Gulf Shores, Ala.-- The Lenoir-Rhyne Softball team fell 6-0 to Auburn Montgomery and 6-5 to Spring Hill on day two of the Gulf Shores Invitational.
Cassidy Wall,
Madison Primm, and
Alycea Gilliam each had two hits on the day for the Bears.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: #4 Lenoir-Rhyne 0, #6 Auburn Montgomery 6
Game Two Final: #4 Lenoir-Rhyne 5, Spring Hill 6
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (0-3), AUM (2-1), Spring Hill (1-2)
Location: Gulf Shores, Ala. | GS Sportsplex
STORY OF THE GAME ONE:
- AUM scored quickly as they jumped out to a 3-0 lead after a half-inning.
- The Warhawks then added single runs in the 3rd, 6th and 7th as AUM pounded out 13 hits in this one.
- Bears did not register a hit until the 7th inning when Cassidy Wall single to lead off the inning.
- In total, The Bears only had two baserunners in the game.
- Alissa Russ threw the complete game in the circle for the Bears, allowing just two earned runs.
- After a pair of errors in the opener on Friday, LR made three more errors in this one.
STORY OF THE GAME TWO:
- Lenoir-Rhyne got off to a hot starting, scoring four runs in the top of the first.
- Avery Kiger hit a 2 RBI single to score Julia Mardigian and Cassidy Wall, before Lani Warren scored thanks to a bases loaded hit-by-pitch.
- Kiger rounded out the scoring by crossing the plate thanks to an Abbey Nixon RBI.
- Spring Hill scored two runs in the first and three in the third to make it a 5-4 game.
- With two outs and a runner on second, Adda Prescott came in clutch, hitting an RBI double to tie the game.
- Three hits from SHC in the bottom of the sixth led to the winning run.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- Rackard 11 hits away from 200 career hits
- LR and AUM have never played before last years game in the World Series.
- This was the first time Bears played Spring Hill.
UP NEXT: The Bears will conclude their open weekend trip with a game against Saint Leo on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. ET.