Spartanburg, S.C. - The 15th-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne University Softball Team (15-5) won both its games Saturday at the Mid-South Classic, defeating Charleston (9-1) and Lander (5-1) at the 295 Sports Complex.? L-R's two contests on Sunday were canceled due to heavy rain.

Lenoir-Rhyne 9, Charleston 1
Freshman third baseman Haily Jarman (Wadesboro, N.C.) hit a two-run home run and drove in a game-high five runs to lead the Bears to the win.

Jarman's two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning increased L-R's advantage to 6-0 before Charleston (2-8) finally got on the board with a run in its half of the sixth.

The Bears run-ruled the Golden Eagles in the bottom of the sixth with three runs capped off by Jarman's two-run double.

Junior second baseman Carlee Carpenter (Newton, N.C.) added three hits and three runs scored while junior Lauren Harris (Yadkinville, N.C.) improved to 6-1 on the year after picking up the win.? Charleston's Stefanie Rossman (Concord, Ohio) was tagged with the defeat.

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Lenoir-Rhyne 5, Lander 1
Jarman and sophomore first baseman Jessica Fellmeth (Waxhaw, N.C.) hit back-to-back home runs in the?fourth inning to lead?Lenoir-Rhyne to the victory.

L-R jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning which included an RBI single by Jarman, who finished with two runs batted in.

The Bears put the game away with Jarman and Fellmeth's back-to-back round-trippers in the?fourth that pushed L-R's lead to 4-0.

Fellmeth added two hits and Bear junior Dawon Millwood (Hixson, Tenn.) (7-2) picked up the win on the mound after limiting the Lady Bearcats (11-10) to just one run while striking out five.? Lander's Hayley Leissner (Jefferson, Ga.) took the defeat.

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Lenoir-Rhyne plays in the Francis Marion Patriot Invitational next weekend in Florence, S.C., beginning on Friday against Rollins (Fla.) at 3 p.m.