COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. - After winning their first game of the Southern Athletic Association Tournament, the Hendrix College softball team lost to #6 Birmingham-Southern 3-2 in nine innings on Friday.

The fifth-seeded Warriors (20-17) scored both their runs in the top of the second. Freshman catcher Karli Sewell led off with a double and advanced to third on a single by sophomore first baseman Nikki Sanders. Both runners scored when junior Sydney Ozersky followed with a base hit through the right side.

The top-seeded Panthers (35-6) tied it up in the fourth. Haley Crumpton singled to start the frame, then first baseman Savannah Lee recorded an infield single. Second baseman Micaela Beck drove in Crumpton with a hit up the middle. After a pair of outs, shortstop Kendall Hamm knocked in Beck with single down the right field line.

The game remained 2-2 until the bottom of the ninth. Catcher Torrie Garner led off with a base hit and was bunted over by Alex Skeene. After a walk to Hamm and a second out, right fielder Abby Spencer singled to left field, plating Garner as the winning run.

BSC hurler Taylor Harkins (20-2) earned the win, allowing six hits, two runs, a walk and six strikeouts. Freshman Emily Stockalper (10-8), allowed 10 hits, three runs and two walks over 8.2 innings.

Hendrix Notes
- Ozersky drove in both the Warriors' runs.
- Sanders recorded a hit and a walk.
- Sewell had a double, her 11th of the season.
- Victoria Hughes, Bryanna Carlisle and Shelby Anderson had Hendrix' other hits.

Birmingham-Southern Notes
- Garner and Spencer both recorded two hits for the Panthers.
- The Panthers outhit the Warriors 10-6.

Up Next
Hendrix will play in an elimination game at 2 p.m. against the winner between third-seeded Millsaps and the seventh seed Sewanee.