Bristol, Tenn. – The King Softball Team (27-17) cooled off No. 7 Lenoir-Rhyne (42-7) with a doubleheader sweep, 2-1 and 4-3, Friday afternoon at Tornado Field. The Tornado walked off with the win in both contests. Lenoir-Rhyne also saw its 16-game winning streak come to an end.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: King 2, Lenoir-Rhyne 1; King 4, Lenoir-Rhyne 3
Records: No. 7 Lenoir-Rhyne (42-7), King (27-17)
Location: Tornado Field | Bristol, Tenn.
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STATS OF THE GAME (Game 1):
• King's Katie McCann (Mount Carmel, Tenn.) came through with the walk-off, two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning with one out.
• Lenoir-Rhyne sophomore designated player
Mackensi Swain (Pinetown, N.C.) hit her fifth home run of the season in the fifth inning.
• King's Leslie Odom (Morristown, N.C.) (16-4) earned the complete game victory while junior
Brandi Parks (Roaring River, N.C.) fell to 19-4 on the season after seeing her 15-game winning streak come to an end.
STATS OF THE GAME (Game 2):
• King's Hannah Riddle (Greeneville, Tenn.) broke a three-all tie in the bottom of the eighth inning with the game-winning RBI single.
• Lenoir-Rhyne senior second baseman
Madison Poe (Siler City, N.C.) tallied four hits and an RBI despite the loss.
• On the mound, Rachel Farmer (Corryton, Tenn.) (5-2) pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win while Lenoir-Rhyne junior
Emily Kenley (Charlotte, N.C.) fell to 21-3 after taking the loss.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• Lenoir-Rhyne has still won 40 of its last 44 games despite being swept by King. The Bears haven't been swept since March 22, 2017, against Wingate.
• Lenoir-Rhyne is ranked No. 2 in this week's NCAA Division II Southeast Regional rankings.
UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne will be the top seed in the 2018 South Atlantic Conference Softball Championship which begins on Saturday, April 27, in Anderson, S.C. King faces Lees-McRae on the road in a Conference Carolinas doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 2:00 p.m.
