The SCSU softball team knocked off St. Joseph (Ind.) 3-2 in the first game of the DII College World Series on Wednesday afternoon in Louisville, Ky.


Kate Hoffman



Southern took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning thanks to a leadoff homer from Brittany Bucko and an RBI single by Kate Hoffman.

St. Joe's tied the game at 2-2 in the sixth inning on a walk and a couple of SCSU errors. The tying run seemed to be a bit controversial when a Puma runner appeared to tagged out at the plate but the umpire ruled that Stacy Pouliot missed the tag. Nevertheless, Shawna Mallory singled to score Julie Muscarella with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning to give the Owls the win.
SCSU will play the winner of Central Florida and Flagler Thursday at 12:30 p.m
You can check out all the action at ncaa.com They have an interactive bracket and will show live video and live stats.
Here is the box score http://www.ncaa.com/game/softball/d2/2012/05/16/st-josephs-in-southern-conn-st