NASHVILLE – hit a three-run home run in the top of the seventh to pull Indiana State within two but the Sycamores could not complete the rally in a 6-4 loss at Lipscomb Sunday.
The home run – the eighth of Mann's career to place her tied for ninth all-time at Indiana State – gave the Sycamores (9-6) a chance against the host Bison (11-4) in the final game of the Purple and Gold Challenge.
But Lipscomb (11-4) relieved starting pitcher Mandy Jordan (7-0) at that point with one out and Megan Gray (1) took the circle, closing out the game for her first save of the year.