Harrogate, TN - After dropping the first game of a double-header against Lincoln Memorial, Lenoir-Rhyne responded with a mercy-rule victory get the split the series. Katelyn Rackard, Avery Kiger, and Cassidy Wall combined for eight hits, two home runs, and drove in six runs in the 13-3 game-two victory. Faith Carrigan earned her sixth victory of the season on the circle throwing a complete game, allowing only two earned runs.  

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Lincoln Memorial 7 
Game Two Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 13, Lincoln Memorial 3 (5 Innings)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (17-11, 6-2 SAC), Lincoln Memorial (20-9, 4-4 SAC)
Location: Harrogate, TN | Dorothy Neely Softball Complex

STORY OF GAME ONE:

• The Bears jumped ahead 2-0 in the first inning off an RBI double to left center from Julia Mardigian and an unearned run generated by Avery Kiger.
• Lincoln Memorial responded with a run in the bottom of the first before taking the lead off a two-run home run from Kristin Griffin in the 5th.
• Chloe Woodward scored on a throwing error by the Railsplitters to nod the game up at 3-3 in the 6th.
• The Railsplitters put the game out of reach with a four run bottom of the 6th Inning with two doubles and one single. 
• Lenoir-Rhyne was held to five hits and left six runners on base.
• Madison Wilson pitched her ninth complete game of the season, collecting six strikeouts in the loss.

STORY OF GAME TWO:

• Lincoln Memorial struck first with all three runs generated from Jordann Reagan in the first three innings.
• The Bears offense exploded in the 4th inning, scoring 11 runs on 11 hits to take a 11-3 lead into the bottom of the inning.
• Eight of the nine batters for the Bears collected at least one hit in the second game.
• Katelyn Rackard had a perfect game at the plate going 4-for-4 with an RBI.
• Avery Kiger and Cassidy Wall both homered in the 5th inning to extend the LR lead to 10.
• Faith Carrigan only struck out one batter in the victory, but pitched a complete game while only allowing just two hits.

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• The Bears have generated at least 10 hits as a team in five of their last six games.
• Faith Carrigan has won her last three starts on the circle while only giving up four earned-runs.
• Avery Kiger collected her fourth three-hit game of the season in game two and leads the team with the most runs driven in (30).
• This is Kateyln Rackard's second four-hit performance of the year and her first since the home opener against Flagler (2/8).
• Alex Gray continued her eight game hitting streak with three hits in the double header.   
• Head Coach Shena Hollar won her 995th career game at LR in game two.

UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will step out of SAC play to face Belmont Abbey on Wednesday in Belmont, NC. The Crusaders are 13-9 this season and coming off  2-1 and 11-1 losses against Converse on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 PM.