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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Softball
5
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 13-6
6
Winner Kutztown University KUTZ-S 4-3
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
13-6
5
Final
6
Kutztown University KUTZ-S
4-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 5 8 3
Kutztown University KUTZ-S 4 1 0 1 0 0 X 6 4 2

W: B. Bailey (4-1) L: Beeler, Morgan (4-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Bears Mount Late Rally but Winning Streak Snapped at 11

Florence, S.C.-  Trailing by three runs and down to their last out, the Bears rallied to cut Kutztown's lead to 6-5 but Kory Hammett lined out to second with the tying and go ahead runs on base to end the game. The loss saw the Bears 11-game winning streak come to a end. The winning streak was the Bears longest since winning 16 straight games during the 2018 season. Cassidy Wall went 2-3 with a pair of doubles with two RBIs and Hannah Jennings went 2-3 with a RBI for the Bears. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game Final: Kutztown 6, Lenoir-Rhyne 5
Records: Kutztown (4-3) , Lenoir-Rhyne (13-6), 
Location:  FMU Softball Stadium I Florence, S.C.

STATS OF GAME:
  • After an error by the Bears scored the first run for Kutztown, Sarah Harvat cleared the bases with a three-run triple to right center to give Kutztown an early 4-0 lead. 
  • LR had a chance to cut into the Kutztown lead in the second inning. LR had the bases loaded with no outs but a strikeout and a double play got Kutztown out of the inning without any runs scored. 
  • Kutztown tacked on a run in the bottom of the second then the Bears added two of their own with an RBI single by Katelyn Rackard and a sac fly from Wall. 
  • A solo homerun from Kate Ostaszewski stretch the Kutztown's lead back to four at 6-2. 
  • A Julia Mardigian sac fly got that run back but Kutztown still was doubling up the Bears 6-3 through five and half innings.
  • Bears made one more attempt at keeping their streak alive. Down to their last out, an RBI double by Wall and run-scoring single by Jennings cut the lead to 6-5 but Hammett lined out to end the game. 
  • Morgan Beeler (4-4) threw the complete game for the Bears allowing six runs (two earned) while striking out four on the morning. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

  • Kutztown received votes in the NFCA DII Top 25 Coaches Poll this week
  • Savannah Moorefield's hit streak is at 19 games with her single in the third. 
  • Jennings had six hits in the four games this weekend. 
  • Rackard has reached base in 13 of the last 14 games. The freshman has hit .392 during that stretch. 
  • All six of the Bears losses have been neutral sites games. 
UP NEXT: LR will travel to Belmont Abbey for a doubleheader on Wednesday. First pitch is at 2:00 PM.
 
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