ETSU Knocks Off Georgia Southern, 5-4

CHATTANOOGA, TN -- Lindsay Lane went two-for-three with a home run and three RBI while pitcher Belinda Barerra pitched three scoreless innings of relief to lead sixth-seeded East Tennessee State to a 5-4 extra-innings upset of third-seeded Georgia Southern in the first round of the 2004 SoCon Softball Championships.

ETSU wasted no time getting on the board in the top of the first inning as leadoff hitter Janine Sprague drew a walk and moved to second on a Tiffany McVay single. With one out, Lane, the cleanup hitter, belted a three-run home run down the left field line to give the Bucs an early 3-0 lead.

The Bucs added another run in the second inning when Sprague