Lady Barons Into SSAC Tourney
Courtesy of BPC
The regular season campaign concluded on Saturday for Brewton-Parker College Softball and the Lady Barons now set their aim on postseason play later this week in the SSAC Championships.
BPC wrapped up the regular season with an overall record of 27-19 and a 13-13 SSAC record to secure the No. 6 seed in the tournament as the seeds were announced on Saturday night by the conference office. The Lady Barons are slated to open the tournament on Thursday, May 2 with a tough bout against No. 3-seeded Mobile (Ala.) at 1 p.m. in Decatur, Ala.
Earlier this season, BPC dropped a pair of games to the Rams on the road in Mobile, 2-1 and 6-2 back on April 5. The Rams closed the regular season as the No. 15-ranked team in the NAIA and finished with an overall record of 29-14 with an 18-8 record in SSAC play.
Offensively, Brewton-Parker is led by four Lady Barons who have recorded a batting average of .325 or better. Hailey Gabrich leads the way with a .392 batting average while recording a fifth-best 31 hits. Alexis Bradshaw leads the team with 55 hits and has a second-best average, batting .362 on the season.
Tori Wright has performed well in her freshman campaign, recording 53 hits for second on the team while leading BPC with 41 RBI, which is 17 ahead of Destiny Lucas in second. Wright finished the regular season with a .346 batting average and has led BPC with nine doubles on the year. As for Lucas, she has recorded 47 hits and 24 RBI while recording a .326 batting average.
The Lady Barons don’t stop at the plate as they extend the threat on the base pads. Bradshaw is a speedy runner with a total of 33 stolen bags which is the new single season record for the program. She has also scored 41 runs and has been caught stealing just twice this season. Lucas is close behind with 22 stolen bases followed by Ashley Wilson with 19 and Wright with 17. Lastly, BryAnn Pound wraps up the Lady Barons with double- figure stolen bases with 12.
In the circle, BPC has a trio of pitchers who have battled all season. Natalie O’Neal leads the charge with 32 appearances and a 13-12 record with four saves under her belt. She has tossed for 146 innings for a 2.64 ERA while totaling 78 strikeouts.
Kira Altman has notched 24 appearances and has put together a 12-7 record on 128 innings for a 3.55 ERA while recording 37 strikeouts. Lastly, Maeleigh Burns has produced a 2-0 record on 19 appearances with just 40.1 innings pitched for a 3.82 ERA and 16 K’s.
