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Moorefield
2
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 16-11
12
Winner Lincoln Memorial LMUSB 32-4
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
16-11
2
Final
12
Lincoln Memorial LMUSB
32-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 3
Lincoln Memorial LMUSB 0 4 7 1 X 12 8 1

W: Emma Frost (15-2) L: Beeler, Morgan (6-2)

3
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 16-12
8
Winner Lincoln Memorial LMU 33-4
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
16-12
3
Final
8
Lincoln Memorial LMU
33-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1
Lincoln Memorial LMU 2 4 2 0 0 0 X 8 10 0

W: B. Griffith (11-2) L: Rakes, Lauren (6-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Falls in Doubleheader at #7 Lincoln Memorial

Harrogate, Tenn.-For the first time since the calendar flipped to April, the Lenoir-Rhyne Softball took the field as they dropped a pair of games at #7 Lincoln Memorial. Lora Beth Wood had four hits in the doubleheader and Kylee Leonhardt hit her 39th career homerun. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game 1 Final: #7 Lincoln Memorial 12, Lenoir-Rhyne 2 (5th innings)
Game 2 Final: #7 Lincoln Memorial 8, Lenoir-Rhyne 3
Records: #7 Lincoln Memorial (33-4, 19-3 SAC),  Lenoir-Rhyne (16-12, 12-8 SAC) 
Location:  Dorothy Neely Softball Complex I Harrogate, Tenn.

STATS OF GAME ONE:
  • Lincoln Memorial scored the first 11 runs in this one and opened a double-digit lead after three innings.
  • The Bears got on the board with a Lauren Rakes two-run single in the 4th for the Bears only runs.
  • Morgan Beeler (6-2) took the loss going 3 1/3 innings allowing four earned runs.
  • Lora Beth Wood got on base in all three trips to the plate in the contest. Wood went 2-2 with a walk. 
STATS OF GAME TWO:
  • Bears got an early lead two batters into the game with a Kylee Leonhardt two-run home run, it was Leonhardt's 10th homerun of the season.
  • Lincoln Memorial then went on to score the next eight runs in the first three innings. 
  • Taylor Beard got an run back with a RBI single in the 4th. 
  • Lauren Rakes (6-5) threw the complete game for the Bears allowing all eight runs but held the Railsplitters scoreless the last three innings.
  • Wood had two more hits in game two to lead the Bears.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

  • Bears will finish their SAC part of the schedule with six games in the next five days starting today.
  • Lincoln Memorial with the sweep moves to 19-0 at home this year and have 27 straight wins at home dating back to last year.
  • After finishing 2-1 last year against ranked opponents this was the Bears first games against a ranked opponent this year.
  • With her 10th home run of the season, Leonhardt has hit double digit home runs three times in her career. 
  • Savannah Moorefield had a hit in each game and is 3 hits shy of 200 for her career. 
UP NEXT:  Bears will host Carson-Newman on Saturday for a doubleheader starting at 2:00 PM.
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