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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Lady Statesmen softball team of Delta State University (3-2) continued competitive play this weekend at the Charger Chillout, a three-day tournament with 22 teams participating held at the Huntsville SportsPlex. DSU defeated Young Harris College 13-5 before falling to Trevecca Nazarene 5-4 in the last inning.

Game one featured the Mountain Lions of Young Harris College and Delta State. The Green-and-White used doubles from Taylor Holland and Amber Adcock and singles from Kaitlin Moore, Andrea Cutts, and Brook Cline to score four runs in the first to take an early, commanding 4-0 lead over Young Harris. The Mountain Lions fought back in the bottom of the third, responding with two runs to trail 4-2. DSU answered with five more runs in the bottom of the frame on singles from Cline, Megan Mayfield, Memrie Corley, Kassidy Tally, a sac fly from Holland and a two-RBI triple from Moore that made it to the right-field fence in one bounce. The string of hits in the bottom of the third put the Green-and-White up 9-2 over the Mountain Lions. Young Harris tacked on another run in the fourth and two more in the fifth before the Lady Statesmen put the game away with a double from Holland, and two two-RBI singles from Cutts and Ellen Tarant to take claim the 13-5 win in the form of the mercy rule, Delta State's second mercy rule victory of the season.

Kaitlin Moore led game one, going 3-for-4 at the plate with one run and driving three home. Andrea Cutts followed close behind with two hits in three at-bats with two runs and two RBI. Delta State outhit the Mountain Lions 18-9.

Taylor Tucker was in the circle and improved her already impressive record to a perfect 3-0. The freshman gave up nine hits, five earned runs in 5.0 innings pitched, striking out six Mountain Lions.

Game two of the afternoon was between the Lady Statesmen and a tough Trevecca Nazarene team. The Trojans took advantage of a Delta State error in the bottom of the second to take the 1-0 lead after two complete innings. Trevecca added another run the next inning to extend their advantage over DSU to 2-0.  The Lady Statesmen had a hard time getting something started at the plate until the top of the sixth when freshman Madison Zoeller dropped a double in the gap in left center field, her first collegiate hit, scoring Andrea Cutts, Brook Cline, and Amber Adcock to take the 3-2 lead over the Trojans. The Green-and-White extended their lead in the top frame of the seventh with hits from Kaitlin Moore and Amber Adcock. The Trojans fought back in the bottom of the seventh by scoring three runs to take the 5-4 win.

The Lady Statesmen scored all their runs in the sixth inning but the late rally by the Trojans, the 2013 GMAC Regular Season Champions, sparked momentum for Trevecca to claim the victory and outhit Delta State 10-7.

Amber Adcock and Madison Zoeller led DSU in offense in game two, as they were the sole run producers. Adcock went 2-for-4 at the plate, driving in one run, while Zoeller knocked in three runs with her first hit of the season.

Freshman Macie Wilde had a much better performance in the circle than her first outing. The lefty gave up five runs, two earned, on ten hits in six innings, striking out seven.

The Charger Chillout continues on Saturday, Feb. 8 when Delta State faces Saint Joseph's College at 2:00 p.m. and St. Edward's University at 4:00 p.m.