v. Thomas 
Game 10 | Field 1 | 9:00 a.m. | Middle Georgia v. UT Southern 
Game 11 | Field 4 | 11:00 a.m. | Blue Mountain v. ABAC 
Game 12 | Field 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Brewton-Parker v. William Carey 
Game 13 | Field 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Winner Gm 9 v. Loser Gm 10 
Game 14 | Field 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Winner Gm 11 v. Loser Gm 12 
Game 15 | Field 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Winner Gm 10 v. Winner Gm 12 
Game 16 | Field 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Winner Gm 13 v. Winner Gm 14 
 
Saturday, May 3
Game 17 | Field 1 | 10:00 a.m. | Winner Gm 16 v. Loser Gm 15 
Game 18 | Field 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Championship 
Game 19 | Field 1 | 3:00 p.m. | If Necessary
 
 
NEXT UP
The Firehawks are back in action on Friday, May 2nd, facing Middle Georgia State in the SSAC Championship Winners Bracket Semifinal. First pitch is scheduled for nine a.m.
 
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