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Hot-hitting Lady Owls advance to AMC Tournament semifinals By RYAN BOLAND The Fulton Sun
No. 1 seed William Woods combined for 26 hits Thursday in a 6-0 first-round win over No. 8 Missouri Baptist University and a 5-2 quarterfinal victory over No. 4 Hannibal-LaGrange College. The Lady Owls (41-11) - ranked No. 13 in the NAIA - move on to a semifinal showdown with No. 2 Columbia College at 2 p.m. today. The Cougars advanced with wins Thursday over No. 6 Harris-Stowe State College (3-0) and No. 2 McKendree (Ill.) College (2-1). The loser drops into an elimination game at 6 tonight, while the winner moves on to the championship at noon Saturday. A second game, if necessary, would be at 2 p.m. Saturday. Senior left fielder Kelly McClure went 2-for-4 with a two-run double and an RBI single to anchor William Woods' 14-hit barrage against Hannibal-LaGrange. Freshman center fielder TJ Quick - a Fulton graduate - also was 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and two runs scored. The game was tied 2-2 before junior catcher Ashley Windmiller put the Lady Owls in front to stay with an RBI single in the fifth. Sophomore right fielder Lynnzie Trustee also went 3-for-3 with three singles and an RBI for William Woods, while Windmiller and sophomore first baseman Melissa White both had two hits. Freshman shortstop Kendra Propst had a hit and scored two runs. Senior pitcher Nicole Devenport turned in a dominating performance earlier Thursday for William Woods, limiting Missouri Baptist to just one hit in her complete-game shutout. Devenport recorded six strikeouts and only one walk. White finished 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a single as the Lady Owls collected 12 hits, while McClure was 1-for-2 with a two-run double. Trustee also went 3-for-4 with three singles and two runs scored, while junior second baseman Brooke Gastineau was 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and a run scored. Quick drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and also had a bunt single and later scored on an error. Junior third baseman Lindsey Skwira contributed an RBI single. |
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