WILLIAMSBURG, KY (February 21, 2007) --- The Milligan College softball team split a doubleheader with the Univ. of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky., on Wednesday, with the Lady Buffs taking game one by a score of 4-2 dropping game two by a score of 6-5.

Game One

The Lady Buffs were led in game one by Megan Aldridge (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Mallory Tincher (Jacksonville, Fla.) who each went two-for-four in the game with two RBI.

Brooke Dowdy (Bradenton, Fla.) went the distance on the mound for the win, allowing just two runs and scattering seven hits.

Game Two

Milligan was outdone in the second game, despite the efforts of Jennifer Wise (Clermont, Fla.) who was two-for-three with two RBI, Jessica Blevins (Elizabethton, Tenn.) who was one-for-one with two RBI and Leah White (Gray, Tenn.) who was two-for-four with an RBI.

Maegan Hambrick (Lexington, Ky.) took the loss for the Lady Buffs, allowing six runs, (four earned) on four hits in four innings.

The split moves Milligan’s record to 5-1 on the year.

Lady Buff softball will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 24, at Tusculum College, where they will play a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.