ANDERSON, S.C. - Designated hitter Kera Croteau provided the game-winning hit - a two-run double in the top of the seventh inning - to lead Carson-Newman to a 5-3 victory in the second game and a sweep of a non-conference softball doubleheader against Anderson College Monday afternoon at Smethers Field. In the first game, Megan Elliott, who also won the second game in relief, pitched a five-hit shutout and struck out 13 to lead the Eagles to a 2-0 victory. Carson-Newman received run-scoring singles from Christi Hampton in the fourth and Lisa Rogers in the fifth to scratch out a 2-0 lead in the second game. Eagle starter Lyndsi Craig had a no-hitter through 5 1/3 innings before Anderson erupted. With one out, Stephanie Griffis singled and Cindy Crosby tripled to cut the Eagle lead to 2-1. Crosby scored the tying run on a bunt by Melissa Waters, who advanced to second after Craig's throw got away from catcher Kim Thorne. A two-out double by Carolyn Smith scored Waters to give Anderson a 3-2 lead. But the Eagles answered in the seventh. A single by Haley Allen and a walk by Erin Rutherford put runners at first and second. After a fielder's choice cut down Allen and a fly out, Croteau ripped a double to left center to give Carson-Newman a 4-3 lead. Pinch-runner Megan Bates scored an insurance run on a double by Thorne. Elliott, who entered with one out in the sixth, put Anderson down in order in the seventh to pick up her second victory of the afternoon. Carson-Newman scored two single runs in the first game. In the first inning, LeAndrea Johnson led off with a double, Haley Allen singled, and Johnson scored on a throwing error. In the sixth inning, Rogers doubled and pinch-runner Libby Seal stole second and scored on a wild pitch. Anderson's Lauren Powell went the distance in the first game. She allowed six hits and struck out eight. Carson-Newman is now 10-2, while Anderson falls to 4-14. Season Statistics
April 17, 2004
Softball Team Eliminated From CVAC Tournament
April 16, 2004
Five Softball Players Named All-CVAC
April 16, 2004
Softball Team Loses CVAC Tournament Opener
April 14, 2004
Augusta State Takes Two From Softball Team
April 14, 2004
Softball Team Finishes Third In CVAC
April 13, 2004
Lander Sweeps Softball Team
April 9, 2004
Softball Team Splits With Limestone
April 7, 2004
Softball Team Takes Two From Mount Olive
April 6, 2004
Softball Team Takes Two From Lees-McRae
April 3, 2004
Anderson, Pfeiffer Split In Softball
April 1, 2004
Softball Splits With Fleet; Cup Still Tied
March 28, 2004
Softball Team Splits With Barton
March 27, 2004
Softball Team Splits With St. Andrews
March 25, 2004
Carson-Newman Takes Two From Softball Team
March 23, 2004
Softball Team Battles Past Queens
March 21, 2004
Anderson, Coker Split Softball Doubleheader
March 17, 2004
Kennesaw Stays Undefeated By Sweeping AC
March 16, 2004
Softball Team Splits With Newberry
March 14, 2004
Softball Team Splits Two Games In Florence
March 12, 2004
Tusculum Hits Three Homers To Beat Softball Team
March 10, 2004
Softball Team Opens CVAC Schedule With Sweep Of BA
March 8, 2004
Wingate Takes Two From Softball Team
March 3, 2004
Softball Team Sweeps Southern Wesleyan
March 1, 2004
Carson-Newman Sweeps Softball Team
February 29, 2004
Francis Marion Takes Two From Softball Team
February 28, 2004
Softball Team Splits With Southern Wesleyan
February 22, 2004
Softball Team Upsets No. 14 Armstrong
February 21, 2004
Softball Loses Two In Savannah
February 20, 2004
USCS Takes Two From Softball Team
February 18, 2004
Softball Team Splits With USC Aiken
February 10, 2004
Powell's Single Delivers Split For Anderson
February 8, 2004
Kennesaw State Routs Anderson Twice
February 5, 2004
Softball Team Opens 2004 Season This Weekend
January 28, 2004
Anderson Softball Team Picked Second In CVAC Poll
August 14, 2003
Yon Named Head Softball Coach
August 6, 2003
Rochester One Of The Toughest To Strikeout Again
July 22, 2003
AC's Jenkins Named Head Coach At Furman