#4 Briarcliffe College - #7 Penn State Beaver

AKRON, OH- Led by an outstanding offensive and pitching performance by All-American Jillian McGovern, the Briarcliffe College Lady Bulldogs defeated Penn State Beaver 3-1 in the second day of the USCAA Softball Small College World Series. McGovern pitched the distance for Briarcliffe, scattering only three hits and picking up her second win of the tournament. McGovern helped her own cause with a two run double, her third of the tournament, in the first inning that proved to be all the Lady Bulldogs would need the rest of the way.

After McGovern's double the Lady Lions responded in the top of the second with their only run of the game. Honorable Mention All-American Myranda Raymund led off the inning with a single, and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from pitcher Kori Freyermuth before scoring on a Jamie Karpinski two-out single. Freyermuth, an All-American and the USCAA's national leader in wins on the season (20), pitched her third game of the tournament giving up the three runs (two earned) on only four hits and striking out six in the loss.

Penn State Beaver will play in a fifth-place game at 6:00 PM tonight against the loser of Saint Mary of the Woods – Lindenwood-Belleville. Meanwhile, Briarcliffe College has advanced in the loser's bracket and will face off against the winner of Saint Mary of the Wood's – Lindenwood-Belleville at 4:00 PM in the loser's bracket semifinals. 

-USCAA