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Softball
0
UNC Pembroke UNCP 6-3
4
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 7-5
UNC Pembroke UNCP
6-3
0
Final
4
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
7-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UNC Pembroke UNCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 1 3 0 0 0 X 4 6 0

W: Rakes, Lauren (4-1) L: Kinsley Sheppard (3-1)

2
UNC Pembroke UNCP 6-4
8
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 8-5
UNC Pembroke UNCP
6-4
2
Final
8
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
8-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UNC Pembroke UNCP 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 2 1 1 0 3 1 X 8 13 1

W: Beeler, Morgan (3-3) L: Gammons (2-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Wins Sixth in a Row with Sweep of UNC-Pembroke

Hickory, N.C.-- The Lenoir-Rhyne's Softball won their six straight game this week with a doubleheader sweep of visiting UNC-Pembroke. Lauren Rakes threw a complete game shutout with 12 strikeouts in game one and Kendall Osborne went 2-3 with her first career home run in the nightcap. Savannah Moorefield extended her hitting streak to thirteen games with a single in each game today. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game 1 Final:  Lenoir-Rhyne 4, UNC-Pembroke 0
Game 2 Final:  Lenoir-Rhyne 8, UNC-Pembroke 2 
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (8-5), UNC-Pembroke (6-4)
Location:  Bears Field I Hickory, N.C.

STATS OF GAME ONE:
  • Bears got on the board first with an unearned run in the bottom of the second. Rakes came around to score after a throwing error on UNC Pembroke's Mary Sells.
  • LR added three in the bottom of the third with RBIs hits from Cassidy Wall, Julia Mardigian and Rakes.
  • Rakes went the distance for her second complete game shutout of the season. Rakes struck out 12 while only allowing four hits. 
STATS OF GAME TWO:
  • Tatum Brummitt got Pembroke on the board first with an RBI double in the top of the 1st.
  • LR countered with two in the bottom half including an RBI single from Lora Beth Wood.
  • Kendall Osborne hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the second to give the Bears a 3-1 lead.
  • The teams traded runs in the third inning as the Bears took a 4-2 lead into the 4th. 
  • Osborne then had an RBI single in her next at bat to make it 5-2 and Katelyn Rackard added a two-run triple to give the Bears a 7-2 advantage.
  • Morgan Beeler got the win in game two to move to 3-3 on the year. Beeler gave up just two runs in the complete game win. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

  • UNC-Pembroke run in the first inning of game two were the first earned run the Bears pitching staff has given up in 33 2/3 innings.
  • The six-game winning streak is the longest since opening the 2020 season with ten straight wins. 
  • Moorefield extended her hitting streak to 13 games to start the season with a hit in each game. 
  • Osborne's home run was the seniors first career home run. 
  • After just four triples all last year, Rackard's triple in the nightcap was the Bears' first of the year this season.
  • Rakes went 3-0 with one save in 19 1/3 innings this week while striking out 34 hitters and allowing no runs. 
UP NEXT: LR will conclude their eight-game homestand with a doubleheader on Monday against Le Moyne. The first pitch is scheduled for 12:00 P.M.
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