Workman and Pearce Named NJCAA All-Americans
posted May 30, 2009
Freshman Haley Workman and sophomore Britni Pearce have been named NJCAA All-Americans for their performances this season. Workman, from Easley, SC, had a phenomenal freshman campaign winning 30 games with a 0.82 ERA. She led the country in strikeouts per inning with 323 K's in 205.2 innings pitched. Pearce, from Cleveland, TN, completed her career at Chattanooga State with a record setting sophomore season. She finished the season with a team leading .472 batting average, set a new school record for hits in a single season with 110 and finished fourth in the nation with a perfect 61-for-61 stolen bases.
2009…60 Wins and a Whole Lot of Highlights
Sixty wins and a whole lot of highlights mark the 2009 edition of Tiger softball. As the season came to an end, history will show that Chattanooga State continues to set the standard of excellence in softball and in the classroom.
In the midst of a 35 game winning streak, a squad of 19 helped Coach Randolph achieve her 400th coaching win at Chattanooga State putting her in the upper echelon of coaches in the country. The 5-4 win vs. Florence Darlington came prior to the FCCJ tournament that saw Tiger softball win all four games of the tournament, winning the championship game by coming from behind to beat Saint Petersburg Community College 4-3.
On April 15, history was made as Chattanooga State reached the #1 ranking nationally. When it was all said and done the Tigers finished ranked fourth in the country continuing their impressive national showing.
Sophomore leadership played a vital role in on the field success and off field unity that made the 2009 team special. Britni Pearce stole an astounding 61 bases in 61 attempts and had a whopping 110 hits. Meagan Qualls was the consummate #3 hitter, knocking 12 over the fence and leading the team with a .483 on base percentage. With her tenacious aggressive play, Amber Janus once again showed why she will long be remembered as one of the best shortstops to ever play at Chattanooga State. Brianna Payne came out of no where to own the centerfield position and batted an effective .364.
Coach Randolph preached that for Tiger success it would take a pitching staff, not just one person. Haley Workman was 30-3 with a .82 ERA and struck out 323 in 205 innings. Kendall Bruning won 17 games with a 67 mph fastball and batted .379 with 11 homeruns and 54 RBI’s. Sophomore Jessica Duncan went a perfect 13-0 and batted .456 on 68 at bats. The Tiger pitching staff had a 1.02 ERA while batters hit a miserly .157.
The freshmen were asked to develop quickly and develop they did. At first base Whitney Galloway played stellar defense and led the team with 67 RBI’s, while hitting 11 homeruns and batting a robust .408. Leah Kelley owned second base and excelled at the bat, banging out 9 homeruns on a .389 batting average. Catching day in and day out, Ashley Bryson hit a remarkable .413 with 10 homeruns and 53 RBI’s.
Prior to a broken finger Tabitha McNew set the table from the lead off position and finished with an on base percentage of .371 and 28 stolen bases. Ashleigh George came off the bench with some key homeruns and RBI’s vs. many of the Florida schools while Lauren Stoker and Kristina Proctor played key roles all year long in the pinch running department. Chelsea Simon battled injuries in the fall but was able to rebound in the spring to exhibit her strong arm in the outfield. Kaela Jackson and Shana Westover brought their run through the wall mentality day in and day out getting key hits at just the right time.
The Region Tournament saw the Tigers come home with a 5-2 record with Haley Workman, Britni Pearce and Meagan Qualls earning All Tournament team honors. Wins vs. Cleveland State (8-0), Jackson State (7-1), Columbia State (3-0), Volunteer State (10-1) and Motlow State (3-0) highlighted the rain filled weekend. As the runner up in the tournament the returning Tigers and their new teammates will look to the 2009-2010 season with renewed vigor, enthusiasm and sense of direction.
Heavy Rains Delay Start of Tournament
posted May 2, 2009
Heavy rains in the Columbia area have delayed the start of the 2009 Region VII Championships. The play-in games, originally scheduled for Friday, where played today with Cleveland State and Jackson State advancing into the bracket. Tiger softball is scheduled to take on Cleveland State Monday, May 4, at 12 noon central time.
Region VII Tournament Bracket Released
posted April 28, 2009
#1 Chattanooga State will play the winner of #8 Cleveland State and #9 Roane State on Saturday, May 2, 2009, at 12:00 noon in Columbia, TN. Click on the link below to view the entire bracket.
2009 Region VII Tournament Bracket
Regular Season Success ... 55-7
posted April 25, 2009 photo gallery
Head Coach Beth Keylon-Randolph readied her Tiger
softball team the last week of the season by playing Young Harris,
Gadsden State and Tennessee Wesleyan.
In five games
Chattanooga State hammered out 54 hits, scored 32
runs and gave up only 10.
Having already clinched the number one seed at the tournament with a 15-3 mark, the Tigers moved their overall record to 55-7 as Freshman Haley workman finished the regular season with a 25-3 record, Freshman Kendall Bruning checked in at 17-4 and Sophomore Jessica Duncan ended perfect at 13-0. The pitching staff ended with a miniscule 1.01 ERA while Tiger hitting average an impressive 6.66 runs per game.
Britni Pearce and Tabitha McNew set the table all
season long for the big bats.
Pearce batted at a .478 clip and stole a nation leading 58 bases
while McNew, prior to a broken finger, led off with an on base
percentage of .372 and stole 25 bases.
Whitney Galloway, Meagan Qualls and Bruning each had 10 homeruns while Ashley Bryson smashed nine and Leah Kelley added eight over the fence. RBI wise, Galloway had 63, Qualls plated 51, Bruning drove home 50 and Bryson and Kelley chased home 48.
Keylon-Randolph concluded the week’s games on
Saturday by honoring her well deserving sophomores at their final
home
game; Britni Pearce who has signed at Armstrong Atlantic, Amber Janus
who has also signed at Armstrong and Jessica Duncan, Brianna Payne and
Meagan Qualls who are mulling offers as they decide their futures.
Chattanooga State softball leaves Friday, May 1, for Columbia, Tennessee for the start of the Region 7 tournament on Saturday, May 2. The Tigers will play the winner of the number 8 and number 9 seeds, which at press time, have not been determined.
Tiger Softball to Host Young Harris College Tuesday
posted April 20, 2009
Chattanooga State softball will host Young Harris College for a double header Tuesday, April 21, at 5:00 pm. The Tigers will now have six remaining games before the conference tournament next weekend. All games are played on the campus of Chattanooga State on Amnicola Highway. Admission is free to all.
Chattanooga State Softball Ranked #1 Nationally
posted April 19, 2009
As the week concludes the NJCAA has released the
national rankings for DI junior college softball and Chattanooga State
is the No. 1 team in the country.
Click here for the complete poll.
To date, head coach Beth Keylon-Randolph has led Chattanooga State to
its first ever No. 1 national ranking, a 2009 overall record of 51-6 and
a 15-3 conference mark that clinches a Region 7 first place finish for
the 2009 season.
