#1 MOBILE FALLS TO #8 OLIVET NAZARENE
DECATUR, Ala. – Despite giving up
only one hit, one walk while striking out nine, University of
Mobile (Ala.) (50-6-1) senior pitcher Missy Passley couldn’t
prevent two costly errors that allowed 8th-seeded
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) (60-11) to squeak in a run and
defeat the top-seeded Rams 1-0 in Day Three action of the 23rd
Annual NAIA Softball National Championships held at the Wilson
Morgan Softball Complex in Decatur, Alabama.
Mobile’s Winter Guthrie was unable to field
a routine fly to right field hit by Olivet’s Kylie Fenter. The
shot to right field scored Tiffany Jones for the game-winner.
Despite threatening with runners in scoring
position in the bottom of the second inning and bottom of the
fourth, Mobile simply could not score. Tigers’ pitcher Emily
Johnston had a terrific outing as she gave up a stingy two hits
in seven innings of work.
Mobile will move into the loser’s bracket
and face regional foe Thomas University (Ga.) tonight at 7 p.m.
The two teams are no strangers as they’ve played on eight prior
occasions this season with Mobile leading the 2003 series 6-2.
Olivet will play the winner of Houston
Baptist University (Texas) versus Oklahoma City University
tomorrow at 10 a.m.
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