Lady Wildcats See Season End in Elimination Game of MSC Softball Tournament

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The 2024 Mid-South Conference softball tournament got underway on Wednesday at South Warren High School in Bowling Green, Ky.

Action began with sixth-seeded Cumberland (Tenn.) and No.7 Bethel tipping off the tournament in a single elimination game.

Cumberland scored four runs in the first and seven in the second to grab a commanding lead.

Bethel rallied back with four runs in the third and three runs in the fourth, but the Phoenix went on to win 14-8. CU outhit Bethel 14 11 and won despite committing four errors in the game.

Bethel senior Maria Murdaugh drove in four runs in the game. Fellow seniors Kennedy Gilespie and Kalani Kuroda closed out their careers driving in a run each.

Bethel offensive highlights:

3B: Maria Murdaugh

RBI: Anna Robinson, Maria Murdaugh (4), Kennedy Gillespie, Kalani Kuroda

Bethel ended their season at 14-32.

Cumberland (21-18) advanced to the double-elimination bracket where they will face third-seeded Campbellsville (Ky.) on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. CT.

The double elimination bracket begins on Thursday with No. 4 seed Georgetown (Ky.) (13-21, 9-14) taking on No. 5 seed Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (22-22, 9-15) at 11 a.m. CT. The Tigers won the season series 3-1. The winner will face top-seeded Cumberlands at 4 p.m. CT.

The winner of the Campbellsville game will advance to face No. 2 seed Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (28-16, 15-9) at 6:30 p.m. CT on Thursday.

Friday features three elimination games at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. CT. The winner's bracket final is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT on Friday. The elimination bracket final will take place on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT with the championship game scheduled for 3:30 p.m. CT. The if-necessary game will take place at Noon CT on Sunday.

Live stats will be available for every game of the tournament. Live video will be available at https://team1sports.com/midsouth/ for $9.99 a game and a tournament pass for $24.99.