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SB
6
Winner Carson-Newman C-N 20-11
4
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 16-13
Winner
Carson-Newman C-N
20-11
6
Final
4
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
16-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Carson-Newman C-N 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 8 0
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 0

W: Morgen Baker-Celis (5-2) L: Rakes, Lauren (6-6)

2
Winner Carson-Newman C-N 21-11
1
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 16-14
Winner
Carson-Newman C-N
21-11
2
Final
1
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
16-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Carson-Newman C-N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 1

W: Lacie Rinus (7-2) L: Beeler, Morgan (6-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Leonhardt, Moorefield Hit Milestones; Bears Fall Twice

Hickory, N.C.-- The Lenoir-Rhyne Softball team dropped a pair of games to Carson-Newman on Saturday. Kylee Leonhardt hit her 40th career home run in the first game and Savannah Moorefield collected her 200th career hit in the nightcap. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game 1 Final: Carson-Newman 6, Lenoir-Rhyne 4
Game 2 Final: Carson-Newman 2, Lenoir-Rhyne 1 (8 innings)
Records:  Lenoir-Rhyne (16-12, 12-8 SAC) , Carson-Newman (19-11, 12-10 SAC)
Location:  Bears Field | Hickory, N.C.

STATS OF GAME ONE:
  • After the Eagles scored two in the first without a hit, Leonhardt got them back with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first.
  • Carson-Newman added four runs in the third with a two-run double by KariLyne Levi and a two-run home run from Katie Eakes. 
  • Bears cut the lead in half in the 5th with a Talon LaClair Sac Fly and a Lora Beth Wood RBI double but that would do it for LR in the run column on the afternoon.
  • Lauren Rakes (6-6) went the complete game in the circle, allowing six runs and striking out nine Eagles.
  • Moorefield and Rakes had two hits apiece for the Bears.

STATS OF GAME TWO:
  • The Eagles jumped ahead of the Bears for the second straight game. Carson-Newman collected three straight singles with two outs in the first to score the first run of the game.
  • The bears tied the game up with a two-out RBI double by Hannah Jennings. 
  • In the 8th inning, Carson-Newman's Pitcher Lacie Rinus helped herself with a two-out double to give the Eagles the 2-1 lead. 
  • LR had runners on first and third with no one out in the bottom half but Rinus (7-2) struck out the next three to end the game. 
  • Morgan Beeler (6-3) suffered her third straight loss, throwing the complete game allowing just the one earned run. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

  • With her infield hit to lead off the bottom of the first in game two, Moorefield collected her 200th hit.
  • Leonhardt is the third Bear all-time to hit 40 career home runs and moved into third place with her home run in game one. 
  • With her strikeout to start game one, Rakes reached the 100 strikeout mark of the season. 
  • Kendall Osborne joins Moorefield, Leonhardt, and LaClair as the three Bears that have started all 30 games this year. 
UP NEXT:  Bears will travel to Newberry on Monday to finish conference play. 
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