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Union softball moves to region title game with pair of wins

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JACKSON, Tenn. – The Union University softball team earned a pair of wins on day one of the 2013 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) MidEast Region Tournament hosted at Union's Fesmire Field. Top-seeded Union opened the tournament with a 9-0 five inning win over No. 4 seed Covenant (Ga.). Union them topped No. 3 seed Ohio Christian 5-0 to advance to the championship game. Union improved to 23-20 on the season.
 
Union will play in the championship game of the region tournament Thursday at 1:00 p.m. and will await the winner of Ohio Christian and No. 2 seed Tennessee Temple. Union will have to be defeated twice in the championship round.
 
In the first game of the day, Union wasted no time as they were the visitors in the contest. Union scored three runs in the first, four in the second, and two more in the third to set the score at 9-0 after three innings. Union's cruised behind the complete game one-hitter from senior Brooke Thomas (10-10). Union pounded out 17 hits in the game from 11 different players. Alex Williams and Amanda Chandler led the way with three hits each. Williams got the scoring starting for Union with a 2-run home run in the first inning. Shelby Lamb, Williams, and Chandler each led with two RBI each.
 
Sophomore pitcher Kelly Robey was the story of game two as she tossed a complete game 2-hitter with 15 strikeouts. She walked none in the game, allowing only three base runners on two hits and a hit batter. Union scored four times in the bottom of the third inning, and added a run in the sixth to set the final at 5-0. Union tallied nine hits included four doubles. Sam Giesler, Tobie Joy, Lamb, and Summer Cross each recorded a double. Cross and Williams each led with two hits, while five different players tallied one RBI each for Union's five runs.
 
For more information on the tournament including results, stats, live stats, live video, and all-region honors, visit the tournament website at http://www.uuathletics.com/news/2013/4/3/SB_0403133554.aspx?path=softball.
 
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