COLUMBUS - The No. 21 and first-seeded Columbus State University softball team defeated fourth-seeded Lander University 10-9, advancing to the semifinal round of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament.

Elyse Ambrose put the Cougars up 3-0 in the bottom of the first inning with a three-run home run to left field. In the second, Caitlyn Canady doubled to center field to score Madeline Parker and give CSU a 4-0 lead.

Lander scored three runs in the third off of two hits and an error, minimizing Columbus State's lead. However, Brooke Miller extended CSU's lead to 5-3 in the bottom of the inning with a single to the shortstop.

The fourth inning was a home run derby as the Bearcats jacked one out and CSU's Nova Wright and Hannah Rose Corbin both hit bombs, Corbin's being a three run shot. Miller then collected another RBI, putting the Cougars ahead 10-4.

Lander tried to make a comeback, scoring two runs in the fifth and one in the seventh, but couldn't get past Jessica Lopez who came in and grabbed a save.

Corbin earned her 22nd win inside the circle, striking out three batters and allowing four runs scored.

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Columbus State will play the winner of the fifth game on Sunday, April 10 at 1 p.m. at Cougar Field.