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Adda Prescott
4
Lees-McRae LMC 1-11
5
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 5-9
Lees-McRae LMC
1-11
4
Final
5
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
5-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lees-McRae LMC 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 0
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 10 2

W: Wilson, Madison (4-3) L: Ja. Clark (0-1)

1
Lees-McRae LMC 1-13
14
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 7-9
Lees-McRae LMC
1-13
1
Final
14
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
7-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Lees-McRae LMC 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 0 3 11 X 14 15 1

W: Wilson, Madison (5-3) L: H. Lawing (0-8)

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

Kiger's walk-off home run highlights a Bears sweep

Hickory, N.C. -- Down to their final out, Avery Kiger connected on a pitch down the middle for a two-run walk-off home run to give the Bears a 5-4 win in their first game against Lees-McRae.

In the night cap, the Bears scored eleven times in the fourth inning, highlighted by a pitch hit two-run home run from Adda Prescott. Kiger had three more hits in game two while Madison Wilson picked up her second win of the day with an one-hit complete game, allowing just one unearned run. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 5, Lees-Mcrae 4
Game Two Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 14, Lees-Mcrae 1 (5 inns.)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (7-9), Lees-McRae (1-13)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | McCrorie Family Stadium

STORY OF GAME ONE:
  • The Bobcats struck first with a single runs in the first and second innings to open a 2-0 lead. 
  • The birthday girl Julia Mardigian notched her 150th career RBI in the fifth to cut the lead to 2-1.
  • The top of the 6th, Lees McRae extended their lead to 4-1 after two LR errors helped the Bobcats push their lead to three.
  • Bears got a run back with a RBI groundout from Adda Prescott. 
  • Katelyn Rackard open the 7th with a solo home run to cut the lead to 4-3. 
  • Following a Madison Primm double, Avery Kiger hit a line drive home run to give the Bears their second walk-off victory of the year.
  • Mardigian, Primm and Alexandria Gray each had two hits.
  • Madison Wilson (4-3) picked up the win in the circle, throwing one scoreless inning. Alissa Russ started and threw two innings while Faith Carrigan threw four innings.

STORY OF GAME TWO:

  • Lenoir-Rhyne opened up the scoring with a three-run third inning. Madison Primm's third hit of the day was her third home run of the season, a two-run shot.  Kaylan Brown added an RBI single later in the inning. 
  • The Bears broke the game open with an eleven spot in the fourth inning. Warren had three-run base clearing double, followed a few batters later by a Prescott hit a pitch-hit two-run home run.
  • Ten different Bears had hits, led by Kiger's three hits while Lani Warren and Cassidy Wall had a pair each. 
  • Madison Wilson (5-3) got the win in the circle, allowing just one hit and one unearned run to nab a victory in both games today. 
  • Five different Bears had at least two RBI's, including Britt Davis' first two career RBI's. 
STATS OF THE MATCH:
  • LR won the first 22 games in the all-time series before these teams split a pair of games the last two years..
  • Shena Hollar is now 15 wins away from 1000 here at LR. 
  • Rackard's homerun in the 7th was her 200th career hit.  
  • Mardigian's 150 RBI moves her to a tie for 8th place all-time in program history. 
  • Mardigian had her 58th career double which moves her to 4th all-time, just five doubles away from the program all-time record. 
UP NEXT: Bears will host Frostburg State and Mount Olive for Bear Bash II on Saturday and Sunday this weekend. LR will play Frostburg State at 11 am on Saturday, followed by a matchup with Mount Olive 30 minutes after the opening game.
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