BRENHAM, Texas – The San Jacinto College women’s softball team defeated Paris Junior College (PJC) 8-2 during the first round of the 2008 Region XIV softball tournament. With a rally in the bottom of the third inning, San Jac never looked back and slowly wore down PJC on both sides of the field.

With seven innings of solid pitching, freshman pitcher Kelsey McClain helped the San Jacinto College women’s softball team to a first-round victory in the 2008 Region XIV softball tournament.

Kelsey McClain (Pasadena, Texas / Memorial High School) pitched a complete game and got the win for San Jac (34-15) with seven strikeouts and two earned runs over seven innings. PJC drove in a run in the bottom of the seventh, but the Dragons were not able to recover from the solid pitching from McClain.

Offensively, San Jac went on a hitting spree in the bottom of the third inning bringing in three runs. They re-ignited their hitting in the bottom of the fourth driving in five. Freshman Krystal Plummer (Angleton, Texas / Angleton High School) was two-for-three and drove in one run, while McClain also went two-for-three, driving in a run and scoring one. Sophomore Brittany Boren (Bryan, Texas / Bryan High School), San Jac’s top hitter, drove in two runs and was two-of-three on the day.

San Jac advances to the second round, and will face Texarkana at 9 a.m., Friday, May 2, 2008, at Hohlt Park in Brenham, Texas. The winner of the Region XIV tournament advances to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national tournament May 15-17, 2008, in Plant City, Florida.

For a complete Region XIV softball tournament bracket and updates, please visit http://www.blinn.edu/Buccaneer/region14_softball.htm.

For more information about the San Jacinto College softball program, visit www.sanjac.edu/athletics.