DECATUR, Ala. – Brewton-Parker softball competed in day two action at the 2022 SSAC Softball Tournament on Friday with a pair of matchups against No. 8-seeded Stillman (Ala.) and No. 3-seeded Middle Georgia

The No. 5-seeded Lady Barons (24-25) split the day to close out the 2022 season by defeating Stillman (13-35) and falling to Middle Georgia (38-14), 8-3.

Game 1 | Brewton-Parker 4, Stillman 3

Brewton-Parker faced Stillman to open the second day of tournament action in a "win or go home" matchup. Both teams connected for a hit to open the first inning, but the opening inning resulted in a scoreless affair.

The Lady Barons utilized an error from Stillman, a single from Madisen Nelson, a sacrifice bunt from Chloe Strickland, and a passed ball to score the go-ahead run during the bottom of the second inning.

Stillman leveled the game during the top of the third inning with two hits before BPC reclaimed the lead with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning. Erika Yatabe produced the lone single, but the Tigers produced two errors to aid the Lady Barons' baserunning efforts.

After a swift and scoreless fourth inning, Stillman notched a run in the fifth and sixth inning to equalize the scoreline at 3-3. In the fifth inning, the Tiger connected for two hits and followed with another pair of hits alongside a BPC miscue in the sixth inning.

With one out in the seventh inning, Abby Cox singled to the left side before stealing second. After another out, Yatabe reached first base with an intentional walk before MacKenzie Tripp connected for an RBI single to score Cox in walk-off fashion.

Inside the Statistics

• BPC produced a total of six hits while SC notched nine.
• Leah Henry, Tripp, Yatabe, and Cox all scored a run with Yatabe leading the Lady Barons with three hits.
• Defensively, Nelson led BPC with eight putouts.
• Natalie Hardy pitched for six innings, giving up nine hits and three runs while striking out two batters.
• Laykin Brown closed out the final inning with one strikeout.

Game 2 | Brewton-Parker 3, Middle Georgia 8

Middle Georgia opened the game with four runs split between the first two innings. The Knights totaled seven hits as well as left a total of three runs between the pair of innings.

Brewton-Parker managed to respond in the third inning with an RBI flyout from Yatabe to bring home Cox to move the deficit to just three runs behind Middle Georgia. However, the Knights utilized three hits and a BPC error to score four runs in the bottom half of the inning to lead 8-1.

Abbey Flowers homered in the fourth inning to pull a run back with Strickland and Cailyn Snellgrove recorded base hits. BPC gained one final run back in the sixth inning as Savannah Cook singled and Snellgrove knocked an RBI single to score Cook.

Inside the Statistics

• Middle Georgia outhit Brewton-Parker 10-5.
• Flowers, Cook, and Cox all scored a run with Snellgrove leading the way with two hits.
• Flowers notched her eighth home run of the season.
• Brown pitched all six innings, giving up six earned runs while walking one batter in the process.

Wrap Up

Brewton-Parker closes out the 2022 campaign with a 24-25 overall record. The Lady Barons finished conference play with a 12-16 record.