April 9, 2004
BOX SCORE
SALEM, Va. – Longwood University picked up third win at the West Virginia Wesleyan softball tournament Friday afternoon in nearby Salem, defeating Alderson-Broaddus 12-2. The Lancers have now won 13 out of the last 14 games played and are now 32-11 on the season. Longwood is scheduled to return to action Saturday morning as it closes out pool-play against the University of Charleston (W.Va.) at 9 a.m., before beginning single-elimination play.
Longwood University picked up third win at the West Virginia Wesleyan softball tournament Friday afternoon in nearby Salem, defeating Alderson-Broaddus 12-2. The Lancers have now won 13 out of the last 14 games played and are now 32-11 on the season. Longwood is scheduled to return to action Saturday morning as it closes out pool-play against the University of Charleston (W.Va.) at 9 a.m., before beginning single-elimination play.Against Alderson-Broaddus, Longwood took an early 6-0 advantage after three innings of play and never looked back. Sophomore Mallory Gordon/Powhatan (Powhatan) paced the offensive effort with her three hits in four appearances at the plate, including a season-high four RBI. Freshman Abbey Welch/LaPlata, Md. (McDonough) aided the attack with her 2-for-4 performance, while earning her second pitching win of the day and improving her record to 17-4 this spring. The freshman scattered just three hits in five innings of work with nine strikeouts.
