2004 Division I Softball Championship:
MVSU
advances to Regional Semifinals with win over Cornell
May 21, 2004
After making history in the morning with the first-ever SWAC
victory in an NCAA Regional Softball Tournament, Mississippi
Valley State eliminated its second opponent of the day and
advanced to the Regional Semifinals with a 6-0 victory over
Cornell.
MVSU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and extended the lead to
6-0 before withstanding a three-run Big Red rally in the top of the seventh.
Tonya Johns and Nakelya Moragne both had two hits and two RBI for the Delta
Devilettes.
Nicole Henderson pitched a complete game, scattering 8 hits over seven innings.
“It can be done! We are letting everyone know that we play great softball
at MVSU and that we can play on a national level,” stated MVSU Head Coach
Lee Smith. “We’re not just trying to win a conference championship,
but we want to compete on a national level and win on a national level."
MVSU (33-16) will face Long Beach State (50-12) at 3:30pm Saturday in its
third elimination game in two days
