by Danny Kotula | Mar 30, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb baseball team lost 7-1 to ninth-ranked Vanderbilt Tuesday evening at First Horizon Park, the home of the MiLB’s Nashville Sounds. It was a difficult day at the office for the Bisons’ bullpen, but it didn’t begin that way. Sophomore pitcher Connor Witzke had a dream start for Lipscomb, forcing the Commodores to go three up, three down with two strikeouts in the top of the first. The Aurora, Illinois-born transfer from Kalamazoo Valley Community College finished with three strikeouts in 1.1 innings but owned a 5.06 ERA and gave up four runs on two hits. It would be Lipscomb to take the first lead of the outing, though, when leadoff hitter David Coppedge scored on a sacrifice fly from designated hitter Mason Lundgrin. “To hit a double in the first, it’s exciting,” Coppedge, a transfer from Virginia, said. “It sets a tone. Unfortunately we didn’t get the win, but it was fun.” Lundgrin, a sophomore from Salina, Kansas, entered the game with a .307 batting average and 15 RBIs, both good for third-best on the team. He ended the day at 0-3 but earned Lipscomb’s only RBI. Vanderbilt came right back to score two in the top of the second, taking advantage of two walks from Witzke. After Witzke hit a player by a pitch right after to load the bases, he was replaced by fellow sophomore Kaleb Kantola. A native of Monmouth, Oregon, Kantola also struggled to close out the second frame. Kantola walked two of his three batters faced before he was also retired in the same inning. Sophomore Patrick Williams was able...
by Shelby Talbert | Mar 28, 2022 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Fairytales sometimes do come true. That was proven by co-directors Nate Pearson and Erin Bell, directors of the sweepstakes winning Team Fairytales in this year’s Singarama. “I just feel on top of the world, it feels so good,” Pearson said, after the top award was presented to his team by President Candice McQueen. “ I told myself that this year I would make a great Singarama show, so it just feels good.” Pearson, an elementary education major from St. Charles, Illinois, and his colleague Bell, a psychology major from Nashville, both are seniors and said they consider this a perfect farewell. “It’s been so much work going into it, and it’s been fun getting to this point and just seeing it all come together,” said Bell. Team Fairytales was followed by Team History which gave a performance inspired by a real-life 1990 robbery. Team Mystery relied on the intrigue of a murder mystery for its performance. Over 300 students participated in this year’s Singarama either on stage or behind the scenes. “The cast, and really everyone put in so much work into it,” said Pearson. “And I am just so proud of them and they are all so good.” Photo by Kathryn...
by Parker O'Neal | Mar 27, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
NASHVILLE- The Lipscomb softball team defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 6-1 on Sunday after splitting the two-game doubleheader against the Eagles on Saturday. Freshman pitcher Kate Peters pitched for the entire game, earning two strikeouts and only allowing three hits on the day. Despite an Eagles’ home run in the third inning to cut the Bisons’ lead to one run, Peters’ performance did not falter as she did not allow another run in the game and improved her record to 2-0 on the season. The team trusted Peters to finish the game and Peters expressed her gratitude for the team to continue her play. “I think [the team] having confidence in me going out there is a really big thing that helps me get ready,” Peters said. “I always have confidence in myself.” Kamrie Rich, a redshirt junior catcher, had an outstanding performance at the plate, tallying two home runs and four RBIs. Lipscomb took the first lead of the game after Rich’s two-run homer in the first inning. Rich extended her mark to five home runs on the season to lead the Bisons on the year. Hailing from Lexington, Kentucky, Elise Shewmaker converted two RBIs off a double in the third inning when a hit to right field resulted in an error for an Eagles’ outfielder. The Bisons’ double would extend the lead to 4-1. Amy Vetula, a senior from Canton, Georgia, recorded one hit and two runs in the game. A day after suffering a threatening injury, Vetula’s presence was met by cheers from the crowd every time she stepped up to the plate. “I definitely...
by CJ Arndt | Mar 27, 2022 | News Slider, Sports
NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb softball team split the first two games of a series with Florida Gulf Coast Saturday afternoon, registering a 6-4 win and a 5-16 loss at Draper Diamond. The pair of results brings Lipscomb to 12-18 overall and 2-3 in the conference, putting them third in the ASUN West Division. GAME 1 – Lipscomb 6, FGCU 4 Redshirt freshman Laine Barefoot was the first to enter the circle for the Bisons. The Louisburg, North Carolina, native gave up five hits and a walk while collecting one strikeout in her 3.2 innings pitched. After a hard-fought first few innings, the Eagles were able to get two runs across and that ended Barefoot’s day. Offensively, the duo of Maci Cunconan and Presley Leebrick stepped up with two RBIs and a double each. Leebrick went 2 for 3 with one run of her own. Cunconan capitalized on the Bisons’ team rally to put up her hit, going 1-3 for the game. The first three innings were quiet with only two hits by FGCU and none by the Bisons. Both teams played lock-down defense, but neither side was able to capitalize because of good pitching at key points. The fourth inning blew the door wide open for the Eagles with Cana Davis looking down a four-pitch walk. A sacrifice bunt to move the runner followed by a flyout in foul territory threatened to shut down what seemed to be an explosive Eagles offensive attack. A scary moment came for Lipscomb fans as FGCU batter Emily Estroff hit a hotshot through the six-hole. The ball slid between outstretched gloves from Kaitlynn...
by Hannah Cron | Mar 27, 2022 | Galleries, News Slider
The penultimate performance of Singarama brought the audience to “Storytime” Saturday afternoon in Lipscomb’s Collins Alumni Auditorium. The award for Best Theme went to Mystery, directed by Shelby Bratcher and Ellie Miller. Fairytale, directed by Nate Pierce and Erin Bell, took home the award for Best Music. Singarama will have one final performance Saturday night where the overall sweepstakes winner will be revealed. Gallery by Hannah...
by Jayme Foltz | Mar 26, 2022 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider, Student Spotlight
She may not have the accent, but that doesn’t mean she ain’t country. Sydney Brown, a commercial music major from Parker, Colorado, took to the Black River Stage at The Well to perform 12 original songs. “I have a lot of country influence in my writing,” Brown said, explaining the inspiration. “That’s what I grew up with, and that’s what I love. “I don’t have the Southern accent, of course. So it doesn’t always sound the most country at first. But that’s definitely a major influence.” Brown’s musical tales of young love, heartbreak, and growing up quickly commanded the attention of the crowd. This was especially true during her performances of “I Got You” a story about love, “Vienna” which shared her hope to see the world, and “Walking Through a Memory,” which is one of Brown’s favorites. “It’s about going back to your hometown, like, after you’ve graduated and left and moved on, and just go into the same places that used to be, like, your stomping grounds and it just doesn’t feel quite the same,” Brown said. “Like, it’s still that special place, but you don’t quite fit in there anymore. It is one of my favorites I’ve ever written.” Jay Meng, a student who attended the event, said she was pleasantly surprised by Brown’s performance. “It was very sweet and calming to hear her voice,” Meng said. “All of her songs were so soothing, but I especially loved the one about her hometown.” For Brown, who has been singing all her life, it was clear what she would pursue when she made her way to Lipscomb....