The Tigers have four regualar-season games remaining
as Keylon-Randolph readies Chattanooga State for the Region 7 tournament
set to begin on May 2, at Columbia, Tennessee.
Thursday, April 23, the Tigers pay a visit to Gadsden State and
Saturday, April 25, Hiwassee College comes to the Chattanooga State
campus for a season ending double-header. Game time is scheduled for 12
noon as the Tiger sophomores will be honored for their contribution to
the Tiger softball program.
Two Shutouts vs. Volunteer State Finishes Conference Play
posted April 17, 2009
Freshmen Haley Workman (22-3) and Kendall Bruning
(17-3) threw two gems of a game vs. Volunteer State as Workman won her
22nd game 2-0 and Bruning won her 17th game 11-0.
In game one Workman struck out nine, walked none and gave up only two hits. Chattanooga State (51-6, 15-3) scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings for the only runs Workman would need.
With two out in the fourth, the Tigers used singles
by Leah Kelley, Ashley Bryson and Kaela Jackson to plate the run.
It was Jackson’s single that drove home Kelley.
Brianna Payne led off the fifth with her second bunt hit of the
game, stole second, moved to third on a pass ball and came home on a
Britni Pearce single to left.
On the game the Tigers had seven hits, two by Payne, who also made a spectacular diving catch in center field.
Bryson started the Tigers off on the right track in
game two by blasting a two out grand slam homerun over the right field
fence. The next big inning
came in the bottom of the fourth when the Tigers scored seven times by
sending 12 players to bat.
Bryson had five RBI’s, while pinch hitter Ashleigh George doubled home two in the fourth. In the 13 hit attack, Meagan Qualls, Pearce, Whitney Galloway and Bryson each had two. Bruning was efficient, giving up only two hits while striking out six.
The final Tiger home game will be next Saturday, April 25, at 12 noon vs. Hiwassee College. Each of the Tiger sophomores will be honored at that time.
Tigers Back on Winning Track
posted April 16, 2009
With the regular season winding down, Tiger softball (49-6, 13-3) traveled to Tullahoma, TN, on Thursday, April 16, and split a conference doubleheader with Motlow State, losing the first 7-1 and bouncing back with a convincing 9-4 win in the second.
In the first game the Tigers bats were quiet as Motlow capitalized on several Tiger miscues and scored six runs in the first two innings. Chattanooga State’s lone run came on a seventh inning homerun off the bat of Leah Kelley. Haley Workman (21-3) started the game and took her third loss of the season.
A lively Tiger team started game two by sending 10 players to the plate with seven crossing the plate for a 7-0 first inning lead. Jessica Duncan (12-0) went the distance for the win as Britni Pearce led the Tiger hitting with three hits.
The win gives Tiger softball an overall record of 49-6 and a conference mark of 13-3. Chattanooga State finishes conference play with a home doubleheader vs. Volunteer State on Friday, April 17. Game time is set for 4 p.m.
Tigers Handed Double Loss
posted April 14, 2009
All teams pay for lack of fundamental execution and
Chattanooga State softball is no different as the Tigers (48-5, 12-2)
lost twice to a spirited Walters State (27-10, 9-3) team 3-2 and 2-1 on
Tuesday afternoon.
In losing game one 3-2, the Tigers gave up a two run lead in the sixth inning on a Walters State two run homer. Kendall Bruning had given her teammates a two run boost with a homerun to right center plating herself and Meagan Qualls who had walked to lead off the fourth. Ashley Bryson followed with a double, but Lauren Stoker who pinch ran for Bryson was stranded at third to end the inning.
In the seventh, Walters State pushed across a run to take a 3-2 lead. In the bottom half of the inning Brianna Payne and Qualls singled but the Tigers were not able to capitalize. On the game Haley Workman (21-2) had 13 strikeouts and gave up four hits while Chattanooga State was held to a scattered seven hits while leaving 8 runners on base.
Kendall Bruning (16-3) started game two and gave up single runs in the first and sixth innings. Jessica Duncan entered in the sixth with Walters State runners on first and second and proceeded to record three straight outs to keep the Tigers at a 2-0 deficit entering the bottom of the sixth.
Qualls
led of the Tiger half of the sixth with a double to left.
Galloway followed with a double to center driving in Qualls and
cutting the lead in half.
Bruning was intentionally walked, but the next three Tiger batters went
silent and the rally was quashed.
That was the game as the Tigers went quietly in the seventh, giving them and overall record of 48-5 and a conference mark of 12-2.
Thursday Chattanooga State travels to Motlow State for a key conference doubleheader and then on Friday finish up the conference schedule at home with Volunteer State. Game time is set for 4 p.m.
Tiger Easter Egg Hunt Includes Two Wins vs. Roane State
The excitement of winning a doubleheader on Easter
weekend was concluded with a mad scramble Easter egg hunt as Tiger
softball team members sprinted and dashed their way to candy and prizes
at the conclusion of the games. During the games, several alumni
players returned to enjoy a cookout while mingling with old friends.
Many thanks go out to all who helped with donations to make the day a
successful alumni weekend.
Freshman Haley Workman (21-1) who won her 21st game of the season and struck out 8 in the 5 inning 12-3 win over Roane State on Saturday April 11 was followed by sophomore Jessica Duncan (11-0) who won her 11th game on the year, 9-0. The doubleheader wins moved Chattanooga State’s overall record to 48-3 and conference mark to 12-0.
Workman with an ERA of .87 gave up two hits and was supported by a 16 hit Tiger attack, scoring runs in each of the first 4 innings necessary for the win. Cleanup hitter Whitney Galloway put the Tigers on the boards in a big way in the first inning, launching her team leading 10th homerun of the season, a 3-run shot deep over the centerfield fence plating herself, Tabitha McNew who had started the game with a walk and Britni Pearce who had singled. After Kendall Bruning and Ashley Bryson singles, Leah Kelley knocked in Bruning for a 4-0 lead.
In inning two, the Tigers played long ball again with McNew leading off the inning with a solo shot to right. Pearce followed with a single, stole second and came home on a Galloway single to right. Bruning then singled and came home along with Galloway on a Kelley double to center. Chattanooga State scored their fifth run in the inning as Brianna Payne drove in Kelley with a single to center for a 9-0 lead.
After
Roane picked up a quick three runs in the third, the Tigers answered
again with a Qualls homerun to left, her 9th on the year.
The games final runs came in the bottom of the fourth when Kristina Proctor pinch running for Bruning, who had led off with a single, was driven home on a sacrifice fly by Kelley and Bryson who had singled eventually scored on a Payne single.
Galloway and Kelley each had four RBI’s while Bruning was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate.
In Duncan’s game two, 9-0 shutout win, the Tigers were efficient, scoring nine runs on nine hits in five innings. Bruning finished her day at the plate with a 2-for-2 effort along with a sacrifice fly to drive in six runs on the game.
