MCC softball wins CAN-AM Classic
MCC defeated host Durham 8-7 in the title game.
OSHAWA, Ontario, Canada – The MCC softball team captured the CAN-AM Classic hosted by Durham College this past weekend.
The Tribunes defeated the host Lords 8-7 in Sunday's championship game to cap the tournament. Monroe had beaten Durham 7-3 and Niagara 9-2 on Saturday.
Joanna Bardak got things going for Monroe, leading off the title game with a homer to give the team a 1-0 lead. After Durham tied it, Tabby McBride tripled home Morgan Lindauer in the fourth for a 2-1 Tribune advantage.
Durham came back with five unanswered runs for a 6-2 lead before the Monroe bats got hot again in the fifth. Bardak had a run-scoring triple in front of singles by Elizabeth Maier and Alexis Haley.
McBride and Carissa Hayden followed with doubles to tie the game at six. Chrissy Rennard then came through with a two-run single for an 8-6 MCC lead.
Durham tacked on a run in the bottom of the seventh, but could get no closer as the Tribunes escaped with the win.