Lynchburg deals Marietta a 12-1 loss in first round of NCAA Tournament
Lady Pioneers take on Rutgers-Camden Friday at 12 p.m.

May 10, 2007
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The second-seeded Marietta College softball team opened the 2007 NCAA Tournament with a 12-1, six-inning loss to seventh-seeded Lynchburg (Va.) College in the final game of day one on the campus of Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C.

The loss drops the Lady Pioneers' record to 32-11 and sends them into the loser's bracket. The Hornets improve to 34-11 and remain in the winner's bracket. Marietta, who is making its first trip to the NCAA Tournament since going 0-2 in 1996, will play an elimination game Friday (May 11) at 12 p.m. against 2006 National Champions Rutgers-Camden. The Scarlet Raptors fell 10-3 to Christopher Newport in game three Thursday.

The Lynchburg offense pounded out 15 hits, 11 off Marietta senior starter Kristen Quintana (Denver, Colo./Littleton), who took the loss to fall to 21-8. Quintana allowed seven runs, walked three and struck out three in four innings. The Hornets also got to sophomore reliever Christina DeMoss (Bellville/Clear Fork) for five runs on four hits in two innings. She struck out two and walked three.

Marietta finished with six hits in the loss and was led by sophomore Emily McComb (Gnadenhutten/Indian Valley), who went 2-for-3. The Pioneers plated their only run in the sixth. Sophomore Nikki Driscoll (Bellaire) led off the frame with a double. She advanced to third on a DeMoss ground out. Sophomore Erin Faulkner (Wheelersburg) drove Driscoll in with a double to left center.

Larissa Roscher earned the win to improve to 10-4. She walked three and struck out one in six innings.

Friday's action will be carried locally on WJAW-FM 100.9. Chris Wharff and Sports Information Director Dan May will bring you pitch-by-pitch, beginning 10 minutes before the start of the game.