MonticelloLive

The UAMonticello softball team was shut out twice on the final day of the 2008 Gulf South Conference Crossover Tournament by losing to North Alabama 4-0, followed by an 8-0 loss to No. 3 Alabama-Huntsville.

In the loss to North Alabama, sophomore Becca Tipton (Dermott, Ark.) led the way for the Blossoms, going 2 for 3 with two singles to center field.
 
Senior Kate Brady (Longview, Texas) dropped to 8-9 on the season after allowing four runs off eight hits in her complete game loss.
 
In the loss to Alabama-Huntsville, the Blossoms were out hit 11-4, leading a run-rule finish, after UAH scored eight un-answered runs in five innings.
 
Half of UAM’s hits came from senior Meredith Heckel (Hot Springs, Ark.), who went 2 for 3 in the game, including an infield single and a single to right field.
 
Junior Becca Sustaire (Hallsville, Texas) dropped to 9-12 on the season after allowing eight runs (four earned) off 11 hits in five innings of work.
 
The Blossoms racked up a 2-3 record in the GSC Crossover and now stand 17-24 overall and 10-9 in the GSC.
 
UAM continues GSC play this Wednesday (Apr. 16), when the team hosts Arkansas Tech for a double header starting at 1 p.m. from Blossom Field.