SAVANNAH, GA (March 7, 2007) --- The Milligan College softball team suffered two losses Wednesday at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Smash Hit Softball Tournament. The Lady Buffs were defeated by Malone (Ohio) College 5-4 and then lost 7-1 against Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) University. After Wednesday’s games Milligan now holds a 9-7 record.

Milligan 4 Malone 5

Megan Aldridge (Johnson City, Tenn.) hit two home runs and drove in all four of Milligan's runs against Malone. Her first home run put the Lady Buffs in front 3-0 in the first inning and she added a solo home run in the sixth inning. Her two home runs also broke the Milligan school record for home runs in a career. So far during her senior season she has hit 17 homers as a Lady Buff.

Kayla Walker (Tracy, Calif.) suffered the loss on the mound. She pitched two innings and gave up three runs in her relief appearance.

Milligan 1 Olivet Nazarene 7

The Lady Buffs fell behind early to Olivet Nazarene. Olivet put four runs on the scoreboard in the third inning and added three more in the sixth inning.

Milligan's lone run came in the seventh inning when Melanie Strickler (Kingsport, Tenn.) hit a sacrifice fly to right field which allowed Walker to score.

On the mound, Milligan's Jennifer Wise (Clermont, Fla.) pitched a complete game and allowed seven runs on nine hits.

Wise and Jessica Blevins (Elizabethton, Tenn.) were the only two Lady Buffs to get a hit in the contest.

The Lady Buffs will finish their trip to the SCAD Smash Hit Tournament Thursday evening. Milligan play against No. 2 University of Mobile (Ala.) at 4 p.m. and their last contest is against No. 11 SCAD at 6 p.m.