Wed., April 29, 2009

   MARION, Ind. -- Earlier this season, the University of Saint Francis snatched a victory of Taylor University's clutches. On Wednesday night, TU returned the favor.

    After the Lady Cougars scored one run in the top of the eighth for a 4-3 lead, TU scored twice with two outs in the bottom of the inning to grab a 5-4 win and stay alive in the Mid-Central College Conference Tournament at Indiana Wesleyan University.

   Earlier on Wednesday, Spring Arbor University dropped USF into the loser's bracker with a 3-1 defeat.

   Kaitlyn Klein and Whitney Piercefield each went 2-for-4 and Megan Flanary went 2-for-3. Piercefield, Tiffany Steinbrunner, Amber Ludwig and Kassidy DeVree all had one RBI apiece. Ludwig went the distance and suffered her second loss of the day, though TU did capitalize on two USF errors and a wild pitch. TU had 11 hits, USF finished with nine, all singles.