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Belmont Abbey BAC 3-4
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Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 11-1
Belmont Abbey BAC
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Final
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Lenoir-Rhyne LR
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Belmont Abbey BAC 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 2 2 0 6 X 10 11 0

W: Beeler, Morgan (6-1) L: Alannah Browne (1-3)

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Belmont Abbey BAC 3-5
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Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 12-1
Belmont Abbey BAC
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Final
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Lenoir-Rhyne LR
12-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Belmont Abbey BAC 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 7 1 2 0 X 10 14 0

W: Rakes, Lauren (4-0) L: Adeline Cox (0-1)

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Hollar Notches 900th Win at LR

Hickory, N.C.-- Shenna Hollar won her 900th career game as the head coach at Lenoir-Rhyne as the Bears swept Belmont Abbey in a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon in Hickory. Hollar, in her 24th year at the helm here in Hickory, has a record of 900-317-2. Talon LaClair hit two home runs in game two while Lauren Rakes and Camden Gerland each added three-run homeruns as the Bears cruised to victory against the Crusaders. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: No. 23 Lenoir-Rhyne 10, Belmont Abbey 2 (5 Inn.)
Game Two Final: No. 23 Lenoir-Rhyne 10, Belmont Abbey 0 (5 Inn.)
Records: No. 23 Lenoir-Rhyne (12-1) Belmont Abbey (3-5)
Game Location: Bears Field  I Hickory, N.C.


STATS OF GAME ONE:

  • The Bears jumped on the board early with four hits in the opening frame leading to RBIs by LaClair and Lora Beth Wood.
  • Julia Mardigian's two-run double extended the lead for the Bears in the second but the Bears left the bases loaded with one out. 
  • LR did put the game away in the bottom of the fourth with a six-spot highlighted by Rakes' three-run home run. The homer was Rakes' third of the season. 
  • The Crusaders did score two in the top of the fifth but the Bears closed out the win via the mercy rule at 10-2.
  • Wood, Jackson and Mardigian each had two hits and two RBIs in the contest. 
  • Beeler moved to 6-1 on the season with the complete game. Beeler struck out a season high ten while only giving up the two runs. 
STATS OF GAME TWO:
  • LR wasted no time in game two scoring seven runs before an out was recorded led by three-run home runs by LaClair and Gerland.
  • After having a homerun robbed in the second inning, LaClair hit her second homer of the game,a two-run shot in the bottom of the third. 
  • LaClair finished the game 2-3 with 2 HR and 5 RBIs. LaClair has now hit five home runs on the season. 
  • Wall, Jackson, Wood joined LaClair with two hits in the game.
  • Rakes (4-0) went three scoreless innings in the circle to get the win while Brooklin Heavner and Faith Carrigan threw scoreless innings in relief to complete the shutout. 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • Hollar has 945 career wins as she won 45 games at Newberry before taking over duties here at LR.
  • Beeler's 10 strikeouts in game one was the fourth time she has fanned double digits in a single game.
  • Beeler's six victories is second most in the SAC. 
  • Bears moved to 7-0 when scoring in the first innings this year and 112-22 since 2015.
  • LaClair has now reached base in all 13 games to start the season while Wall has reached base in the last 11 games. 

UP NEXT: Bears will host Bear Bash this weekend. LR will play six games against Lock Haven, Johnson C Smith and UNC-Pembroke. Action starts Friday with a 2:00 first pitch against Lock Haven. 

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