CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Hendrix College softball team lost the first round game of the Southern Athletic Association Tournament 8-1 to Birmingham-Southern College Friday morning.

The fourth-seeded Panthers (22-16) outhit the fifth-seeded Warriors (16-19) 11-4 and took advantage of four errors.

BSC scored twice in the first on a hit and an error. Hendrix junior designated player Morgan Maida hit a solo home run in the top of the third.

The Panthers added another run in the third and three runs in the fourth. Savannah Lee and Haley Crumpton hit back-to-back solo homers for BSC in the sixth.

Crumpton (12-7) earned the win with nine strikeouts and allowing for hits and a run. Sophomore Emily Stockalper (10-10) took the loss for the Warriors.

Hendrix Notes
- Junior first baseman Nikki Sanders went 2-for-3 with a double.
- Maida hit her first home run of the season.
- Freshman center fielder Aubrey Brink was 1-for-2.

Birmingham-Southern Notes
- Crumpton was 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI.
- Shortstop Kendall Hamm had two hits.
- Lee recorded a pair of RBI

Up Next
Hendrix will face the loser between #2 Millsaps and #3 Rhodes at 4 p.m. ET Friday.