Bryan College Triangle

By Meredith Kreigh
Triangle Writer

The Lady Lions faced two opponents this week, with Saturday’s game against St. Andrews University (Laurinburg, N.C.) postponed until April 5, due to the rainy forecast.

The Lady Lions’ April 18 game against Rogers State University (Claremore, Okla.) was rescheduled for April 20 because of rain. In this double-header, the Lady Lions lost the first game 2-10 and lost the second 6-9.

Head Softball Coach Rocky Stinson attributed the loss to the perspective that Rogers State simply has a really solid team. They are currently undefeated and ranked number four in the nation.

The next day, the Lady Lions played against Cumberland University (Lebanon, Tenn.) who also proved to be tough opponents. They lost the first game 2-11 and the second 4-5.

This leaves the team with a current record of 8-14.

Katie Vaughn, second baseman, stepped away from her normal position to fill in this week. Since the catcher is injured, Vaughn played the position after not filling that role for three years. Also, she played right fielder for the first time ever, according to Stinson.

Stinson anticipates a winning streak starting this coming week.

The Lady Lions will be playing be hosted at University of the Cumberlands (Williamsburg, Ky.) April 27, Asbury University (Wilmore, Ky.) April 29 and Midway College (Midway, Ky.) April 30.

By Meredith Kreigh
Triangle Writer

Christine Marino

Junior named softball player of the week

As the Lady Lions prepare to face three opponents in the upcoming week, Christine Marino receives AAC’s Softball Player of the Week.

Before transferring from Miami Dade College in 2012, Marino made first all-conference team in both her freshman and sophomore years.

Marino, junior third baseman, from Miami, Fla., was named AAC’s Softball Player of the Week after evaluation of her performance Feb. 25 through March 3.

“I didn’t even think I played that well. It was definitely better than our first week, but average compared to what I know I am capable of,” said Marino.

She maintained a 1.000 slugging average and a batting average of .364, while recording two hits. She also batted in four runs, including a three-run walk-off homerun leading to the Lady Lions’ victory over Milligan College.

Softball over spring break

The Lady Lions are scheduled to play in a doubleheader Friday at 2 p.m.at Virginia Intermont College (Columbia, Tenn.). Virginia Intermont is home to the AACs Pitcher of the Week, freshman Micalah Sacre

Over Spring Break, they are scheduled to compete at Tennessee Temple (Chattanooga, Tenn.) for a doubleheader on March 11 at 4 p.m. This is the second series for these two teams this semester. Week one led with the Lady Lions splitting the match 1-1 on Feb. 12.

A second doubleheader is set for Feb 12 against Point University (Bristol, Tenn.) at Bryan. The first pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Their final match over break is at Columbia College (Columbia, S.C.) on March 14 at 3 p.m.

This is the only opportunity this season for Bryan softball to compete against Virginia Intermont, Point and Columbia.

During the 2011-12 season, the Lady Lions went 1-1 against Columbia and 0-2 against Point. When they faced Temple, the Lions came out on top: 3-0.

By Josiah Newport
Sports Editor

The Lady Lions softball team has started the season 4-4, after sweeping Bluefield College (Va.), splitting series with Martin Methodist College (Pulaski, Tenn.) and Tennessee Temple (Chattanooga, Tenn.), and losing to Lee University (Cleveland, Tenn.).

Martin Methodist proved to be tough opponents as they stole one game from the Lady Lions in their double header. Martin Methodist beat the Lady Lions in game one 9-3, but the Lady Lions came back in game two and edged Martin Methodist by a score of 9-6 before the game was called due to darkness after five innings. Martin Methodist were receiving top 25 votes.

In game two against Martin Methodist, Heather Daniel had a 2-run homerun and finished with 3 RBIs, 2 hits, and 1 run scored.

After losing two tough games to Lee University (#11 in NAIA Top 25) on Friday, by scores of 8-3 and 1-0 (5), the Lady Lions bounced back to put up 17 runs in two games against the Lady Rams of Bluefield College on Saturday. The Lady Lions only allowed one run by the Lady Rams.

The Lady Lions are again at home this Friday and Saturday as they face Asbury University (Wilmore, Ky.) at 2 p.m. on Friday and Hiwassee College (Monroe, Tenn.) at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Jesse Murray
Senior Reporter 

Bryan softball split a double-header yesterday, March 29, with Tennessee Wesleyan (Athens, Tenn.), winning the first game 5-4 and falling short in the second 10-2. The Lady Lions are now sitting at 9 and 25 on the season with a 2-4 conference record.

In the first game the Lady Lions jumped out to 1-0 lead in the first inning. Tennessee Wesleyan pulled ahead 2-1 in the third inning, and both teams scored in the fourth and fifth inning taking the game to 4-3 going into the sixth. The Lady Lions held TWC in the sixth and scored two in the bottom of the seventh to walk away with the first game win.

Sophomore Taylor Yates had one RBI with three hits on the game while sophomores Rachel Kirby and Britney Hurst both had one RBI and two hits a-piece. Junior Kristie Jennings also recorded one RBI and one hit. Hurst hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh.

Sophomore Amber Love recorded the win for the first game. Love conceded four runs, three of them earned.

Game two, TWC went up 3-0 in the second inning. The Lady Lions scored one in the bottom of the second, but TWC scored again in the third, added four in the fourth and one in the fifth. Bryan scored one more in the fifth, and TWC ended it in six by going ahead eight, ending the game 10-2.

Hurst had two RBIs in game two and one hit while Kirby, Jennings, Yates, junior Erica Winfrey and freshman Haley Johnson all recorded hits. Love started in the circle for Bryan in game two as well, giving up three runs and earning the loss. Junior Shanna Chappel came in pitching the third and part of the fourth. Freshman Rozlyn Roberts came in and pitched the fifth and sixth.

“We are playing well,” said head coach Rocky Stinson. “I feel if we can get on a bit of a streak we can do some real damage in conference and overall have us setting up for a good run at the postseason. We are starting to put together hits, and out defense is solid.”

Bryan plays again today in a conference doubleheader at Bluefield College at 3:00pm. They play again on Saturday at Union College at 2 pm. and then they play in another conference.

Sophomore outfielder Beka James takes the plate for the Lady Lions / Triangle photo by Josiah Newport

Josiah Newport
Triangle Reporter

Bryan College’s softball team started its second season as a program on Monday with two huge wins against the Tennessee Temple University (Chattanooga, Tenn.) Crusaders. Jill Davis, sophomore second baseman, said, “I think we are going to surprise people this year. They’re not going to expect us to be any good, especially given our record from last year.”

Davis and her fellow teammates took the Lady Crusaders by surprise. Read full story »