SUWANEE, Ga. - Hendrix picked up three wins over the weekend including a win over 19th ranked Washington-St. Louis 3-1. The Warriors scored scored 51 runs and went 3-1 as Hendrix hosted of the 2011 Warrior Spring Fling earning Co-Champions. 

- AROUND THE SCAC -

Austin College dropped a pair of games to Northwood University in their lone doubleheader of the week, falling 11-3 in game one and 10-4 in game two. In game two, Stefanie Faith's three run homer gave the Roos an early 3-0 lead but AC was unable to maintain that lead as Northwood pulled away for the six run victory. This week the Roos play UT-Tyler on Wednesday and then head to the University of Dallas tournament this weekend.

Birmingham Southern went 2-2 this week at home, dropping a doubleheader to Huntingdon on Friday but bouncing back to defeat both Berry College and Millsaps College on Sunday. Both of the Panthers’ wins were as a result of game-ending runs scored in the bottom of the seventh; sophomore Chelsea Fernandez recorded the game-winner against Berry, and junior Ashley Bice did the same against Millsaps. Juniors Ronni Ferris and Beth Lefler split pitching duties for BSC, each going 1-1 this week. Ferris led the way with six strikeouts against Huntingdon and 10 against Berry. The Panthers are away from home for their next three dates, beginning with a doubleheader at Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., this Saturday.

Centre opened the season with two wins over Defiance College in a double header on Friday, March 4 at home. Centre won 5-0 in the first game using a four run fifth inning to secure the win. In the Colonels second game of the inning they used a home run in the seventh inning to come from behind to win 3-2. Centre was supposed to compete against Hanover College on Sunday, March 6, but the game was cancelled due to inclement weather. Centre will be hosting the March Mayhem Tournament on Saturday March 12 and Sunday, March 13, where they will be facing Manchester, Rose-Hulman, and Oberlin.

#7 DePauw was scheduled to play in the Maryville (Tenn.) Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, but the tournament was canceled. The Tigers then scheduled a doubleheader against Maryville but it was canceled due to unplayable field conditions. DePauw now opens the season on Saturday, March 12, at Webster.

Hendrix scored 51 runs and went 3-1 over the weekend as host of the 2011 Warrior Spring Fling.  Hendrix cruised to a pair of mercy-rule wins over MacMurray College and University of Dallas on Saturday, before splitting two games against No. 19 Washington University on Sunday.  The Warriors now stand at 5-5 overall.  The Hendrix offense unleashed 42 runs on 36 hits, while the defense allowed just one earned run (two total) on the first day of the 2011 Warrior Spring Fling. Hendrix picked up a 23-0 win over MacMurray in the first game of the day. Sophomore Ashley Halbert pitched a two-hit shutout for her second win of the year. The Warriors then cruised to a 19-2 victory over the Crusaders in a cold and windy game under the lights. Herrera improved to 2-1 after eight strikeouts, just one walk and four hits in the complete game performance. Hendrix junior Trace Grinnell set the tone by hitting the first pitch the Warriors saw on Sunday over the center field fence, as Hendrix earned a 3-1 win over No. 19 Washington in the opener and then dropped a 7-6 nail biter in extra innings to close out the weekend. Hendrix and Washington took home Co-Championship honors after the 2011 Warrior Spring Fling was all said and done. Halbert scattered six hits over 7.0 innings for her third win of the season. She allowed just one free pass and struck out two batters. Herrera battled through 8.0 innings and fanned seven batters in the final game. She allowed five earned runs, just three walks and 10 hits in her second loss of the season. Herrera struck out three separate Bears two-times apiece. Herrera also finished the weekend at the plate 10-of-15 including three doubles, a homer, seven runs scored and nine RBI. She posted a .667 batting average and 1.067 slugging percentage. Sophomore Alyssa Barry went 9-for-14 with five runs scored, four doubles, a triple and three RBI.  Grinnell finished 6-for-11 with a team-high eight runs scored.

Millsaps split their games this weekend at the Panther Spring Classic, hosted by Birmingham-Southern. The Majors (2-9, 0-1) defeated Alabama A&M in the third game of the classic 10-7 thanks to an eight-run fifth inning. With the Bulldogs leading 3-1 after four, the Majors looked like they were going to go quietly in the fifth. Jade Hewitt grounded out in the leadoff spot, Caroline Thompson flied out to right in the three hole and Allyson Christian stuck out swinging at a ball in the dirt. That should have left Emily Spicer stranded on first with no runs scored, but the third strike got past the A&M catcher and Christian made it to first on the wild pitch to keep the inning alive. Allison Tarbox singled to left to load the bases for Katie Birdwell. The freshman out of Bridge City, Texas sent the ball sailing into the woods past the fence for a grand slam to give the Majors the 5-3 advantage, but the Majors weren't done yet. Catherine Henry drove in Sam Wursteisen with a single to right, Jade Hewitt came back around and singled to plate Henry, and Spicer shot a double to left that scored  Hewitt and Lindsey Drane. By the end of the inning, the Majors had scored eight runs, with two outs. In the final game of the day between BSC and Millsaps, both teams went scoreless until the bottom of the seventh when, with bases loaded, the Panthers' Ashley Bice recorded the game-winning and game-ending RBI to plate senior Melissa Revis. The Majors left six stranded in the game. Millsaps will return to Jackson this week for a couple of non-conference series. The first will see the Majors square off with the Mississippi College Choctaws on Wednesday for a double header at Freedom Ridge Park beginning at 5:00 p.m.

Rhodes played only 2 games this weekend due to inclement weather, splitting a doubleheader with #21 Piedmont.  In game 1, Rhodes pounded out 15 hits and put 9 runners across the plate, en route to a 9-2 win over the Lions.  The game included home runs by Sara Bowen and Liv Ryan.  Bowen, Kelli Zomer and Courtney Williams each had 3 hits to pace the Lynx offense, while Ryan accounted for 4 RBI.  Sara Bowen picked up her 3rd win of the season, giving up just 3 hits and no earned runs, while striking out 5.  After falling behind 4-0 after 1 inning, Rhodes battled back in game 2 to take a 5-4 lead after 4 innings.  The Lions answered with 4 runs in the next 2 innings, and Rhodes’ comeback effort fell a run short, as the Lynx dropped game 2 by a score of 8-7.  Ryan hit her second home run of the day in the game, and senior shortstop Allison Conn was 4 for 4 with a home run and 5 RBI.  Rhodes will play MacMurray on Tuesday, Millikin on Friday, then host the CiCi’s Pizza Classic this weekend with games against Eureka, Westminster and Greenville.

Sewanee picked up a pair of wins over host Fisk University on Thursday, winning 7-0 and 7-0 in a doubleheader in which had to forfeit. The Tigers scheduled doubleheaders for Saturday and Monday, against Talladega College and Judson College, respectively, have been postponed due to inclement weather. Next up for the Tigers is a doubleheader against Judson March 23rd in Sewanee.

Southwestern had a light week of games this week, facing Our Lady of the Lake for a double-header on Tuesday afternoon. The Pirates used a consistent offensive presence and strong pitching on the mound to win their second consecutive sweep at home with a 7-3, 4-0 win over OLLU. The win improves Southwestern to 8-6 on the year. They return to action this weekend as they head to take on some of the nation's top teams at the Tuscan Invitational.

Trinity did not play last week, but will play four times during the upcoming week. The Tigers will play Evangel University and York (NE) College on Wednesday, followed by a road trip to Texas Lutheran University on Thursday afternoon. Trinity split a home doubleheader with Texas Lutheran earlier this season, losing 3-2 before rebounding with an impressive 8-0 win in five innings.

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