Box Score HARROGATE, Tenn. - No. 6 seed Anderson (28-23) fell to No. 3 seed Lincoln Memorial (31-16), 4-0, on Saturday in the opening round of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament at Dorothy Neely Softball Complex.

Lincoln Memorial's Halle Grace Patton (22-7) tossed a complete-game shutout, allowing just three hits. The Railsplitters backed her with nine hits and played error-free defense.

Lincoln Memorial jumped ahead with two runs in the bottom of the first inning and added two more in the fifth. Hannah McMeen led the offense, finishing 2-for-3 with two RBI while Jordann Reagan and Nicole Couvertie each added an RBI.

Anderson recorded just three singles (Davis, Brakovec and Barrick), leaving three runners on base. Starter Katie Morris (16-10) gave up two runs and three walks before freshman Sarah DePaola and junior Carson Hobbs combined for 5.2 innings of relief.

Anderson will return to action when the best-of-three series continues Sunday at Dorothy Neely Softball Complex. First-pitch is slated for 1 pm.