[Softball] Rio blanks Bears, Generals to reach title game

Rio Grande Sports Information
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - With his team staring elimination - and then end of its season - directly in the face, University of Rio Grande head softball coach Chris Hammond couldn't have asked for a pair of better pitching performances than the ones his team received from the duo of Kelsey Conkey and Raelynn Hastings.
    Conkey tossed a one-hit shutout against 12th-ranked Truett-McConnell (Ga.) University, while Hastings blanked Louisiana State University-Alexandria on two hits to send the RedStorm into the championship round of the NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round's Lawrenceville Bracket.
    Tuesday's 1-0 win over second-seeded Truett-McConnell at the Grizzly Softball Complex and subsequent 3-0 triumph over LSU-Alexandria, the bracket's No. 3 seed, put Rio Grande (36-15) opposite of top-seeded - and eighth-ranked - Georgia Gwinnett College (41-14) in Wednesday's title matchup.