Gaffney, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Team (11-4), ranked No. 14 in NCAA Division II, split a doubleheader with Limestone (8-4) Wednesday afternoon at Babe Ruth Field.  Limestone prevailed in the first contest by a 2-1 score while the Bears took the nightcap, 1-0.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Limestone 2, Lenoir-Rhyne 1; Lenoir-Rhyne 1, Limestone 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (11-4), Limestone (8-4)
Location: Babe Ruth Field | Gaffney, S.C.
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STATS OF THE GAME (Game 1):
•    Limestone scored single runs in the second and third innings – just enough offense – to take the first contest.  Sydney Turner (Cumming, Ga.) had a run-scoring single in the third frame.
•    Lenoir-Rhyne's lone run came in the fourth inning courtesy of freshman third baseman Talon LaClair's (Statesville, N.C.) RBI single.
•    On the pitcher's mound, LR junior Brandi Parks (Roaring River, N.C.) (4-3) was tagged with the loss while Courtney Smith (Bluffton, S.C.) (4-0) stayed unbeaten on the year after picking up the win.  Both pitchers went the distance.

STATS OF THE GAME (Game 2):
•    LaClair came through again for the Bears, singling down the third base line – scoring sophomore pinch runner Ashten Hinkle (Capron, Va.) – with two outs in the top of the seventh inning for the lone score of the contest.
•    Lenoir-Rhyne junior Emily Kenley (Charlotte, N.C.) improved to 6-1 after throwing a two-hit, four-strikeout shutout.  Josie Weber (Stanley, N.C.) (3-4) was the hard-luck loser for the Saints.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
•    Lenoir-Rhyne saw its eight-game winning streak come to an end.

UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne does not play again until Wednesday, February 28, when the Bears host Belmont Abbey in a doubleheader beginning at 2:30 p.m., while Limestone plays in the Mid-South Classic this weekend in Duncan, S.C.