The Lady Cougars stayed right with the heavily favored Lady Senators in the early going, but Walters State flexed their considerable muscles to win going away.
The third-seeded Lady Senators struck first in the bottom of the second inning as LaTosha Rectenwald crushed a two-run homer to put her team on top 2-0.
The Lady Cougars came right back to tie the game at 2-2 in the top of the third frame as Casey Griffin and Amber Covington each singled and then scored on a two-run double by Maura Ditto.
The lead didn't last though as Walters State got those runs back in the bottom of the inning as Lindsey Loudermilk doubled in a run and Courtney Davis added two more with a two-run dinger to push the lead to 5-2.
Walters State put the game out of reach in the bottom of the sixth with five more runs as Brooke Rhodes provided the big hit with a two-run double to help secure the win.
Lindsey Vaught went the distance for Walters State to get the win while Meghan Smith took the loss for the Lady Cougars.