The
second inning saw Bruning lace a booming homerun over the trees beyond
the left field fence scoring Galloway ahead of her who had started the
inning with a single.
Galloway was in the mix again in the third, tripling home two; McNew who
had singled to start the inning and Meagan Qualls who had walked.
Bruning followed with a sacrifice fly to right giving the tigers
a 5-0 lead.
It was Bruning again in the fourth driving in three with a double to left as the Tigers finished the game with nine runs. In the inning Britni Pearce stole her NJCAA leading 51st base. Duncan, sporting a .93 ERA ended the game with five strikeouts while giving up four hits.
On Tuesday April 14, Walters State comes to Chattanooga State for a conference doubleheader. Game time is set for 2 p.m.
Rain Wins Today, Softball Games vs. Motlow Cancelled
posted April 10, 2009
Chattanooga State's softball game vs. Motlow State scheduled for today, April 7, 2009, at 12:00 noon has been cancelled because of rain. At this time, no make-up date has been set. The Tigers will return to action at home tomorrow when Roane State comes to town for a non-conference double header at 11:00am. All alumni are invited to the cookout tomorrow after the games.
Tigers Take Two On Breast Cancer Awareness Night
posted April 7, 2009
On a night that was uncharacteristically cold in
April, Chattanooga State used timely hitting and outstanding pitching to
sweep cross-town rival Cleveland State 7-
0
and 9-0 putting their overall record at 46-3 and conference mark at
12-0.
Tonight's games where dedicated to increasing the awareness of Breast Cancer and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention and cure. Both teams traded their school colors for highlights of pink and all fans were encouraged to make a donation.
Haley Workman (20-1) started the evening striking
out six batters in the first two innings,
eventually
ending the game with 13 K’s in her 20th win on the season.
Kendall Bruning (16-2) followed suit in game two by winning her
16th game of the season and allowing only one hit in the 9-0
win while striking out 5.
The Tigers played long ball on the evening with
Ashley Bryson smacking two homeruns and Leah Kelly blasting two.
Bryson was key in game one not only with the long ball as she
also knocked in a total of four first game runs to run her season RBI
total to 34 while going a perfect 3-for-3. Britni Pearce also went
3-for-4 with
an
RBI and a run scored.
Kelley’s final homerun, her seventh of the season,
was a game ending two run shot over the centerfield fence in game two in
the bottom of the sixth that scored Kristina Proctor. Proctor had come
in to pinch run for Bryson after she singled. Game two also saw
sophomore Meagan Qualls lace a line shot over the left field fence for
her eighth homerun on the year while going 2-for-
3
with two runs scored. Bryson continued her perfect night at the
plate with a 2-for-2 performance, 2 RBI's and a run scored.
The Tigers took advantage of the speed of Britni Pearce on the bases who added three more stolen bases to her total of an NJCAA leading 49.
The Tigers will play Motlow State on Good Friday with the non-conference doubleheader slated to begin at 11 a .m. The weekend ends with Saturday’s game vs. Roane State at 11:00 a.m. The weekend is billed as Alumni weekend as all former players are encouraged to attend either Friday or Saturday.
Saturday’s game will also be a day where the sophomores will be honored for their time at Chattanooga State
K's Galore in Jackson
In the third, the Tigers
added to the lead as
freshman Kendall Bruning hit a two-run homer, her 8th on the year,
driving in Meagan Qualls who had singled to start the inning.
Qualls came back in the fourth with a solo shot to left fiend for her
7th homer on the season. In the seventh, catcher Ashley Bryson
added a centerfield home run for the final 6-1 score.
Duncan started game two in fine fashion recording six outs on K's in the first two innings. In the bottom of the sixth with the score 0-0, Jackson State singled with two outs only to have Bruning enter the game and strike out Jackson State's leading home run hitter.
In the top of the seventh, the fun began for
Chattanooga State. Bruning singled to left.
Brianna Payne,
pinch running for Bruning tried to advance to third on a push bunt base
hit by Bryson and was thrown out. Bryson took second on the play.
Lauren Stoker pinch ran for Bryson and was promptly singled home on
Kelley's second hit of the game. Kelley advanced to second on the throw
to give the Tigers another scoring opportunity. Kristina Proctor
entered to run for Kelley and came home to score the second run of the
game on a pinch hit single by Haley Workman.
In the bottom of the seventh, Duncan was re-entered to pitch and struck out the side giving the Tigers a 44-3 overall record and a conference record of 10-0.
Tigers Move to 8-0 in Conference
Freshman Tabitha McNew started the afternoon lashing a single up the middle, stole second and came home on a single by Whitney Galloway giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Haley Workman struck out the side in the bottom half of the first and would eventually give up a lone hit in the sixth while striking out 12 Charger batters on the game en route to winning her 18th game of the season.
McNew struck again in the fourth, tripling home Leah Kelley and Jessica Duncan who had singled in the inning. McNew's two out hit gave the Tigers a 3-0 lead. In the fifth, sophomore Meagan Qualls went deep driving the ball on a line over the left centerfield fence for her sixth homer of the season. McNew was in the middle of everything again in the sixth, doubling home Duncan, who had singled, and then scoring herself on a Qualls double for the sixth and final run of the game.
It was a whole lot of Kendall Bruning, winning her 14th game of the season, and her friends in the second game. Bruning gave up two hits while striking out seven. In the second inning Bruning gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead with a towering home run to left plating herself and Galloway who had tripled to start the inning. The home run was Bruning's seventh on the year.
In the fourth, catcher Ashley Bryson led off with her second hit of the game. Pinch runner Lauren Stoker replaced Bryson at second, took third on a wild pitch and scored on a RBI grounder by Amber Janus. The Tigers fourth run of the game came in the fifth when Britni Pearce singled, stole second and scored on a Galloway single.
The Tigers will return to Chattanooga for a short night before leaving in the morning for Jackson, TN, to take on the Generals at 5:00pm EST.
Tigers Take Two From Roane State in Conference Play
Pearce
was part of the run production again in the second driving home Kelley
with a sharp single to left for a 4-0 lead. In the fifth, Galloway
doubled and was driven home by Bryson's double to right center.
Two batters latter Bryson was plated by an Amber Janus ground out.
Tigers Sweep Walters in Non-Conference Action
Chattanooga State (38-3, 4-0) traveled to Morristown,
TN, and swept Walters State (18-7) 7-5 and 10-4 as Whitney Galloway hit
four homeruns and drove in nine
runs in the double header wins.
With two outs in the second inning Leah Kelley knocked a 3-2 pitch over the centerfield fence giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead. Galloway then started her two game heroics in the second eventually scoring on an error by the shortstop after leading off the inning with a double to center.
Walters State plated four in the fourth only to have Chattanooga State answer with three in the fifth when Galloway took a 1-0 pitch deep over the right field fence scoring herself, Tabitha McNew, who had reached on an error, and Meagan Qualls who doubled to left.
