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Box Score 2 RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Pacers went 1-1 in their double header against #1 Meredith College, thus sending them into a second day of play to battle for a spot in the second round of the USA South Conference Tournament. The game will be played Sunday, April 9, at 12:00 p.m. at Meredith College. The winner of this game will advance to play Thursday, April 13 in LaGrange, Georgia, and the loser will be eliminated from the tournament.
The first game of the day proved to be a battle on the mound.
Kelsey Durham controlled the mound for the Pacers and kept the game scoreless until the bottom of the sixth inning. Durham struck out four of the 28 batters she faced. A singnle RBI from the Angels would score their only run, and would give the Angels their lead to finish the game 1-0. Game two proved to be the Pacers game as they got off to a quick start jumping on the scoreboard 1-0 in the first inning. The Angels would answer in the top of the second inning but were matched by the Pacers bat as the Pacers brought in three runs in the bottom of the second. A double down the left field line by
Lindsey Wiggins scored
Cheyenne Colburn, and RBI's from
Heather McLean and
Kelsey Durham would score two more. Pacers regain the lead 4-1.
Kelsey Durham would relieve
Courtney Smith on the mound after the first two innings and the game would begin to heat up.
A two RBI single from Meredith would cut the Pacers lead to one in the top of the fourth but the Pacers would retaliate as
Madison Tucker reached first on an error, thus scoring
Kacy Haithcock and
Kelsey Durham. Pacers settled in with the score, 6-3. In the bottom of the 6, the Pacers would extend their lead to four as
Jordan Mangum was reached on a fielders choice to short stop and
Kacy Haithcock would score, 7-3. In the top of the seventh, the Angels hit back to back doubles, putting two in scoring position. A fly out to right field by
Jordan Mangum would give the Pacers the first of the three outs they needed to stay alive in the conference tournament. The next batter for Meredith walks, and the bases were loaded.
Kelsey Durham strikes out the next batter as the intensity and enthusiasm of both fan-bases increases. The next at bat would score two as Rachel Peel of the Angels, reached first on an error. The score would bump to 7-5. Julia Allsbrook of the Angels would single to center field scoring one but thanks to a heads up throw by
Jordan Mangum from center field to
Jordan Criswell at second, Meredith's Allsbrook would be thrown out, ending the game 7-6.
Coach Dobbins had this to say after the game, "I told the girls that tomorrow was something a lot of people don't get a chance to experience. It's like game seven of the World Series, game seven in the NBA finals. It's one and move forward, loser has to sit and think about it for another year. It's what any athlete always dreams of playing in. We need Pacer Nation out there to cheer us on! Tell everybody to go to church early and get to Meredith!"
The Pacers will play Sunday, April 9, at 12:00 p.m. for their chance to advance to the second round of the USA South Conference Tournament. They will need all of Pacer Nation to support their efforts against the Angels! Tickets will be priced at $6 for adults and $3 students and children.
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