CofC adds insurance late to finish atop the Bearcats, 3-2

Saturday, March 15

Patriots Point

4 p.m.

College of Charleston

Binghamton

CofC adds insurance late to finish atop the Bearcats, 3-2

3/15/2008 4:00:00 AM | Softball

By: CofCSports.com

Mt. Pleasant, S.C. -- The College of Charleston went 2-for-2 on the day when it topped Binghamton, 3-2 in game seven of the CofC softball Classic Saturday evening at Patriots Point.

The Cougars improve their record to 11-21. The Bearcats fall to 2-10 and go on to face St. John's in the day two nightcap.

“We definitely came with a different attitude today,” said CofC Head Coach Shelly Hoerner. “We played better, but we still have a lot of work to do.”

Sandy Meadows put the Bearcats on the board in the first inning, but CofC would respond with two runs of its own in the bottom of the third. Freshman Alex Williams had her ninth hit of the season when she single through the left side. The Stockbridge, Ga., native stole second and then advance to third off a sacrifice bunt by Christal Kotchman. Tiffany Harmon reached base with a single to shortstop and went on to steal second. Kristi Woodall singled to second to bring Williams in, Harmon scored on a throwing error by the second baseman. The Cougars ended the inning up 2-1.

Charleston added an insurance run when Kristie Shifflett scored off a Linzi Bereitschaft triple in the bottom of the sixth.

Woodall led the offense. The Huntersville, N.C., native went 2-for-3 on the day with one RBI. Harmon, Shifflett, Bereitschaft and Williams added four more hits for the Cougars.

Charleston plays Binghamton in a rematch Sunday at noon on the final day of the tournament.