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0
Frostburg St. FS 2-5
12
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 8-9
Frostburg St. FS
2-5
0
Final
12
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
8-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Frostburg St. FS 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 3 0 3 6 X 12 9 1

W: Russ, Alissa (1-2) L: Myers (0-2)

0
Mount Olive UMO 5-8
8
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 9-9
Mount Olive UMO
5-8
0
Final
8
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
9-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Mount Olive UMO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 0 3 3 0 0 2 8 8 0

W: Wilson, Madison (6-3) L: C. Sutton (0-2)

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

Softball dominates day one of Bear Bash II

Hickory, N.C. -- The Lenoir-Rhyne Softball team dominated day one of the Bear Bash II, outscored their opponents 19-0 in two mercy-rule victories. 

In game one, LR used a six-run 4th inning to lead them a 12-0 victory over Frostburg State.  Avery Kiger, Alexandria Gray and Lani Warren each had two hits and drove in two runs as Alissa Russ got a complete game shutout in the circle. In the second game, Cassidy Wall, Kiger and Julia Mardigian went deep to give the Bears an 8-0 victory. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 12 , Frostburg State 0 (5 inns.)
Game Two Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 8, Mount Olive 9 (6 inns.)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (9-9), Frostburg State (2-5), Mount Olive (5-8)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | McCrorie Family Stadium

STORY OF GAME ONE:
  • The Bears scored first in this one with a three-run first inning.
  • All three opening inning runs came with two outs as Lani Warren hit a two-run double and Avery Kiger stayed hot with a RBI single up the middle. 
  • The Bobcats loaded the bases in the second inning with no outs, but Alissa Russ struck out the next three hitters to keep Frostburg off the scoreboard. 
  • Kiger and Alexandria Gray added RBI's in the third inning as LR extended the lead to 6-0. 
  • A six-run fourth inning gave the Bears an even dozen.
  • Madison Primm did not have an official at-bat, walking all three times she was at the plate. She came around and scored each of those times.
  • Kiger, Gray and Warren each had two hits and two RBI's.
  • Russ got her first victory of the season with the complete game shutout in the circle. 

STORY OF GAME TWO:

  • Lenoir-Rhyne jumped ahead with three runs in the second inning, despite only having one hit in the frame.
  • Cassidy Wall opened the bottom of the third with a solo shot to center field. Two batters later, Avery Kiger hit a two-run home run to give the Bears a 6-0 lead. 
  • Julia Mardigian led off the 6th inning with her 2nd home run of the season.  
  • With Katelyn Rackard on first, Wall ended the game with a double in the gap to walk it off. 
  • Madison Wilson picked up her 6th win of the season with the complete game shutout. 
  • Warren and Wall had two hits a piece in this one. 
STATS OF THE MATCH:
  • This marks the second straight season Frostburg State has traveled to Hickory. LR swept a doubleheader from them last year.
  • This is the first time LR has played Mount Olive since the 2017 season. 
  • Shena Hollar is now 13 wins away from 1000 here at LR. 
  • Wall's home run was her 29th of her career. 
  • Mardigian's stayed one behind Wall with her 28th career home run.
  • Wilson is 5th in the SAC with her six wins. 
  • Warren is 6-8 in her last three games with three doubles and five RBI's. 
UP NEXT: Bears will host both of these teams again tomorrow to conclude Bear Bash II. Frostburg State and Mount Olive will play each other at 10:00 AM before LR faces Frostburg State at 12:00 and Mount Olive right after. 
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