Day two of play at the NJCAA National Tournament, saw the Stars in the loser's bracket after last night's disappointing lost to Blinn, TX. The good part is that the girls were not in the least bit worried about having to play back into the tournament. The experience of the State Tournament and the togetherness of this group had everyone in the best of spirits for the task ahead.
The first opponent was Spartanburg Methodist College from South Carolina. The team came ready to play and really took care of business in posting a 7-3 win highlighted by a grand slam home run by freshman Brittany Eppley.
After a short break, it was time to play Seward Community College out of Kansas.The team played a really flat game and just never seemed to take advantage of any of the hits we got. We entered the 7th inning down 4-1. After putting together a series of hits and hard hit balls, we entered the bottom of the 7th ahead, 5-4, which is how the game ended.
To this point, we have three wins and one loss in thee tournament, and have to play our third game of the day in about three hours. Such is the challenge of coming out of the loser's bracket, but I think we are ready for it. The next game is a rematch with the team that beat us last night.