Emory Stops LaGrange In NCAA Opener
Emory freshman Jessica Thomas came through with a one-out single
in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring pinch runner Jenna
Lamoreaux and giving the Eagles a 1-0 win over LaGrange College in
the opening game of the NCAA Regional in Salisbury, Maryland. The
victory boosted emory's record to 31-10 while LaGrange slipped to
25-20.
Thomas, who was named the University Athletic Association Rookie of
the Year earlier this week, recorded three of the team's eight hits
while senior first baseman Kim Bandy accounted for a pair of
safeties. Senior pitcher Shanon Andersen picked up the win, tossing
a two-hit complete-game gem and fanning 10 batters, the seventh
time this year that she had posted double figures in that
department. Andersen now has 424 career strikeouts to her credit,
second on the school's all-time list behind Kathy Gordon's mark of
430.
Emory scoring opportunities throughout the game and left a total of
eight runners on base. The Eagles had a golden opportunity to score
the game's first run in the bottom of the sixth when they had
runners on first and third with nobody out but were stymied in
their attempt. Meanwhile, Andersen kept the LaGrange bats in check
all day, allowing just one runner as far as second base in raising
her record to 17-7 on the campaign.
The Eagles return to action on Friday (May 8 when they play Neumann
College in a noon start.
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