The
Tigers added one more in the sixth when Kelley who had walked eventually
scored on a wild pitch. Galloway hit her second home run of the
game in the seventh giving pitcher Kendall Bruning (12-2) the 7-5 win.
It was Galloway again in game two driving in five more runs on three hits including two homeruns. Haley Workman (16-1) went the distance striking out eleven and giving up four hits.
Galloway started the scoring in the fourth with a home run to center. The Tigers used seven hits in the fifth to score four more runs. Qualls, Galloway and Ashley Bryson each drove in runs while another one scored on an error.
Walters State came back with four runs of their own in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to 5-4. Chattanooga State answered back dramatically in the sixth. McNew led off with a single to left. Britni Pearce followed with an infield single putting runners on first and second. After a successful double steal by McNew and Pearce, both came home to score on an error by the shortstop.
Galloway then did it again hitting her fourth home run on the afternoon, a two-run shot to center. For good measure, Galloway then drove home the tenth run of the game in the seventh inning for the final 10-4 victory.
On the game, the Tigers had 17 hits, giving them a total of 26 for the afternoon. Pearce legged out four hits while Galloway and Bryson each had three.
Haley Workman pitched a one hitter in game one and Jessica Duncan pitched a two hitter in game two as Chattanooga State (36-3, 4-0) beat Dyersburg 9-0 and 9-0 in run rule games Saturday afternoon at Tiger Softball Field.
Ashley Bryson started the Tiger onslaught of 10
game hits by hitting a homerun deep over the left field fence giving
Workman the only run she would need.
Tabitha
McNew lead of the third with a walk, was singled to second by Britni
Pearce and after a double steal came home to score on a suicide squeeze
by Meagan Qualls.
In the fourth Chattanooga State put up four more
runs on a bases loaded clearing double by McNew and a run scoring double
by Qualls plating McNew. It
was McNew again in the fifth en
ding
the game by tripling home three runs with a deep drive into right
center. On the game McNew drove
in six runs and scored twice accounting for eight of the Tiger nine runs
in the 9-0 win. Workman,
winning her 15th game of the season gave a lone infield hit
in the fifth.
The Tigers wasted little time in game two scoring eight runs on seven hits in the first inning. Jessica Duncan won her 10th game of the season, striking out 10 in the 9-0 win. Qualls and Chelsea Simon each drove in two runs while Galloway hit a run scoring triple and Kaela Jackson singled to center for another run.
Tuesday, March 24, the Tigers travel to Morristown, TN, to play Walters State for a non-conference doubleheader.
posted March 20, 2009
Chattanooga State (34-3, 2-0) came home to the
friendly confines of Tiger Field and treated themselves and their fans
to a doubleheader victory over Southwest, winning game one 5-1 and
taking the night cap 9-1 in five innings.
The story of game one…HALEY WORKMAN! Workman who won her 14th game on the season started the game by striking out 8 of the first 9 batters she faced. When it was all said and done 16 batters went down via the K…
Whitney Galloway drove in two runs with a single
and ground out while the other 3 runs came in on errors as the Tigers
used the
speed
game to account for a good portion of their nine hits.
Speedsters Britni Pearce and Jessica Duncan each had two hits on
the game.
Kendall Bruning started game two in fine fashion, striking out the side in the first. Southwest pushed across a run in the third, only to see the Tiger bats come to life in the fourth by scoring three times.
In the fifth, Beth Keylon-Randolph’s Tigers went to work and sent 11 batters to the plate, scoring six runs to end the game with the final 9-1 score. Nine of the Tigers 12 hits came in the fifth. Pearce, Meagan Qualls, Galloway, Ashley Bryson and Leah Kelley each had two hits in support of Bruning’s 11th win of the season.
Saturday, March 21, at 12 noon, conference play continues as Dyersburg State comes to Chattanooga State for a doubleheader visit.
FCCJ Invitational Belongs to Chattanooga State
posted March 15, 2009
Chattanooga State (32-3) ended their string of Florida games by winning the FCCJ Invitational tournament, beating Pasco Hernando 10-0 in the semi-finals and St. Petersburg College 4-3 in the championship game. Kendall Bruning and Jessica Duncan combined to no-hit Pasco as the Tigers sent eleven players to the plate in the first inning, scoring six runs.
The runs where a result of a Tabitha McNew walk followed by consecutive hits off the bats of Britni Pearce, Meagan Qualls, Whitney Galloway, Ashley Bryson, Leah Kelley, Jessica Duncan and Amber Janus. Galloway, Bruning and Kelley scored runs in the second and Shana Westover gave the Tigers their tenth run in the fourth with a pinch hit home run over the left field fence. Bruning and Duncan faced one batter over the minimum in the five inning no-hit game. Bruning struck out six and Duncan struck out three.
In the championship game the Tigers went against St. Petersburg who had beaten Tallahassee 1-0 in the semi-final game and had already lost to Chattanooga State in the tournament 11-6. Two runs came home for the Tigers in the first when Pearce singled with one out and was doubled home by Qualls who was then doubled home by Galloway.
St. Pete tied the score in the third and could have broken the game open only to have Duncan relieve starter Bruning and pitch the Tigers out of a bases loaded no-out jam. St. Pete took the lead in the fourth on a lead off home run giving them a 3-2 lead and setting up the Tiger dramatic win in the seventh inning.
Bruning led off the seventh by grounding out to third
followed by a sharp single off the bat of Kelley to give the Tigers a
baserunner. Coach Randolph sent Kristina Proctor in to
run for Kelley who successfully reached second on a sacrifice bunt by
Duncan. Proctor was then awarded third on an illegal pitch by the
St. Pete pitcher and came home to score on an Amber Janus single over
the shortstops head. Janus then stole second and scored the go
ahead run on a McNew single to right.
In the bottom of the seventh, St. Pete's leadoff hitter flew out to left while their second batter reached second on a two base error. The third hitter of the inning struck out and after a two out walk put runners on first and second, Duncan struck out the next batter to end the game giving the Tigers the tournament championship.
Four Tigers where named to the all-tournament team: Kendall Bruning, Britni Pearce, Amber Janus and Leah Kelley. The tournament MVP was championship game winning pitcher Jessica Duncan.
Conference play starts this weekend when Southwest comes to Tiger softball field for a 4:00pm double header start on Friday, followed by a noon double header on Saturday versus Dyersburg State.
Two Games ... Two Wins ... 22 Runs ...
posted March
14, 2009
Tiger Softball opened Saturday play by
winning their opening two games at the FCCJ tournament, scoring 11 runs
in both games, beating Saint John's River Community College 11-0 and
Saint Petersburg College 11-6.
Chattanooga State
(30-3) pounded out 15 hits vs. Saint John's River as Kendall Bruning
went the five inning distance giving up two hits and striking out five.
Beth Keylon-Randolph’s Tigers sent 12 batters to the plate in the
first inning, scoring six runs on seven hits. Tabitha
McNew doubled on the first pitch of the game, moved to third on a Britni
Pearce left field single and came home along with Pearce when Meagan
Qualls doubled to deep left field.
