Softball Seeded Fifth for Big South Conference Tournament
May 06, 2018 | Softball
The Runnin' Bulldogs (28-27, 8-13 BSC) will play No. 4 Campbell (26-25, 12-9 BSC) in the opening game of the tournament on Wednesday, May 9. The contest will take place at 12 p.m. on the campus of tournament host Radford University.
Gardner-Webb went 1-2 against the Fighting Camels when they visited Boiling Springs for a three-game series on March 9-10.
After Campbell clinched the series victory with an 11-8 victory in game one and an 8-4 win in the second game, the Runnin' Bulldogs denied the Fighting Camels the sweep.
In game three, Gardner-Webb battled back from a 7-3 deficit after just two innings to win by a 12-9 score.
The 'Dogs tied the game at seven in the third when Andria Booth batted in Katie Stettler and again at eight in the fifth inning thanks to a sacrifice fly from Katie Prebble.
With the score knotted at eight, Gardner-Webb would go on to take the lead in the same inning when Kaylee Wacaster hit a three-run shot to center field.
Prebble's RBI walk in the sixth gave GWU a 12-8 lead and Campbell was unable to come back despite a solo home run.
At the plate, Gardner-Webb is led by Booth and Prebble. Booth is hitting .473, which places her fourth in the nation. She leads the country with 87 hits.
Prebble, who has had a stellar freshman campaign, is hitting .436 with 22 home runs, 69 RBIs, 102 total bases and a .973 slugging percentage.
Prebble ranks in the top four nationally in six different statistical categories and leads the nation in RBIs and total bases.
In the circle, senior Ashley Wark has accounted for 16 of the Runnin' Bulldogs' 28 regular season wins. She made 32 appearances with 32 stats, throwing 171.1 innings. Wark has thrown 19 complete games and one shutout. She has struck out 55 batters and has an ERA of 4.82.
The entire conference tournament can be seen on the Big South Network and ESPN+ . The championship will be streamed on ESPN3. For live stats and streaming links, please visit www.gwusports.com. For the tournament central page, click here. The seedings and entire schedule for the tournament are below.
Big South Conference Tournament Seedings
1 – Liberty (18-3)
2 – Longwood (17-4)
3 – Radford (13-8)
4 – Campbell (12-9)
5 – Gardner-Webb (8-13)
6 – Winthrop (7-14) – wins tiebreaker over CSU with 2-1 series win
DNQ – Charleston Southern (7-14)
DNQ – Presbyterian (2-19)
Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, May 9 (Games 1-3); TV: Big South Network
Game 1: No. 4 Campbell vs. No. 5 Gardner-Webb, 12:00pm
Game 2: No. 3 Radford vs. No. 6 Winthrop, 2:30pm
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 5:00pm (elimination game)
Thursday, May 10 (Games 4-6); TV: ESPN+
Game 4: No. 1 Liberty vs. Winner Game 1, 12:00pm
Game 5: No. 2 Longwood vs. Winner Game 2, 2:30pm
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4/5 (low seed), 5:00pm (elimination game)
Friday, May 11 (Games 7-9); TV: ESPN3
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 4/5 (high seed), 12:00pm (elimination game)
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 2:30pm
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 5:00pm (elimination game)
Saturday, May 12 (Championship Day); TV: ESPN3
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 12:00pm
Game 11: If Necessary: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10, 2:30pm
