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April 19, 2008 NEWBERRY, S.C. - Whitney Hickam's (Knoxville, Tenn.) two-out single in the bottom of the seventh scored Jessie Howard (Knoxville, Tenn.) to give top-seeded Carson-Newman a 2-1 win over third-seeded in Game 12 of the 2008 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Softball Tournament. Hickam lined a 2-2 pitcher from Wingate starter Brittany Blankenship (Midlothian, Va.) to right field to score Howard, who had singled earlier in the inning. The Lady Eagles appeared to have the game won a batter earlier, as Jessie Kuhlman (Portage, Mich.) lined a ball to the right side, but a diving stop by second baseman Gina Ager (Columbia, Md.) Carson-Newman advances to Sunday's championship game, where it will face the winner of Wingate and Mars Hill. First pitch is at 1 p.m. The Lady Eagles picked up the first run of the game in the third. Howard's infield single score Emily Hutchins (Hixson, Tenn.) to give C-N the 1-0 lead. Lady Eagle starter Zoe Heim (Gallatin, Tenn.) held Wingate at bay until the late innings. She worked the complete game, allowing five hits and striking out seven to improve to 29-5 on the year. Wingate left fielder Heather Winchester (Waxhaw, N.C.) led off the sixth with a ground-rule double to right, giving the Bulldogs the tying run in scoring position. LaRonda McClain (Kings Mountain, N.C.) laid down a sacrifice bunt, moving Winchester to third. Winchester would take home, scoring out a ground out by third baseman Hallie Pettigrew (Uniontown, Ohio). The throw from C-N first baseman Stephanie Templeton (Ringgold, Ga.) came late, as Pettigrew reached under the tag of catcher Amber Palmer (Kennesaw, Ga.).
The Bulldogs put runners at the corners with one out in the seventh, but Heim struck out the final two batters to get out of the jam. Howard led the Lady Eagles with a 2-for-2 day. She also stole three bases. Winchester led the Bulldogs with two hits, scoring their only run. Blankenship (LP, 20-10) took the loss for Wingate.
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