RAIN POSSIBILITY CHANGES GAME TIMES AGAIN – Saint Louis (27-21) defeated George Washington in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship and will take on top-seeded Saint Joseph's (34-8-1) Thursday at 9 a.m. (CT). The game originally was scheduled for 11 a.m. (CT), but a threatening weather forecast caused league officials to opt for an earlier start time. The six-team, double-elimination A-10 Championship is being held at Sortino Field on the campus of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
LORE, BILLIKENS HANDLE GW IN OPENER – The fifth-seeded Billikens knocked off fourth-seeded George Washington 4-2 Wednesday in the tournament opener. Brianna Lore tossed a five-hitter, and four different Billikens drove in a run apiece – Elizabeth Everingham, Erin Harcar, Laura Bohning and Kelsey Biggs. Bohning was 2-for-4.
FOLLOWING THE ACTION – The A-10 is providing free video streaming and free live statistics for every game of the A-10 Championship. To access the links for those features for each Saint Louis game, visit www.SLUBillikens.com and scroll down to the schedule boxes located beneath the top stories. Links for all tournament games, as well as game recaps, box scores and photo galleries, can be found by visiting www.atlantic10.com, navigating to the softball page and clicking on the 2013 Softball Championship Page link on the right side.
OTHER OPENING-DAY RESULTS, THURSDAY SCHEDULE – No. 3 Temple downed No. 6 Dayton 7-2, and George Washington edged Dayton 2-1 to knock the Flyers out of the tournament. Following the SLU-Saint Joseph's game Thursday, Temple will take on No. 2 Fordham, and GW will play an elimination game against the lower-seeded loser from the first two Thursday games.
BILLIKENS, HAWKS SPLIT REGULAR-SEASON SERIES – Saint Louis and Saint Joseph's split a doubleheader in St. Louis April 21. In the opener, the Billikens scored four runs in the third inning – all with two outs – and held on for a 4-2 victory. Brianna Lore pitched a five-hitter, Jessica Van Nostrand hit a two-run home run, and Laura Bohning and Kelsey Biggs had an RBI apiece. SLU was on the verge of a sweep in the nightcap, but Saint Joseph's scored twice with two outs in the seventh to force extra innings and went on to capture a 5-3, nine-inning win. Elizabeth Everingham smacked a two-run homer, Van Nostrand was 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Biggs collected a pair of hits.
