The Frostburg State softball team set a school record of 31 wins in a season as they cruised past Stevenson, 7-1, in the double elimination portion of the 2013 ECAC South Region Tournament, Saturday afternoon.

In the win, the Bobcats improve their record to 31-12 on the season and surpassed the 2010 squad for the most wins in a season.

FSU continues ECAC action against host and top-seeded Alvernia tomorrow morning at 9:00 am.

The Bobcats plated three runs off three hits in the bottom of the first. Sophomore Bailey Ellsworth and junior Caitlin Lovend both registered back-to-back singles to set the stage for freshman Renay Aubel. Aubel crushed a three-run bomb over the left center fence to post the score at 3-0.

Stevenson's Courtney Cook found the Mustang's first hit of the game but was left stranded on base.

 Freshman Taylor Blevins connected for a double and eventually scored off a wild pitch to score one run heading into the third, 4-0 in favor of the Bobcats.'

The Mustang's answered with one run in the third and the game remained scoreless until the Bobcats had an explosive three-run fifth inning.

Senior Taylor Vandegrift and Aubel both walked and were brought home by a senior Shari Beavers' double and a Mustang throwing error. The sixth and seventh innings remained scoreless as the final score was posted at 7-1.

Aubel finished 1-for-1 with three RBI and two walks. Beavers finished with two RBI in a 1-for-3 performance.

Freshman Mary Ann Moore earned her 18^th win of the season in 7.0 innings of work allowing just five hits.

Fans interested in following all of the action can do so at the following links …

Live Stats - http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/Alvernia.portal#

Twitter - https://twitter.com/verncrusaders

Tournament Central Page - http://athletics.alvernia.edu/sports/2013/4/23/Conference%20Championships.aspx?id=1175

2013 ECAC Tournament Schedule
First Round – Wednesday, May 8
#6 Stevenson d. #3 McDaniel, 6-3

First Round – Thursday, May 9
#1 Alvernia d. #8 Marywood, 7-1
#2 Frostburg State d. #7 Catholic, 9-3
#5 Alfred d. #4 Centenary, 6-1

Double Elimination (Day 1) – Saturday, May 11 – at Angelica Park – Reading, Pa.
Game 1: #1 Alvernia vs. #5 Alfred – 10:00 am
Game 2: #2 Frostburg State vs. #6 Stevenson – 12:00 pm
Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser – 2:00 pm
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner – 4:00 pm

Double Elimination (Day 2) – Sunday, May 12 – at Angelica Park – Reading, Pa.
Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser -  11:00 am
Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner – 1:00 pm
Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser – 3:00 pm