MARSHALL, TX -- #13 Rowan fell 7-0 to #2 East Texas Baptist in the Profs' first game of the 2024 Division III Softball Championships Friday morning at ETBU's Taylor Field.

The Profs will now turn its attention to #7 Case Western Reserve tonight in an updated time of 9:30 p.m. CT/10:30 p.m. ET (subject to change) in an elimination game. The Spartans fell to Belhaven, 5-2, to set up Friday evening's contest.

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Avery Holland of East Texas Baptist limited Rowan to five hits adding two strikeouts and two walks. Teammate Delanie Loya drove in four runs and Emma Bell was 4-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.

Breanna Bryant had two of the team's five hits for the Profs who also got a double from McKenzie Melvin.



The Tigers crossed an unearned run in the first and added two more in the second to chase out starter Emily McCutcheon. Loya's two-run double in the third added to the ETBU lead. Bell would add an RBI double and later score on a bases-loaded walk in the fourth to put the Profs in a seven-run deficit.

Rowan looked to get something going in the top of the fifth as singles from Bryant and Zara MacNair, followed by a walk from Morgan Tripodi loaded the bases. With two outs, Holland was able to end the inning with a strikeout to thwart the Profs.

The Profs and Case Western Reserve met earlier this season back on March 9th at The Spring Games down in Florida with the Spartans posting a 4-1 decision.