SOFTBALL NEWS RELEASES
2006-07 News Release/Game Stories
Adams To Play Softball
At Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial University softball team recently announced another
addition to the squad for the 2007-08 season.
Jackie Adams, a 5’2”
outfielder from Columbus, Ohio will play next year for the Lady
Railsplitters.
05/23/2007
Walker
Named Daktronics First Team All-America
Lincoln Memorial University’s
Brittney Walker (Ooltewah,
TN)
has been named Daktronics First Team All-America by the sports
information directors across the country. The announcement came
Thursday afternoon from the national coordinator for softball.
05/17/2007
Walker Named Daktronics South Atlantic Region
Player Of The Year
Lincoln
Memorial University softball player
Brittney Walker
(Ooltewah, TN)
has been named Daktronics First Team All-South Atlantic Region as an
outfielder and South Atlantic Region Player of the Year. The
announcement came from the regional coordinator late Tuesday evening and
is a poll taken of the sports information directors throughout the
region.
05/09/2007
Henn Named Second
Team Daktronics All-South Atlantic Region
Lincoln
Memorial University softball player
Sara Henn (Kettering, OH) has been named Daktronics Second
Team All-South Atlantic Region as a third baseman. The announcement
came from the regional coordinator late Tuesday evening and is a poll
taken of the sports information directors throughout the region.
05/09/2007
LMU Dethrones King On Lady
Railsplitter Senior Day
With the exception of a lead-off homerun in the second game of a double-header
Saturday afternoon, the Lady Railsplitter softball team had little trouble
rolling up a senior day double-header sweep of visiting King College.
04/28/2007
Winney & Henn LMU Female Newcomers
Of The Year
Lincoln
Memorial University women’s basketball freshman Andi Winney (Yorktown,
IN) and softball
freshman Sara Henn (Kettering,
OH)
were named Monday night as LMU’s Co-Female Newcomers of the Year at the
University’s annual athletics banquet.
04/24/2007
LMU & Tusculum Split For The
Second Time This Season
For the second time this season the Lincoln Memorial University and Tusculum
College softball teams have split a softball double-header against each other.
On April 9 Tusculum took the upper hand by winning the first game between the
two in-state rivals 10-3. LMU evened the score in the final game of the
afternoon by coming away with a 7-3 win over the Lady Pioneers to split the
series.
04/16/2007
Lady Railsplitters De-Fang Lady Cobras
The Lincoln Memorial University softball team picked up two more wins
Friday evening by run-ruling Virginia Intermont College in the first
game of a double-header 10-2 and shutting out the Lady Cobras in the
second game 2-0.
04/13/2007
Burns Reaches Another
Milestone With LMU Softball Program
Lady
Railsplitter softball coach Dan Burns has worn many hats since coming to
Lincoln Memorial University. When he came to Harrogate from his
hometown of Kettering, Ohio in 1970 as a student-athlete, he played for
the Railsplitter baseball and basketball teams. Following graduation in
1974, he became the assistant coach for the baseball team and eventually
took over as the head coach of the Railsplitters Following the
retirement of his mentor Dean Bailey.
04/11/2007
Lady Splitters Split
Series With Tusculum
Tusculum College's Brie Griffin went 5-for-9, including three
doubles as the Pioneers split a non-conference doubleheader with
visiting Lincoln Memorial University Monday at Red Edmonds Field.
04/09/2007
Lady Splitters Win
Tight Battles Against Lady Patriots
Just
before the thunder, lightning and heavy winds moved in Tuesday evening
the Lincoln Memorial University Lady Railsplitter softball team squeezed
out a double-header against the University of the Cumberlands by winning
4-2 and 2-0.
04/04/2007
North Georgia Comes
Back To Top LMU 4-2
North Georgia College & State University overcame a two run fifth inning
deficit, and Leslee Smith kept her hot streak going with two more RBI’s
as the Saints get by Lincoln Memorial University 4-2 here Saturday night
at the Ryan’s Classic.
03/31/2007
Augusta State Gets
By LMU 6-0
Augusta State University got two runs in the second and added four more
insurance runs to upend Lincoln Memorial 6-0 here Saturday afternoon in
game seven of the Ryan’s Classic.
