FINAL BOX SCORE

(PETERSBURG, VA ) Bowie State completed an undefeated run through the bracket by shutting out Virginia State, 5-0, in the championship game to capture the 2008 CIAA Softball Championship for the second consecutive year.

Riding the arms of starting pitcher Heather Enders and reliever Jillian Willey, the Lady Bulldogs only allowed VSU two hits in the seven inning contest. Tiffany Toney and Annette Makle supplied the necessary offense going a combined 4 for 7 with three RBI and two runs scored.

After giving up a leadoff double to Jessica Hatch in the top of the first, Enders held the Lady Trojans hitless until Amber Hoop led off the seventh inning with a single. BSU coach Fred Burroughs then brought in Willey, who retired the next three batters to preserve the shutout and championship victory.
BSU gave Enders all the cushion she needed in the first inning.

Erin Gray walked to start the inning followed by a single by Toney. Both women scored on Makle's single to take a 2-0 lead.

BSU got three more runs in the fourth inning that featured a double by Makle and a triple by Toney.

The win gives the regionally ranked Lady Bulldogs (24-8) their eighth straight victory and 20th win in their last 22 contests. They also earn an automatic bid to the Division II Softball Playoffs and await the announcement of pairings.

All-Tournament Team
Allycia Watanabe – P – Johnson C. Smith
Alicia Frank – P – Fayetteville State
Kjirsten Beckstead – P- Virginia State
Cekea Cox – SS – Elizabeth City State
Nicole Villareal – P – Johnson C. Smith
Stephany Newkirk – SS – Saint Augustine's
Tricia Corbin – C – Bowie State
Monica Grimmage – 1B – Shaw
Tiffany Coggins – SS – Virginia State
Heather Enders – P – Bowie State
Tiffany Toney – SS – Bowie State
Annette Makle – 3B – Bowie State

Tournament MVP – Annette Makle – Bowie State University