With deuces
apparently wild, Whitney Galloway started the second with a double in
the gap in left center and scored all the way from second when Shana
Westover reach first on an error by the second baseman.
Bruning stepped to the plate and on the first pitch hit a two run
homer on to the street beyond the left field fence 260 feet away giving
the Tigers a 9-0 lead.
The final scoring
came in the bottom of the fourth when, with two out, Kaela Jackson who
had entered the game for Pearce in the third, doubled home Jessica
Duncan and Amber Janus who had each singled with one out in the inning.
Pearce, Galloway, Leah Kelley and Duncan each had two hits on the
game.
In game two, Saint
Petersburg took advantage of the umpire's tight zone to coax two, one
out walks followed by an error to jump off to a 2-0 lead in the first.
Chattanooga State answered in their half of the first,
scoring four runs to take a 4-2 lead. With one out
Pearce singled to right, stole second and was wild pitched to third.
Qualls
St. Pete came back
with a single run in the second only to see Pearce manufacture a run
with a single, stolen base and wild pitch to give the Tigers a 5-3 lead.
In the
fourth, McNew lead off with a walk, went to second on a Pearce single
and scored on a bases loaded walk after Qualls had sent her to third
with a sharp single to left. Pearce came home on
another wild pitch and Galloway who had walked scored along with Qualls
on Bruning's single to left. After St. Pete scratched
out two runs in the sixth, Ashley Bryson hit a two run homer over the
left field fence plating herself and Galloway who had started the inning
with a one out single to right. Haley Workman took the win with a
gutsy performance striking out ten and allowing only 2 earned runs. The wins put the Tigers in the
Gold bracket championship where they will face Pasco Hernando Community
College at 11:00 am. The championship game is scheduled for 1:00
pm. 
walked
and Galloway singled home Pearce. One out later
Bruning smacked a single to left driving home both Qualls and Galloway.
After a singled down the right field line by Kelley, Duncan
bunted home Bruning.
Beth Keylon-Randolph Reaches 400 Win Milestone
posted March 13,l 2009
In just 7 1/2 short years Head Coach Beth Keylon-Randolph won her 400th game as the head coach of Chattanooga State by winning versus Florence Darlington 5-4 at Florida Community College Jacksonville. Win #399 came in the first game of the afternoon as the Tigers (28-3) rallied to beat FCCJ 4-2.
Keylon-Randolph had to use every coaching trick in the book to coax wins out of her team as both games were tie breaker games.
Tiger softball fell behind FCCJ 1-0 in the second inning on a walk, two errors and a base hit. In the fifth, Tabitha McNew led off with a single and was promptly sent to third on a Britni Pearce single. Pearce stole second and moved to third when Keylon-Randolph called for a squeeze that Meagan Qualls successfully executed bringing home McNew. In the inning Pearce scored, compliments of a wild pitch giving Chattanooga State a 2-1 lead.
Starter Haley Workman worked out of a bases loaded jam in the fifth after giving up the tying run on a FCCJ run scoring double. Both teams failed to score a run in the eighth with FCCJ stranding their runner on second and the Tigers stranding their runner on third.
In the ninth, pinch runner Jessica Duncan was placed on second and moved to third on a sacrifice by Kendall Bruning. Leah Kelley stepped to the plate and lined a double down the left field line scoring Duncan. One out later, Amber Janus singled home Kelley giving the Tigers the final 4-2 lead.
In the bottom of the ninth, Bruning who had entered the game in the sixth in relief of Workman, set FCCJ down in order and picked up the win in relief and win #399 for Coach Randolph.
Keylon-Randolph used three pitchers in game two versus Florence Darlington to piece together an eight inning win for the 400th win of her career. Darlington jumped off to a 4-1 lead as Chattanooga State repeatedly left runners stranded.
In the second, Janus singled home Bruning who had walked to start the inning. In that inning two runners where left on base. Two more were left on in the third with Chattanooga State's Pearce scoring on a Whitney Galloway single and Ashley Bryson scoring on an error by the third baseman, as Darlington still clung to a 4-3 lead.
In the fourth, fifth and sixth, the key hit eluded Tiger softball as seven runners where left on base, setting the stage for a do or die seventh. Bruning led off with a line single to left. Brianna Payne came in to pinch run for Bruning. Kelley singled to third and both Bruning and Kelley moved up a base on an error by the third baseman. Payne then scored on a squeeze by Jessica Duncan.
In the eighth, McNew started on second and on a successful bunt single by Pearce scored the winning run on a wild throw from third giving the Tigers the 5-4 win.
Tigers Slug 24 Hits versus Middle Georgia
posted March 10, 2009
On the way back to Chattanooga from the SMASH hits tournament, the Tigers (26-3) stopped off in Cochran, Georgia, and swept a double header from Middle Georgia College 10-2 and 9-1.
In the first game, Haley Workman took the win, striking out nine and giving up three hits while her teammates banged out thirteen hits and slugged three home runs. Meagan Qualls started the scoring with a solo home run in the first hitting a 2-0 pitch over the left field fence. Ashley Bryson doubled to start the second and was driven home by a Kendall Bruning double. The Tigers tacked on two more runs as Bruning scored on a ground out and Brianna Payne, who had singled, scored when Tabitha McNew doubled to left.
Qualls struck again in the third with another home run giving Chattanooga State a 5-0 lead. Whitney Galloway joined the home run parade with a two run shot in the fourth. In the fifth, Bryson accounted for the final three runs, doubling home two and scoring the tenth run on a ground out by Leah Kelley.
Bruning and Jessica Duncan combined for the 9-1 night cap win as Galloway started the Tiger scoring in the first slugging a three-run homer deep over the right field fence. Kelley drove in five runs on the game, singling home two runs in the third, hitting a home run in the fifth and finally doubling home the last two runs of the game in the seventh. Chattanooga State added 11 more hits to their total of 24 for the day.
The Tigers will take a two day break before heading to Jacksonville, Florida, to compete in the FCCJ Spring Invitational. This will be the Tigers last early tournament as conference play begins at home Friday, March 20, versus Southwest Community College.
Chattanooga State Wins SMASH Hits Tournament For Third Year In A Row
posted March 8, 2009
On the final day of the SMASH Hits Tournament Tiger softball ran its tournament record to 8-0 by beating the University of St. Mary 16-1 and Pitt Community College 3-0, as they earned the SMASH Hit Championship from the NJCAA division.
In the Tigers (24-3) eighteen hit attack versus USM, big innings was the game story as Chattanooga State scored three in the second, nine in the third and three in the fifth. After scoring one in the first on a fielders choice ground out by Ashley Bryson, the Tigers strung together four straight singles, a squeeze and sacrifice fly to plate three runs.
