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Softball Drops Heartbreaker to Chattanooga, 2-1; Game Two Suspended in Fifth Inning
by ASU Sports Information

April 5, 2008 - Boone, N.C. – On a day when few expected to play, Appalachian State softball got 11 innings of play complete before fog suspended the second game of the day. In the opener, ASU took a 1-0 lead into the seventh, but fell 2-1 in the finale. The Mountaineers fall to 4-22 on the season and 3-4 in league play while Chattanooga improves to 27-14 on the season including a perfect 7-0 conference record. Game two of the series will resume at Noon from the ASU Softball Stadium.

The Mountaineers scored their run in the fifth inning when senior Natalie Willis (Cherryville, N.C./Cherryville) and junior Andrea McIntyre (Christiansburg, Va./Tallahassee C.C.) combined for back-to-back doubles, scoring Willis. Unfortunately, ASU’s bats could not muster any more runs in the frame.

McIntyre finished the game batting 3-for-4 to lead the Mountaineers from the leadoff position.

Leading 1-0 in the top of the seventh, ASU recorded two outs and put Chattanooga’s backs against the wall. With a runner on second and a 0-2 count, Lindsay Stiles rifled a liner through the left side that tied the game up. The next batter pushed another run to give the Lady Mocs the lead.

Junior starting pitcher Kayla Richardson (West Jefferson, N.C./Ashe) pitched a great game in the loss. She scattered seven hits including three in the seventh inning and struck out two. She falls to 3-10 on the season.

Game two of the day was suspended at the end of the fourth inning with ASU trailing 6-0. The Mountaineers earned their first hit of the game just before the suspension off the bat of freshman Katie Boyd (Walkertown, N.C./North Forsyth).

Game two of the series will continue at Noon. The series finale will start approximately 20 minutes after the completion of game two.