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MIAA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

MIAA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: Tri-State Wins Game 1, Defeats Saint Mary's 6-3

May 1, 2008

Alma, Mich.- The 2008 MIAA Softball Tournament started with a bang as the Tri-State Thunder (29-6) and the Saint Mary's Belles (23-9) combined to hit three home runs in the 6-3 Tri-State win.

Elise English (Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg) got the win on the mound for the Thunder, scattering six hits and three runs while striking out four to improve to 9-2 on the season.

McKenna Corrigan (Westlake, Oh./Magnificat) picked up the loss for Saint Mary's, giving up six runs on eight hits in her complete game performance. The loss marked her first of the year and takes her record to 12-1.

Offensively, Kara Graham (Climax/Climax-Scots) led the way for the Thunder going one for four with a homerun and two RBI's, while teammate Brittney Stensland (Waverly, Iowa/Waverly Shell Rock) went one for three with a homerun of her own and three RBI's.

Saint Mary's homerun came off the bat of Calli Davison (Muscatine, Ia./Muscatine) who went one for three with an RBI and a run scored in the game.

With the loss Saint Mary's will face off against the loser of the Alma/Hope game immediately following the conclusion of that game.

Tri-State will play the winner of the Alma/Hope game at 5:30 p.m. tonight.

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Posted: Thu, May 1st, 2008 at 12:45AM

 

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