In the third inning, thirteen players came to the plate, highlighted by a 280' homer by Whitney Galloway during the nine run onslaught. In the fifth, five more hitters hit safely resulting in three runs. Leah Kelley had three hits and two RBI's while Meagan Qualls hit a three run homer in support of winning pitcher Haley Workman.
For her three innings of pitching, Workman struck out six while picking up her tenth win on the season. Kendall Bruning came on in relief in the fourth and struck out four while allowing one unearned run.
Jessica Duncan went the distance against Pitt Community College in the final game of the tournament striking out ten, while giving up one hit in the 3-0 win. In the second, after two hits, Duncan bunted for a base hit, stole second and came home on an Amber Janus single to centerfield. Janus stole second and came in to score as the left fielder for Pitt misplayed a single by Tabitha McNew.
Chattanooga State scored a final run in the sixth when Kendall Bruning reached first after lacing a hard grounder to third base. Brianna Payne came in to run for Bruning, stole second, moved up on a fielders choice and eventually scored on an illegal pitch.
The Tigers will travel to Cochran, Georgia, tomorrow to play Middle Georgia College a double header before heading back to Chattanooga.
Three Games ... Three Wins ... Bruning Pitches Another No-Hitter
posted March 8, 2009
On the second day of the SMASH hits tournament, Chattanooga pitching continued to dominate giving up only two runs in three games with Kendall Bruning pitching another no-hitter. Fresh off throwing a no-hitter on the first day of the tournament, Bruning threw another gem beating Florence-Darlington 9-0 while going 2-for-2 and slugging a walk-off two run homer in the bottom of the sixth to end the game.
In the second game, Jessica Duncan took the win beating Georgia Military College 10-2, while Haley Workman finished the day by shutting out Coastal Georgia 5-0, striking out fifteen.
Against Darlington, the Tigers blasted thirteen hits, scoring three in the first. A one out single, a stolen base and a left field double by Meagan Qualls started the scoring. Ashley Bryson singled to plate Qualls and came home to score on singles by Bruning and Leah Kelley.
Tabitha McNew singled in the fourth, stole second and scored on a throwing error by the third baseman. In the fifth, Bryson slugged a home run over the centerfield fence and McNew singled home Kelley and Kaela Jackson who had been respectively hit by a pitch and walked in the inning.
Georgia Military College continued to feel the wrath of the Tiger bats, yielding ten runs on fourteen hits. In the first, Britni Pearce hit a one out double to left and was driven home by one of Shana Westover's three hits. Pearce did it again in the third with a one out single, stealing second and two walks later coming home on a Bruning single. Whitney Galloway walked and later scored the third run of the game on a bases loaded walk to Kelley.
Six batters hit safely in the fourth as Amber Janus, Pearce, Qualls and Westover scored giving Chattanooga State a 7-0 lead. Georgia Military rallied for two in the bottom of the fourth only to have the Tigers score three in the sixth for the final 10-2 score. Qualls walked, stole second, was sacrificed to third by a deep fly off the bat of Galloway and scored when Westover lashed a single to left. Bruning drove in Westover with another single to left. On the game, Bruning drove in four on three hits, while Pearce and Westover each had three hits.
Haley Workman ended the day with her fifteen K performance, giving up four hits in the 5-0 win over Coastal Georgia. Workman had strikeouts in every inning, sitting down three in the second and three in the sixth.
The Tigers, with eleven hits in the game, started the scoring in the second when Bruning led off with a single. Brianna Payne and Amber Janus singled moving Bruning to third. Bruning scored when McNew singled to left and one pitch later Janus came in on a wild pitch. Bruning scored again in the third when Kelley doubled. The Tigers fourth run came after two were out in the third and Galloway hit a long drive over the right field fence. Bruning finished the scoring in the fifth when she hit a solo shot over the left field fence giving Chattanooga State the final 5-0 victory.
The Tigers will complete the SMASH hit tournament tomorrow with a double header beginning at 10:00am versus the University of Saint Mary and taking on Pitt Community College at noon.
Workman K's 16, Duncan Wins and Bruning Pitches No-Hitter
posted March 7, 2009
Haley Workman started the Smash hits tournament in Savannah striking out sixteen in the Tigers 4-1 win over Mercyhurst Northeast. Jessica Duncan pitched a complete game 5-1 win versus Community College of Baltimore County and Kendall Bruning no-hit Harford Community College 14-0.
Chattanooga State (22-3) started the scoring in the third inning against Mercyhurst when Leah Kelley led off with a walk and was sacrificed to second by Chelsea Simon and scored on a two out hit by leadoff hitter Tabitha McNew.
In the fifth, the Tigers scored their final three runs. Ashley Bryson singled to center to start the inning and was sacrificed to second by Kelley. Simon singled to left field sending Bryson to third. After Simon stole second Bryson scored on a ground out to short by Amber Janus. McNew tripled home Simon and then scored the final Tiger runs on a single to left by Britni Pearce.
Jessica Duncan won her ninth game on the season and struck out five in the 5-1 win over Baltimore County. With two outs in the third inning, Meagan Qualls doubled to left field and Whitney Galloway took first after being hit by a pitch. Bryson stepped to the plate and lined a double off the centerfield fence to plate both Qualls and Galloway.
It was Qualls again in the fifth starting a three run rally with a one out single to left. Galloway followed wiht a walk and one out latter Bruning singled home Qualls. The final runs for Chattanooga State came when Leah Kelley was safe at first on an error by the shortstop which scored Galloway and Brianna Payne who was pinch running for Bruning.
On the final game of the day Bruning pitching a no-hitter versus Harford Community College and struck out thirteen of the seventeen batters she faced. Bruning also hit a three-run homer in the first to give the Tigers a 5-0 lead. Chattanooga State sent eleven batters to the plate in the first inning.
The Tigers scored five more runs in the fourth and four in the fifth while totaling seventeen hits on the game. Catcher Shana Westover was 3-for-3 and drove in six runs in the fourth and fifth. In the total team effort, Coach Randolph used Lauren Stoker at third who was 2-for-3, Kaela Jackson at first who drove in a run, Kristina Proctor batted second and contributed a hit and Payne drove in two runs.
Chattanooga State Hot in 27 Degree Weather
posted March 1, 2009
In sunny, warm, Florida, Tiger softball ran into 27 degree weather with 35 mph winds on the final day of the Gulf Coast Beach Classic. In the 9:00 game, Chattanooga State (16-3) beat Manatee Community College 4-2 as freshman, Haley Workman (6-1) pitched a two hitter and struck out seven. In game two of the day, Chattanooga State came back from a first inning two run deficit and a one run deficit in the sixth to beat Central Alabama 6-4.
In the Manatee game, third baseman Meagan Qualls gave the Tigers a first inning 1-0 lead driving a 3-0 pitch over the left field fence. Manatee tied the score in the second only to give it back as Leah Kelley scored from third on a two out fielding error by the second baseman.
