HENDERSONVILLE, TN- The Miner softball team (2-4) took a hard loss in the opening day of the Music City Invitational, dropping their first game of the weekend to Tiffin University 3-2.

The Miners struggled to get anything going in the beginning of the game; they picked up a hit each from Olivia Walter (Catawissa, MO/Cor Jesu Academy) and Lauren King (O'Fallon, MO/Fort Zumwalt North) in the 2nd and 3rd innings, respectively, and a single from Courtney Jackson (Parkville, MO/Park Hill South) in the 5th, they would be able to play off their baserunners.

The Dragons got on the board first in the bottom of the 3^rd inning with back-to-back RBI hits from Gabrielle Hess and Chloe Swaisgood to give Tiffin an early 2-0 lead.

S&T finally connected for runs in the top of the 6th to tie the game at 2-2.

With Olivia Young (Millstadt, IL/Belleville Township) and Marcy McCalla (Staunton, IL/Staunton) on at the corners, Anna Burke (Edwardsville, IL/Edwardsville) reached base on a TU error that would allow Olivia Young (Millstadt, IL/Belleville Township) to score. Three batters later, Lauren King (O'Fallon, MO/Fort Zumwalt North) sit a sacrifice fly to right field that would send Marcy McCalla (Staunton, IL/Staunton) across home plate.

After loading the bases in the bottom of the 7^th inning, Tiffin's Kaylee Savage drew a walk from Kate Baxter (New Bloomfield, MO/New Bloomfield) to end the game at 3-2.

Olivia Walter (Catawissa, MO/Cor Jesu Academy) got the start today going 4.0 innings with four strikeouts. Kate Baxter (New Bloomfield, MO/New Bloomfield) (1-3) gets credited for the loss after going 2.1 innings with one hit.

Courtney Jackson (Parkville, MO/Park Hill South), Olivia Young (Millstadt, IL/Belleville Township), Olivia Walter (Catawissa, MO/Cor Jesu Academy), and Lauren King (O'Fallon, MO/Fort Zumwalt North) all collected one hit each.