With a 39-14 overall record, the Brenau team received an at-large bid to participate as one of the final 32 teams for the double elimination national championship tournament, which runs from May 17-23. Although the pre-season No.5-ranked Tigers suffered some late-season losses, the team still has the No. 1-ranked defense in the country with a .977 fielding percentage. The Tigers' pitching staff, ranked No. 8 in the country, boasts a 1.41 ERA.
The Tigers are led by the Southern States Athletic Conference Divisional Pitcher of the Year and 1st Team All-Conference selection Anna Maness, a junior from Seagrove, N.C. Also still on the roster are two powers offensively for the Tigers -- 2011 NAIA 1st Team All Americans Tiffany Schandera, a junior from Columbus, Ga., at third base, and pitcher Jenny Shepherd, a sophomore from Martinez, Ga.
This is the second appearance for the Golden Tigers in the national championship tournaments. The team won the SSAC conference championship in 2009 and earned a berth to national tournament play in Decatur, Ala. The team was eliminated in its third game of the tournament to No.5-ranked William Carey and finished the season ranked 12th nationally.
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