ROCK HILL, SC -- Teresa Schmitz drove in the tying run and Kristen Kendrick scored the game-winner as the Elon College softball team defeated the College of Charleston, 2-1 to gain a split on the afternoon on the second day of the Ringor/Winthrop Invitational Tournament Saturday. The Fightin' Christians (7-9) lost to Tennessee Tech (14-7) earlier, 5-1.

Elon rallied from a 1-0 deficit in the fourth inning when Schmitz singled home Kelly Lloyd, while Kendrick crossed the plate on the same play on a Cougar error to give the Fightin' Christians the lead.

Freshman southpaw Shawne Browne went the distance to improve her record to 2-1, while Lloyd and Kendrick tallied two hits each.

Elon returns to action, Tuesday when they travel to Georgia Southern for a doubleheader beginning at 2:30 p.m.

- ELON -

Tennessee Tech 5, Elon 1

Elon 100 000 0 1-10-0

TN Tech 010 202 x 5-9-1

E - Formann (TT). LOB - Elon 10, TT 7.

2B - Lloyd (EC), Kendrick (EC), Ayers (TT), Speiser (TT), Roberts 2 (TT). SB - Piazza (TT). SH - Fortmann (TT), Henry (TT).

Win - Maroon (3-3). Loss - Krueger (2-3). Save - None.

HBP - by Krueger (Ayers).

Time: 1:20 ATT: 129

Elon 2, College of Charleston 1

COC 000 100 0 1-3-3

Elon 000 200 x 2-6-1

E - Page (CC), Martin (CC), Owens (CC), Kendrick (EC). LOB - CC 5, Elon 9. HBP Fuller (CC). SB - Page (CC).

Win - Browne (2-1). Loss - Zelenik. Save - None.

WP - Zelenik (CC). PB - Schmitz (EC).

Time: 1:30 ATT: 125