[Softball] Tigers come back to win 5-3

Georgetown College scored a pair of unearned runs in the fifth to take the lead and Hannah Morton settled down after a rough first inning to get the victory in the circle, helping the Tigers to a 5-3 win over Cumberland University in an elimination game of the Mid-South Conference Softball Championships here Friday afternoon at Michael O. Buchanon Park.

Georgetown (33-13) advances to take on Shawnee State in another elimination game on Saturday at 11 a.m. Central Time, while Cumberland ends its season with the loss.

Morton (11-2) allowed two runs in the first inning but escaped without further damage after the Phoenix (17-33-1) loaded the bases with no outs. The righthander gave up just two hits over the next five innings while her teammates chipped away and eventually took the lead. She allowed three runs on seven hits with two walks and six strikeouts.