03/31/2007
Eighth Ranked
Florida Gulf Coast Defeats LMU 7-0, Wins 45th Game Of Season
Florida Gulf Coast University, the eighth-ranked team in NCAA Division
II, used a pair of homeruns and three extra-base hits to upend Lincoln
Memorial 7-0 in the final game of Day One of the Ryan's Classic here
Friday evening.
03/30/2007
Lady Railsplitters
“Walk-Off” With 5-3 Win Over The Norse
Lincoln Memorial University used a one out walk-off homer off the bat of
Sarah Henn to take a 5-3 win over Northern Kentucky University in game
three of the Ryan’s Classic here Friday evening.
03/30/2007
Lady Railsplitters Silence The Tornado
The Lincoln Memorial University softball team improved to 23-12-1 on
Wednesday afternoon with a double-header victory over King College in
Bristol, Tennessee, 13-0 and 6-1.
03/28/2007
Lady Splitters Shock
Carson-Newman
Wednesday afternoon’s double-header split with Carson-Newman may have
been a shock to Lady Eagle fans but not to Lincoln Memorial University
Head Coach Dan Burns. The LMU women lost their first game to
Carson-Newman 7-1 but rebounded to win game-two 7-2 to spit the series
in the only meeting between the two schools this season.
03/22/2007
Rain Holds LMU & Limestone To One Game
On a day there wasn’t supposed to be any inclement weather, the Lincoln
Memorial University Lady Railsplitters and the Lady Saints of Limestone
College were able to complete one game out of two before mother nature
decided to give the tri-state are some unscheduled rainfall.
03/20/2007
Walker Breaks Record As Lady Splitters Add Two More To The Win Column
Lincoln Memorial softball senior
Brittney Walker (Ooltewah, TN) became the University’s all-time
total bases leader (429) in Wednesday’s 5-3 and 12-2 wins over visiting
Union College.
Photo: Jessica Locker throws a pitch in game
two.
03/14/2007
Lady Splitters Out Battle Battlers
The Lincoln Memorial University softball team got back on the winning
track Thursday afternoon after suffering a double-header loss to Mars
Hill College on Wednesday. LMU defeated Alderson-Broaddus College 5-0
and 9-1 to improve to 14-9 overall
Photo: Amanda Wampler hits the sacrifice bunt.
03/08/2007
Mars Hill Sweeps LMU In Softball
Mars Hill College's softball team swept Lincoln Memorial University this
afternoon at Ponder Park by scores of 10-2 and 5-4. Ashley Harber (Goose
Creek, SC) hit a one-out solo homerun in the bottom of the seventh
inning to lead the Lions to victory in game two. MHC improved to 20-6 on
the season while LMU fell to 12-8 on the year with the losses.
03/07/2007
Lady Railsplitter Softball Team Finishes
3-1 At Catawba Invitational
The Lincoln Memorial University women’s softball team picked up three
wins and suffered only one loss over the weekend while participating in
the Catawba College Invitational Tournament in Salisbury, North
Carolina.
03/04/2007
LMU Softball Team
Sweeps to Win Bearcat Classic
The Lincoln Memorial University softball team flexed some muscle Friday
and Saturday afternoon by traveling to Lander, South Carolina and
running the table to win the Bearcat Classic hosted by Lander
University.
02/24/2007
LMU Softball Team
Falls in Double-Header to Mars Hill
The
Lady Railsplitter softball team fell to 3-6 following Wednesday
afternoon’s double-header loss to Mars Hill College at home on the
Dorothy Neely Field. The LMU women were defeated 2-1 in the opening
game of the afternoon while falling 6-5 in ten innings of play in game
two.
02/21/2007
Lady Railsplitters Sweep
Newberry
The Newberry College softball team was done in
by big Lincoln Memorial innings, as the Lady Indians dropped both games of
Saturday's home opener twinbill. Newberry drops to 1-4-1 on the season,
while LMU moves to 2-2.
02/10/2007
Lady Railsplitters Drop
Two At Anderson To Open Season
The Lincoln Memorial
University softball team dropped a double-header to Anderson University
on Friday afternoon in the 2007 season opener for the Lady
Railsplitters.
02/09/2007
LMU Softball Team
Has Early Signees for 2007-08 Season
With
the beginning of 2007 season just around the corner, Lincoln Memorial
University softball Head Coach Dan
Burns has been scouring the recruiting trail thinking of the
future of the Lady Railsplitters.
