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COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Ilissa Facchini's RBI double in the top of the eighth inning helped the William Woods University softball team upset no.1-seed Williams Baptist College in the American Midwest Conference Final Four on Saturday afternoon.
William Woods (22-14) was engaged in a pitching battle with Williams Baptist (36-5) as the two top pitchers in the AMC, MacKenzie Bowden for the Owls and Karisa Hendrix for the Lady Eagles, went toe-to-toe for seven innings.
Bowden struck out 13 batters over eight innings, allowing just one run on six hits in earning her second victory over the sixth-ranked team in the nation on the season, as she defeated the Lady Eagles 1-0 in eight innings a couple a weeks ago.
Neither team could put a run on the board through seven innings, as the two teams would again square off in an extra-inning affair. In the eighth, William Woods came through with a run as Facchini knocked in Shelby LeCuru with an opposite field double. Lindsey LeCuru added a second run in the inning with a sac fly, giving the Owls a 2-0 lead.
Williams Baptist threated in the bottom of the inning, as they plated a run, with a sac bunt, but Bowden struck out Kirsten Gipson to give William Woods the 2-1 win.
WWU advances to the winners bracket of the AMC Final Four, where they will face rival and third-seeded Columbia College. The game is currently in progress and fans can follow the live stats by click here.
