For the first time in Lipscomb’s history as an NCAA Division 1 school, the softball team will host the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament at Draper Diamond, beginning Wednesday, May 8.
Of the team’s 19 players, only senior outfielder Bree Thurman has won a conference title. She’s hoping to finish off her career with one more.
The young women have been running, lifting and scrimmaging for months to get prepared for a successful season and a drive for the tourney title. The team finished the regular season with a 32-22 overall record, also posting up a 18-8 record in conference play.
“Conference tournament is what we have all been working for since the fall,” junior third baseman Rena’ Cothron said.
“It’s going to be exciting, stressful and loud, with all of our friends and family at the games,” Cothron said. “I can’t wait to play for a championship title in front of all the people I love.”
And there really is something to the old phrase: “home-field advantage.”
“It will be nice to finally be the players who know our field the best; that will definitely be to our advantage,” junior catcher Haley Elliott said.
“It will be nice too that we don’t have to worry about any kind of travel and we will be in our comfort zone,” Elliot said.
Junior shortstop Bridgette Begle smiled, then added: “The conference title will be that much sweeter when we are champions on our own field.”
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