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Brooklyn
6
Winner West Liberty WL 2-4
5
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 5-8
Winner
West Liberty WL
2-4
6
Final
5
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
5-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
West Liberty WL 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 11 0
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 8 2

W: K. Pettit (1-1) L: Russ, Alissa (0-2)

7
Winner Augusta AUGUSTA 10-7
3
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 5-9
Winner
Augusta AUGUSTA
10-7
7
Final
3
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
5-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Augusta AUGUSTA 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 7 13 0
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 3 4

W: A. Gibson (4-2) L: Wilson, Madison (3-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Jason Stuebe, Athletic Communications Assistant

Softball drops two on final day of Bear Bash I

Hickory, N.C. -- The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears dropped their final two games of the Bear Bash on Sunday, falling 6-5 in eight innings to West Liberty then dropping a 7-3 contest to Augusta to close the night.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: #19 Lenoir-Rhyne 5, West Liberty 6 (8 Inns.)
Game Two Final: #19 Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Augusta 7
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (5-9), West Liberty (2-4), Augusta (10-7)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | McCrorie Family Stadium

STORY OF GAME ONE:
  • After Hilltopper's Emily Allen hit a solo home run in the first, The Bears tied it at one in the second inning as Alexandria Gray had a two-out RBI single.
  • Cassidy Wall's 8th RBI of the season give the LR a 2-1 lead, however West Liberty responded in the 4th with two runs to take a 3-2 lead.
  • Wall delivered again, hitting a two-out double down the left field line to tie the game at 3-3 after five. 
  • Adda Prescott gave the Bears back the lead with a pitch hit RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the 6th. 
  • The back and forth game continued in the 7th as the Hilltoppers got a go-ahead two-run home run from Izzy McKee.
  • Down to their last out, Wall continued her hot streak with a game tying home run to send it to extras. 
  • West Liberty got the game winning run in the 8th as the Hilltoppers held the Bears in the bottom of the 8th to secured the win. 
  • Brooklin Heavner got the start in the circle and got the no decision pitching 5 1/3 innings and allowing three runs (two earned). Alissa Russ pitched 2 1/3 innings out the bullpen also allowing three runs (two earned). 
  • Wall finished 3-for-4 and was a triple away from the cycle and drove in 3 runs. 

STORY OF GAME TWO:

  • Augusta opened the game with three runs in the first two innings.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne got their first two runs of the game on a two-run home run from Madison Primm, cutting the lead to 3-2.
  • After a run from the Jaguars in the fourth, Julia Mardigian used a sacrifice fly RBI to but the lead back to one.
  • Augusta scored three runs in the final two innings to seal the win.
  • Madison Wilson (3-3) took the loss for the Bears.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
  • This the 10th all-time meeting against West Liberty. Bears are still up 7-3 all-time in the series. 
  • This was the first time Augusta and LR has played since 2020. 
  • Game one was the first extra inning game of the year for the Bears after having ten last year. 
  • Rackard has 199 career hits after hits in each game today. 
  • Mardigian now has 149 career RBIs. 
UP NEXT: Bears will play Lees-McRae on Tuesday inside McCrorie Family Stadium. The Bobcats have played all twelve games this season against SAC teams and have started 1-11. First-pitch is scheduled for 2:00 PM.
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