Softball Captures 2009 PBC Tournament Title!!
FLORENCE, SC – Top-seeded North Georgia
completed their perfect run through the Peach Belt Conference
Tournament Sunday afternoon, defeating USC Aiken 4-0 to capture the
2009 PBC Tournament Championship, the program’s first ever
tournament championship.
Sarah Phillips was the named the PBC Tournament’s most
valuable player, while Leslee Smith and Hilary Cox earned
All-Tournament honors.
North Georgia continues their historic season, winning their 20th
straight game and improving to 43-3 on the season. The Saints
capture the Tournament Championship after winning the regular
season title just a week ago. Mike Davenport’s crew
improves to 8-2 all-time in the PBC Tournament, while the PBC Coach
of the Year wins his 354th career game with the championship
victory.
The Saints take down the Pacers for the third time this season,
and the second time in the tournament, as USC Aiken was the only
conference school to defeat North Georgia in the regular season.
The Pacers broke the Saints 15-game winning streak back in March,
but the Saints have strung together 20 straight victories and have
now won 35 of their last 36 games.
Sarah Phillips earned PBC Tournament MVP honors after going 4-0
over the weekend, tossing a perfect game against Georgia
Southwestern and allowing just 11 hits in all 26 innings of work to
earn the most valuable player award. The sophomore is just three
days removed from winning the PBC Pitcher of the Year honors at the
Peach Belt Tournament banquet on Thursday evening.
Kayla Martin provided the first run of the game in the second
frame, launching a two-out blast to left center to give the Saints
a 1-0 lead. The Saints added another run in the fourth inning as
Pilar Harden raced to the plate on a groundout by Stephanie
Farmakis to give North Georgia a 2-0 advantage.
After the Saints added a run in the fifth inning on a sacrifice
fly by Leslee Smith to bring Laura Voyles to plate, Hilary Cox put
the final touches on the victory, blasting a leadoff homer to
straight away center field to give North Georgia the 4-0 win.
The Saints will now await word on seeding and location for the
2009 NCAA Softball Tournament as North Georgia makes their second
straight tournament appearance.
