The top seeded Piedmont College softball team defeated fourth seeded Maryville College this afternoon at Walker Field by the score of 6-2 to advance in the 2008 Great South Athletic Conference Tournament. After trailing 2-0 going into the sixth inning the Lady Lions exploded for six unanswered runs for the four-run victory.

Both teams went scoreless for the first three innings before the Scots struck first with a pair of runs in the fourth inning. Maryville held the Lady Lions scoreless for the next two innings setting up the dramatic six-run sixth inning.

With one out in the home half of the sixth MARISSA HARDING got the inning going with a single. After EMILY MAXEY and MICHELLE CRANDALL posted back to back walks, LEAH DELLA TORRE delivered the game-winning hit with a bases clearing double to rightcenter. NIKKI EASTMAN followed with an RBI-single and after a throwing error plated the fifth run MEGAN DAY capped the scoring with a two-out RBI-single.

B.J. COFER threw a complete game striking out four hitters while only allowing a pair of earned runs. The victory is her 14th of the season and 15th complete game in 17 starts. Della Torre led the offense going 1-3 with a run scored and the game-winning three RBI's while Day and Harding chipped in with a pair of hits respectively.

The victory moves Piedmont to 27-11 and will set up a matchup with third seeded LaGrange College tomorrow, April 26th at Walker Field beginning at 2:00.