Manatee tied the score in the fifth but lost the lead for good as the Tigers strung together four hits in their half of the inning for two runs and the final margin of victory. Qualls and Whitney Galloway, the Tiger's three and four hitters, drove in the final runs of the game.
After falling behind Central Alabama 2-0 in the first inning, left fielder Tabitha McNew led off the bottom of the first with a line drive up the middle, moving to second on a Britni Pearce sacrifice. Qualls walked and after a pass ball was driven home along with McNew on a single by Galloway.
Falling behind 4-3 in the top of the sixth, Chattanooga State used a double by Qualls, a ground out by McNew and a single by Pearce to drive in three runs for the 6-4 win. Workman (7-1) won her second game of the day pitching two and one third innings in relief of Jessica Duncan. On the weekend, Tiger softball won six games and lost one as they prepare for the SCAD Smash Hit Tournament next weekend in Savannah, Georgia.
Tigers Split Opening Round of Beach Classic
posted March 1, 2009
After a day in which Tiger softball had thirty nine hits in three games, Chattanooga State (14-3) came up short in the opening round with a 3-0 loss to Chipola followed by a 3-0 shutout of Enterprise-Ozark Community College. Chattanooga State stranded nine runners in the loss versus Chipola while matching them for six hits.
Starting pitcher Kendall Bruning (4-2) punched out the first nine Chipola batters only to see the Indians scratch out two runs in the fourth and another in the sixth for the three run win. The Tigers left the bases loaded in the first and two more in the second setting the tone for the loss.
This time, six hits was enough as the Tigers beat Enterprise-Ozark 3-0. With two outs in the first inning, Whitney Galloway drove home Tabitha McNew who led off the game with a walk and was sacrificed to second by Britni Pearce.
In the third inning, McNew doubled to left, Pearce reached first on an infield single and both moved up a base on a double steal. Meagan Qualls plated McNew with a sacrifice fly and Galloway singled home Pearce for her second RBI of the game. Haley Workman (5-1) gave up three hits in pitching the complete game shutout.
Panama City Games Opened With a Bang
posted February 28, 2009
Tiger softball started the Panama City Beach Classic with three pre-tournament wins at Gulf Coast Community College's Joe Tom King Field on February 27, beating #17 Gulf Coast 10-6, Gadsden State 11-1 and 2008 National Champion Wallace-Hanceville 3-1.
Chattanooga State (13-2) pounded out thirteen hits versus Gulf Coast scoring three in the first, one in the second and third and three in the fourth giving the Tigers a comfortable 8-0 lead. Ashleigh George and Leah Kelley hit home runs while Meagan Qualls drove in five of the Tigers' ten runs.
Britni Pearce had three hits while Ashley Bryson chipped in with two. Leadoff hitter Tabitha McNew joined Pearce scoring three runs each as Kendall Bruning went the distance for the win.
In game two, Tiger softball continued their hot hitting lashing out seventeen hits in the 11-1 win over Gadsden State. Starting pitcher Jessica Duncan was aided by a 4-four-4 game off the bat of George in the complete game victory.
Chattanooga State scored three in the first inning and added three more in the third on a three-run homer off the bat of Leah Kelley. Kelley, who had four RBI's on the game, was joined by McNew, who had three hits, while Whitney Galloway and Amber Janus had two hits each. Five of the Tiger runs came in the seventh inning giving them the final margin of victory.
The Tigers finished the day behind the four-hit pitching performance of Haley Workman, beating Wallace-Hanceville 3-1. Galloway hit a two-out two-run homer in the first staking Workman to a lead she would protect for the win. Wallace pushed across a run in the fifth only to see Kelley hit her third home run on the day giving Chattanooga State the 3-1 win. Pearce had three hits in the nine-hit attack.
On the three game day, Tiger softball banged out thirty-nine hits and had three different pitchers toss complete game victories. The Tigers will begin play in the Gulf Coast Beach Classic tomorrow morning against 2007 National Champion Chipola followed by a single game against Enterprise-Ozark Community College at Frank Brown Park.
On Final Day of St. Petersburg Games Tigers Take Two More
posted February 22, 2009
On the final day in St. Petersburg, Chattanooga State (10-2) completed the five game tournament sweep winning 9-0 versus #17 Gulf Coast Community College and 6-1 against Daytona State College. Kendall Bruning (3-1) started versus Gulf Coast, pitching the first three innings of the run-rule game while Jessica Duncan (4-0) came in for the final two.
The Tigers scored three in the first inning, four in the second inning and finished with one in the fifth inning. A fourteen hit parade was lead by Britni Pearce and Ashleigh George. Pearce finished the tournament with a .480 batting average and six stolen bases. Tabitha McNew and Ashley Bryson each had two hits, while Meagan Qualls, Whitney Galloway, Bruning and Leah Kelley chipped in with one each. George led the way with four RBI's while Galloway, Bruning and Qualls combined for the other five.
In the final game of the tournament, the Tigers handed Daytona a 6-1 loss. George had four more hits bringing her average for the tournament to .750. The Tigers scored all six runs in the first inning sending ten batters to the plate. Haley Workman (3-1) pitched the first four innings and once again Jessica Duncan came in and pitched three innings of scoreless relief.
Pearce, Qualls and Bryson combined for six of the thirteen Tiger hits giving Chattanooga State the win and twenty seven hits on the day.
The Tigers return home for a couple of days rest before heading to Panama City, Florida, on Thursday to compete in the Gulf Coast Beach Classic.
Opening Day at St. Petersburg Games ... 3 Wins
posted February 22, 2009
Chattanooga State opened the St. Petersburg tournament with three shutouts: 2-0 versus Florida Community College Jacksonville, 4-0 versus Hillsborough and 4-0 against host St. Petersburg.
Pitcher Kendall Bruning entered the FCCJ game in the third for Jessica Duncan and drove in the first run of the game in the fourth with a two out single. Meagan Qualls scored on the play after she had started the inning with a single to left field. In the sixth Britni Pearce singled to left field, stole second and was promptly singled home by Qualls giving the Tigers their final run of the game. Bruning allowed two hits in five innings while Amber Janus and Qualls had two hits each.
The Tigers jumped off to a three run first inning lead versus Hillsborough with Haley Workman pitching a complete game, four run shutout. Whitney Galloway, who doubled home Tabitha McNew and Pearce, was driven home by Ashleigh George giving the Tigers a three run cushion.
Of the eleven Tiger hits, Pearce had three, Galloway, George and Janus chipped in with two, while Qualls and Kaela Jackson had one each. Pearce also drove in the fourth run of the game.
Bruning continued her stellar tournament performance by giving up three hits in the four to nothing win versus St. Petersburg. Leah Kelley drove in two runs with two out hits in the fourth and sixth innings while pinch hitter Ashleigh George drove an 0-2 pitch deep over the left field fence scoring the final two runs of the game.
Tigers Split at Pre-Tournament Games
posted February 21, 2009
Prior to the start of the St. Petersburg Tournament, Tiger softball (5-2) played two games at the campus of Pasco Hernando Community College, winning game one versus Pasco 2-1 and dropping a 6-1 game against Santa Fe Community College.
