Tuesday's softball roundup
Clemson totaled 12 runs on 14 hits over five innings to cruise to a 12-0 victory over Furman in midweek softball action Wednesday night at McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, S.C.
Senior Tori Hedgecock hit a pair of home runs to fuel Mercer's fourth double-digit hit attack of the season, and the Bears broke a 4-4 tie in the fourth with six unanswered runs across the last three innings to top Bethune-Cookman, 10-4, on Tuesday evening at Sunnyland Park.Coastal Carolina 9, UNCG 1The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team fell to non-conference foe Coastal Carolina, 9-1, in five innings on Tuesday at St. John Stadium.No. 22 Alabama 9, Samford 2 The Samford softball team returned home to host a midweek tilt against No. 22 ranked Alabama today. The Bulldogs hung around with the Crimson Tide, but the Dogs couldn't keep up with the Alabama bats and fell 9-2. Samford falls to 13-7 on the season and 0-3 against SEC teams while Alabama moves to 16-6 on the year.Chattanooga 9, Georgia State 1It took six innings for the Chattanooga softball team to get its 12th straight win, beating Georgia State 9-1 on an overcast, windy afternoon at Bob Heck Field.The Mocs put five runs on the board in the second and four more in the sixth to improve to 14-7 overall. Georgia State drops to 6-15 on the year.Presbyterian 9, Western Carolina 1Western Carolina 5, Presbyterian 3Behind a fast start at the plate in game two and strong pitching from freshman Amanda Fulton, the Western Carolina softball team split a doubleheader with Big South foe Presbyterian on Tuesday, dropping a 9-1 decision in five innings before rebounding to grab the 5-3 win in the finale at the PC Softball Complex.