Greensboro opens USA South Tournament with win over Methodist, 2-0
Greensboro, NC – The Greensboro College Softball team began their quest for a USA South Athletic Conference Championship as they hosted Methodist University on Thursday at Barber Park. This was the first game of a four-team double elimination series, and the Pride came in as the #2 seed. This game would be a pitching duel, and, in the end, Greensboro would stay in the winner’s bracket by defeating the Monarchs by a final score of 2-0.
First Team All-Conference Selection Senior Kassie Simmons (Gibsonville, NC) got the start on the mound and had full control of her pitches, to go along with her team providing strong defense. In seven innings she struck out eight batters, while only giving up two hits. In addition, Seniors Kailey Walker (Eden, NC) and Brooke Kinley (Lexington, NC) each went 2-3, with Kinley and Sophomore M’Kenzie Davis (Greensboro, NC) scoring the only two runs of the game.
The Pride will face Mary Baldwin University on Friday, May 4th at Penn-Wright Stadium at Barber Park. First pitch us scheduled for 2:00pm.
USA South Softball 4-Team Tournaments Underway
(Misenheimer, NC & Greensboro, NC) – The USA South Softball four-team double-elimination tournaments are underway with first day action, hosted by Pfeiffer University and Greensboro College.
At Pfeiffer, the top-seeded Falcons defeated eighth-seeded Southern Virginia, 5-2, to open the day while fifth-seeded William Peace upended fourth-seeded Meredith, 3-1.
In Greensboro, the top-seeded Pride began their tournament with a 2-0 victory over seventh-seeded Methodist while sixth-seeded Mary Baldwin rallied past third-seeded N.C. Wesleyan, 4-3.
All teams are still alive within the double-elimination tournaments which will continue tomorrow, May 5, and conclude the following day.
Bracket #1 (hosted by Pfeiffer)
Thursday, May 4
Game 1: #8 Southern Virginia – 2 #1 Pfeiffer – 5
Game 2: #5 William Peace – 3 #4 Meredith – 1
Friday, May 5
Game 3: #8 Southern Virginia vs. #4 Meredith – 12:00pm
Game 4: #1 Pfeiffer vs. #5 William Peace – 2:30pm
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 – 5:00pm
Saturday, May 6
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 – 12:00pm
Game 7 (if necessary): Same teams as Game 6 – 3:00pm
Bracket #2 (hosted by Greensboro)
Thursday, May 4
Game 1: #7 Methodist – 0 #2 Greensboro – 2
Game 2: #6 Mary Baldwin – 4 #3 N.C. Wesleyan – 3
Friday, May 5
Game 3: #7 Methodist vs. #3 N.C. Wesleyan – 12:00pm
Game 4: #2 Greensboro vs. #6 Mary Baldwin – 2:00pm
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 – 4:00pm
Saturday, May 6
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 – 2:00pm
Game 7 (if necessary): Same teams as Game 6 – 4:00pm
Best-of-Three Championship Series (hosted by highest-remaining seed)
Friday, May 12
Game 1: Bracket #2 Winner vs. Bracket #1 Winner – Time TBA
Game 2: Bracket #2 Winner vs. Bracket #1 Winner – Time TBA
Saturday, May 13
Game 3 (if necessary): Bracket #2 Winner vs. Bracket #1 Winner – Time TBA
Dates and Times Subject to Change