Jessica Duncan started the day with a complete game victory without giving up an earned run. Ashleigh George used one of her two hits to drive home catcher Ashley Bryson in the second inning. On the game, Bryson had three of the Tigers' nine hits.
In the seventh inning with two outs, pinch hitter Kendall Bruning drove in Amber Janus who had singled and stole second, giving Chattanooga State their second run which proved to be the margin of victory. Janus had two hits while Tabitha McNew had one.
In game two, Tiger softball banged out eight hits, two each by McNew and Britni Pearce but failed to get the key hit to break the game open. After knotting the game at one in the first, Chattanooga State missed opportunities in the second, fifth, sixth and seventh innings in the six to one loss.
Chattanooga State Goes 4-1 at Triple Crown Tournament
posted February 8, 2009
Duncan does it again. Fourteen hours after pitching a complete
game shutout versus Coastal Georgia, Jessica Duncan was back at it again
this time striking out seven and beating St. John's River 6-0 on the
second day of competition in St. Augustine. Britni Pearce stayed
hot
with
two more hits and was joined by Tabitha McNew and Whitney Galloway, each
lashing two hits of their own. Catcher Ashley Bryson played
stellar defense and lined a double into right center plating the final
two runs of the game.
Pearce, Meagan Qualls, Kendall Bruning and Galloway had RBI's while Amber Janus and Brianna Payne each had one hit. The win was Duncan's third in two days.
In the final game of the tournament, two runs proved insufficient for a Tiger win. The Miami Dade Sharks handed the Tigers their first loss on the young season. Tied 2-2, the Tigers gave up two runs in the top of the seventh giving Miami Dade a 4-2 win. Chelsea Simon had two hits while McNew and Pearce scored the only runs for the Tigers. The loss gave Chattanooga State the runner up award for the tournament. The Tigers will return to action in St. Petersburg, Florida, February 20.
Tigers Open the 2009 Season with Three Wins
Tiger softball traveled eight hours to begin the 2009 season in St. Augustine, Florida, at the Triple Crown Sports Tournament. The ladies in blue and orange opened up play by beating Dayton State College 11-5 with a fifteen hit attack led by four hits off the bat of sophomore Britni Pearce. Kendall Bruning and Meagan Qualls hit homeruns while Leah Kelley, Chelsea Simon and Amber Janus had two hits each.
Leadoff hitter Tabitha McNew was on twice with a walk and an RBI single in the seventh. Qualls' homerun in the sixth gave the Tigers the lead back after Daytona had rallied to tie the score in the fifth. Ashley Bryson singled to left before leaving the game in the fifth. Jessica Duncan picked up the win in relief while Haley Workman earned the save.
Pearce Keeps It Going...
In game two, Britni Pearce continued sparking the Tigers driving in the first run of the game and scoring another. Qualls drove in two of the three runs for the 3-1 win over Pensacola. Chelsea Simon followed up two hits from game one with another two hits against Pensacola. Bruning came in and saved the game in the seventh while having two hits of her own in the game. Workman pitched the win going six innings, striking out seven and giving up four hits.
Duncan Pitches Shutout
Sophomore Jessica Duncan won her second game of the day giving up two hits in the Tigers 5-0 win over the College of Coastal Georgia while Pearce added three more hits, giving her a total of nine on the first day of the tournament. Whitney Galloway and Ashley Bryson had two hits each. Bryson, Pearce and McNew each drove in a run while Kelley scored two of the Tigers five runs.
Over 350 in Attendance at Lady Tigers Annual Blue / Orange Game
posted November 9, 2008
Over 350 fans were in attendance at the annual
Tiger softball Blue / Orange game on Saturday, November 8.
The Blue team coached by Head Coach Randolph bested the Orange
team 6-2 who were led by Assistant Coach Jaecks.
Coach Qualls was destined to be a winner not matter who won as
she coached first base for both teams.
Blue started the scoring in the 3rd when starting pitcher Jessica Duncan walked, stole second and was driven home by a Tabitha McNew infield single to shortstop. Ashley Bryson scored the second Blue run in the fourth, reaching first on a fielder’s choice, stealing second and then coming home on a base hit by Kaela Jackson.
Orange answered with one in the fifth. Lauren Stoker walked with two out and was driven home by a Brianna Payne triple down the left field line. In the sixth, the Orange knotted the score at two when Chelsea Simon doubled off the left field wall and one out later was doubled home by Kendall Bruning.
In the bottom of the sixth, Blue bunched together hits by McNew, Britni Pearce, Bryson and Jackson, scoring four. Two walks and four stolen bases aided in the 4-run inning.
Of the 7 Blue hits, McNew and Jackson had two while Meagan Qualls, Bryson and Leah Kelley each had one. Orange had a matching seven hits, led by Payne who had 3, with Simon, Bruning, Lisa Ripperger and Shana Westover chipping in with one apiece.
Following the game, Tiger parents provided food for players and fans, while Coach Randolph had the opportunity to talk with many of those in attendance. On the day everyone was given a program featuring Tiger softball, a schedule for the upcoming spring games and a newsletter called the “Tiger Times.”
“I want to thank all the parents, friends and fans that attended the game. Tiger softball has worked tirelessly this fall and to have this type of turnout from people who care about our softball program is extremely gratifying,” said Coach Randolph.
Individual practice and off-season weight training begin in earnest during the week of November 10.
Tigers Finish Fall at 20-6
posted November 3, 2008
Tiger softball finished a successful fall campaign with a 20-6 record, winning one and losing two, on the final day at the Armstrong Atlantic Fall Classic. Game one featured a Tiger win, 2-1 over SCAD, followed by two 1-run losses to Armstrong Atlantic, 1-0 and 4-3.
Pitcher Jessica Duncan held SCAD to a fifth inning
run,
while
the Tigers forced home a run in the fifth and one in the sixth for the
win. Ashleigh George led
off the fifth with a walk and after a Chelsea Simon sacrifice, scored on
a drive to center field off the bat of Leah Kelley.
In the sixth Kendall Bruning walked with two out and following a
single by Ashley Bryson scored on a wild pitch with the game winning
run.
In game one vs. Armstrong, the Tigers gave up a
solo home run in the second which proved to be the only run of the game.
Kaela Jackson had two of the seven Tiger hits in the loss.
The Pirates jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning of the
nightcap only to see the Tigers take the lead in the third behind a
2-run homer by Bruning who had 2 hits on the game.
Armstrong retook the lead in the fouth scoring 3 runs, which
turned out to be the game winning runs.
The Tigers rallied for one run in the sixth on a leadoff single
by Ashleigh George who scored on a 2-out single by Amber Janus.
Chattanooga State plays their annual Blue-Orange game on Saturday, November 8, at Tiger Softball field on the Campus of Chattanooga State. Game time is slated to begin at 12 noon.