VALDOSTA, Georgia – Kaitlin Moore's RBI-single in the bottom of the eighth inning kept No. 6 Delta State University (27-23) alive in the 2015 Gulf South Conference Tournament with a 1-0 win over No. 5 Union University (31-19) on Friday.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Delta State 1, Union University 0 (8 innings)
2015 Gulf South Conference Softball Tournament
Date: Friday, May 1, 2015
Location: Valdosta Georgia | Steel's Diamond @ Blazer Park
Records: Lady Statesmen (27-23), Lady Bulldogs (31-19)
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Lady Statesmen put runners in scoring position in the second, fifth, and sixth innings. Mariah Alverez walked and moved into scoring position on a fielding error before DSU lined into a double play to end the second. Kassidy Tally singled and after stealing second was thrown out trying to take third in the fifth. Taylor Holland singled with one out in the sixth before a pair of fly outs ended the frame.
• Union had six runners in scoring position through the first eight innings, going 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position. The Lady Bulldogs had runners at second and third in the top of the first and fourth innings. DSU starter Shayna Beaver recorded a strikeout and two pop outs to end the first and a flyout to close the fourth.
• Jessie Rodriguez singled to start the eighth inning and moved to second on a Memrie Corley sacrifice bunt. Rodriguez advanced to second when Taylor Holland was hit by a pitch. Amber Adcock's single to left appeared to be the game-winning RBI, but Rodriguez was thrown out at the plate trying to score from second. Holland and Adcock moved to second and third on the throw home to set up Kaitlin Moore's RBI-single to end the game in walk off fashion.
• Beaver (11-7) tossed a four-hit shutout with a walk and two strikeouts, marking her third complete game shutout this season.
• Kelly Robey (28-14) suffered the loss for the Lady Bulldogs, allowing one run on six hits with three strikeouts.

STAT OF THE DAY

• A leadoff walk, a sacrifice bunt, and a hit-by-pitch along with back-to-back singles in the eighth produced the game-winning run.

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

• The Lady Statesmen improved to 3-1 in extra inning games this season.
• Kaitlin Moore's game-winning RBI was the 119th of her career-RBIs, ranking sixth on the all-time RBIs list at Delta State.
• Kassidy Tally's stolen base in the fifth inning was her 161^st career steal and her 50^th this season. Talley is DSU's all-time steals leade,r and her 50 steals in 2015 rank third on the single season list.

UP NEXT

• Delta State plays the winner of No. 1 Valdosta State and No. 2 Alabama-Huntsville today at 4:30 p.m. Central.