12/07/2006
Lady Railsplitters
Volunteer in the Community
Several members of the 2006-07 LMU
softball team spent a few hours raking leaves for a local resident last
Thursday.
2005-06 News Release/Game Stories
2006
Was All-Conference Year for Evans
Lincoln Memorial University softball first baseman
Tiffany Evans (Bowling
Green, KY)
has been named
All-Gulf South Conference Second Team by the head coaches throughout the
league’s eastern division.
05/10/2006
Walker
Makes First Team All-GSC For Third Year
When
her career at Lincoln Memorial University is over, junior
Brittney Walker
(Ooltewah, TN)
may be regarded as one of the best ever to play softball for the Lady
Railsplitter program.
05/10/2006
Season’s End Bitter
Sweet for Two Lady Railsplitters
For Lincoln Memorial University softball players
Alisa Burk
(Blaine, WA)
and Kelly Click (Ashland,
OH),
the end of the 2006 season comes with mixed feelings.
05/03/2006
Lady Railsplitters End
Season with Sweep of UWA
The Lady Railsplitter
softball team ended the 2006 season Sunday afternoon by completing a
four-game series sweep over the Lady Tigers of the University of West
Alabama.
04/30/2006
Senior Day Sweep for
Lady Railsplitters
With rain expected to
move into the tri-state area Saturday night, Lincoln Memorial University
Head Softball Coach Dan Burns decided to move senior day festivities to
Saturday in the first two games of a four game series with the
University of West Alabama.
04/29/2006
LMU & UAH Split Final
Two Games of the Series
After losing the first
two games to the University of Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday 12-1 and
8-2 and the first game on Sunday 8-0, the LMU women bounced back in game
four to take a 9-7 win over the Lady Chargers to improve to 33-27 on the
year.
04/23/2006
Lady Splitters Lose
First Two Against UAH
In Saturday’s opening games of a four game series with
the University of Alabama-Huntsville, the Lady Railsplitter softball
team came up on the losing end of the score, falling 12-1 and 8-2 to the
Lady Chargers.
04/22/2006
Losses to West Georgia
End Lady Splitter Tournament Hopes
Over the weekend, the Lincoln Memorial University Lady
Railsplitters were defeated in three of four games played against the
University of West Georgia, thus mathematically sealing their fate of
not making the GSC Tournament for the second consecutive year.
04/17/2006
Two More Come From
Behind Wins
In their final meeting of the 2006 season Tuesday evening, the Patriots
of the University of the Cumberlands must have felt as though they had
been cursed when the Lady Railsplitter softball team came from behind
for the third consecutive time this year to hand them a defeat.
04/12/2006
GSC Weekly Honors
Aren’t Uncommon For Walker
For the second time this season, Lincoln Memorial
University softball player Brittney Walker (Ooltewah, TN) has
received Gulf South Conference Eastern Division weekly honors for her
efforts with the Lady Railsplitters.
04/06/2006
LMU Softball Team
Sweeps Series with Brevard
The
Lincoln Memorial University softball team was victorious Sunday
afternoon, sweeping a double-header on the road against host team
Brevard College 4-1 and 11-3 to improve to 24-18 on the year.
04/02/2006
Lady Splitters Win Two
Close Games Over The Patriots
Wednesday’s sweep of
the visiting Patriots from the University of the Cumberlands was
anything but easy for the Lady Railsplitter softball team. The LMU
women scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning of game-one to
come away with a 3-0 win, while breaking a 5-5 tie in the seventh inning
of game-two for the 6-5 win.
03/29/2006
LMU & VSU Split
Again
It’s kind of like
kissing your sister, but Sunday afternoon the Lincoln Memorial
University Lady Railsplitter softball team split its second
consecutive double-header with Valdosta State University in as many
days, winning game-one 3-2, while losing the second game 3-1.
03/26/2006
LMU & #18 VSU Split
Saturday Double-Header
Saturday’s split with
eighteenth ranked Valdosta State University snapped an eight game losing
streak for the Lady Railsplitter softball team and gave them their first
victory in Gulf South Conference play this season.
03/25/2006
West Florida Sweep
Drops LMU Softball to 0-8 in GSC
West Florida became
the second consecutive team to sweep the Lady Railsplitters in Gulf
South Conference play this week when they knocked off Lincoln Memorial
in Wednesday’s double-header 11-3 and 3-1.
