MOUNT BERRY, Ga. – Centre softball fell 2-1 to Sewanee in the first game of the 2024 Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Softball Tournament. The Colonels will have a chance to bounce back tomorrow in the double-elimination format. 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS 
- Centre wasted no time in putting a run on the board. Layne Ogle led off the bottom of the first inning with a single which was followed by a Morgan Tabor single. A ground out from Gregory advanced the runners on base each before another ground out, off the bat of Emily Lammers scored Ogle. 
- Sewanee was three up three down again in the top of the second, while the Colonels had a single from Sam Rogers in the bottom of the frame.  
- The Tigers tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning on an RBI single.  
- Centre had hits in the next two frames the team was at bat, a single from Floyd and an Ogle single, but no tuns came for the Gold & White. Sewanee tacked on what became the winning run in the top of the fifth on an RBI single. 
- The Colonels had a chance to come back in the bottom of the seventh and did end up with a brief burst of offense as Abby Duncan hit a double. The offense did not pull things together and fell 2-1. 
- Andrea Searcy went the full seven innings in the circle for the Gold & White. She struck out five batters and allowed two runs on five hits. 

UP NEXT 
Centre softball will be playing to stay in the postseason on Saturday at noon. The Colonels will face the loser of Friday evening's game versus top-seeded Berry and No. 5 seed Sewanee.