ATLANTA, Georgia – Belmont edged South Dakota in a pitcher's dual on Sunday 1-0 during the final day of the Panther Invitational hosted by Georgia State at Bob Heck Softball Complex.
 
Belmont senior Emma Summers and South Dakota junior Clara Edwards locked horns in a classic dual in the circle as the Bulldogs finally scratched across the winning run in the bottom of the sixth on a wild pitch.
 
Summers limited the Coyotes offense to four hits while walking none and striking out eight. She needed 99 pitches to record her first win of the season.
 
Edwards was equally tough in the circle, seeking a third straight shutout, had to settle for a tough luck loss as she allowed four hits and one earned run while walking one and striking out a season high eight batters. An untimely wild pitch with two outs and a runner on third in the sixth plated the game's lone run.
 
Autumn Iversen doubled with one out in the top of the seventh but South Dakota could not plate the tying run.
 
Rylie Jones, Gabby Moser and Alexis Lusk had singles in the loss.
 
The Coyotes (4-6) will face a five-game weekend in Commerce, Texas next week at the Lion Invitational hosted by Texas A&M Commerce.