03/22/2006
UWF Comes From Behind
to Take Two from LMU
Two losses to the
University of West Florida on Tuesday have dropped the Lady Railsplitter
softball record to 18-14 on the year and 0-6 in Gulf South Conference
Eastern Division play.
03/22/2006
Lady Lions Sweep LMU
in Softball
Playing in their first
Gulf South Conference series of the year, the Lincoln Memorial
University softball team was swept by the University of North Alabama
over the weekend, losing four games to fall to 0-4 in conference.
03/20/2006
Another Split for
the Lady Railsplitters
The Lincoln
Memorial University softball team finished Saturday’s second day
action of the Tusculum College Softball Tournament with their second
consecutive split in as many days.
03/11/2006
LMU Splits in
First Day of Tusculum Tournament
The Lady
Railsplitter softball team split a double-header in Friday’s first
round action of the Tusculum College Tournament in Greeneville,
Tennessee, losing to Virginia Intermont 2-1 and defeating host team
Tusculum 3-2.
03/10/2006
Walker
Among GSC’s Elite Pitchers
Lincoln Memorial University softball pitcher Brittney Walker
(Chattanooga, TN) has been named Gulf South Conference Eastern
Division Pitcher of the Week by the conference office in Birmingham,
Alabama.
03/09/2006
Split With Alderson
Broaddus Snaps LMU Win Streak
On Wednesday afternoon, the Lady Railsplitter softball
team’s win streak of 10 games came to an end, as Lincoln Memorial
Split a double-header with Alderson Broaddus College at home on the
Dorothy Neely Field.
03/08/2006
Tusculum Latest Victim in
LMU Softball Win Streak
The
Lincoln Memorial University softball team extended its winning streak to
nine games Tuesday afternoon by knocking off the visiting Lady Pioneers of
Tusculum College 1-0 and 6-4 to move to 15-5 on the year.
Photo:
Tiffany Evans is about to knock one over the fence against Tusculum.
03/07/2006
LMU Softball Dominates
Catawba Tournament
The Lincoln Memorial University Lady Railsplitter softball team was
nothing shy of dominating this weekend at the Catawba College Tournament
in Salisbury, North Carolina.
03/05/2006
LMU Softball Posts
Back to Back Shutouts
The Lincoln Memorial
University softball team bounced back Saturday afternoon from this
week’s double-header loss to the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
with a two game sweep of visiting Brevard College. The Lady
Railsplitters recorded consecutive shutouts of Brevard (5-0, 5-0) to
move to 8-5 on the year.
02/25/2006
Division I Lady Mocs
Sweep Lady Railsplitters
Playing against NCAA Division I University of Tennessee- Chattanooga
Thursday afternoon, the Lady Railsplitters made a strong showing in the
first game of the day, losing 3-2 in the final inning, and then came
unglued in the afternoon’s second game to lose 10-0 in five innings of
play.
02/24/2006
First Day of West
Georgia Tournament Is a Rough One for Lady Railsplitters
Several teams gave the
Lincoln Memorial University softball team a rude awakening in the first
day’s play of the West Georgia Invitational Tournament on Friday
afternoon.
02/17/2006
LMU Softball Heads to
West Georgia Tournament at 6-0
After a double-header sweep of Mars Hill College on Thursday afternoon,
the Lincoln Memorial University softball team will travel to Carrollton,
Georgia this weekend with a perfect 6-0 record.
02/16/2006
Lady Railsplitter Bats
Blaze Against Union
The Lincoln Memorial
University softball team put together two more wins in a double-header
against Union College at home on the Dorothy Neely Field.
02/15/2006
Lady Railsplitters
Defang the Cobras
The
Lincoln Memorial University softball team kicked off the 2006 schedule
Tuesday afternoon by sweeping a double header from visiting Virginia
Intermont College 9-0 and 5-1 to move to 2-0 on the year.
Kelly Click throws a pitch in game one.
02/07/2006
Walker
Named Preseason All-Gulf South Conference
Lincoln Memorial University softball junior Brittney Walker has
been named to the All-Gulf South Conference Preseason squad released
yesterday by conference office in Birmingham, Alabama.
02/01/2006