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Madi Cronic 2024
7
LaGrange LAGRANGE 13-28
8
Winner Piedmont PIEDMONT 19-19
LaGrange LAGRANGE
13-28
7
Final
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Piedmont PIEDMONT
19-19
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
LaGrange LAGRANGE 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 7 6 3
Piedmont PIEDMONT 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 8 9 6

W: Ford, Riley (4-3) L: C. Chamberla (7-11)

Game Recap: Softball | | Davis Barlow: Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Lions Walk-Off LaGrange in Extras to Advance in CCS Tournament

NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 5, LaGrange 4
Records: No. 4 Piedmont, 17-19 (10-6 CCS); No. 5 LaGrange, 13-28 (7-9 CCS)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Piedmont University softball team rallied in extra innings to walk-off No. 5 LaGrange in the opening round of the CCS Tournament. The Lions had a three-run lead going into the seventh but were unable to close it out as the Panthers scored three runs to tie the game 7-7. In the bottom of the eighth, sophomore Madi Cronic played hero, launching a game-winning sacrifice fly to left field as the Lions completed the walk-off win 8-7.

LaGrange jumped out to an early lead, taking advantage of an early defensive mistake from the Lions. Trailing 1-0 heading into the bottom of the third, the Piedmont offense came to life. A lead-off error from the Panthers followed by a Hannah Callaway single and a Kennedy Votava walk loaded the bases with no one out in the frame. Kaitlin Isley pushed the first run across with an RBI sacrifice fly and Kara Taylor cleared the bases with a double one batter later. Jasmine Lowery added the final blow with an RBI single, giving Piedmont a 4-1 lead.

The Lions added a pair of runs to strengthen their lead to 6-2 heading into the final frames of the contest. However, trouble began in the top of the sixth. The LaGrange offense posted two runs in the sixth to cut the lead to just two. Piedmont got one run back in the bottom half but the Panthers refused to go quietly. Two hits and three defensive mistakes in the visitors half of the seventh saw LaGrange erase a three-run deficit to tie the game 7-7.

Moving the game into extras, reliever Summer McCraine worked a 1-2-3 inning in the eighth to give her team a chance in the home half. Megan Steinmeyer led off with a double to left field and advanced to third one batter later on a bunt single from Jordyn Green. With two on and no one out, Madi Cronic launched a game-winning RBI sacrifice fly to left, scoring pinch runner Kaylee Wilson from third to give the Lions the 8-7 win. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
--There were a total of nine errors committed between the teams.
--Both teams had three stolen bases.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
--Madi Cronic launched the walk-off sacrifice fly to give Piedmont the win while going 1-3 with two runs scored and two RBI.
--Jasmine Lowery went 2-4 with an RBI.
--Kara Taylor went 1-4 with a run scored and two RBI.

UP NEXT:
--Piedmont moves on to face No. 1 Huntingdon in the quarterfinals on Thursday, May 2. 

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