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Jackson Shoe
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Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 18-5, 3-0 SAC
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UVA Wise WISE 19-8, 1-2 SAC
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
18-5, 3-0 SAC
7
Final
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UVA Wise WISE
19-8, 1-2 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 7 2
UVA Wise WISE 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 7 1

W: Wilson, Madison (11-1) L: Chloe Murphy (6-2) S: Carrigan, Faith (1)

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Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 19-5, 4-0 SAC
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UVA Wise WISE 19-9, 1-3 SAC
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
19-5, 4-0 SAC
5
Final
3
UVA Wise WISE
19-9, 1-3 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 5 11 1
UVA Wise WISE 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 0

W: Carrigan, Faith (8-2) L: Angelina Branch (2-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Joel Krenz, Assistant AD for Media and Communications

Softball extends win streak to 16 with sweep of UVA Wise

WISE, VA - Lenoir-Rhyne softball just keeps winning. They won their 15th and 16th consecutive games today with 7-4 and 5-3 victories on the road at UVA Wise. 

Pitchers Madison Wilson and Faith Carrigan combined to throw six strikeouts and go 6-for-6 at the plate on thd day.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: #15 Lenoir-Rhyne 7, UVA Wise 4
Game Two Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 5, UVA Wise 3
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (19-5, 4-0 SAC), UVA Wise (19-9, 1-3 SAC)
Location: Wise, Va. |  Bill Gatton Field

STORY OF GAME ONE:
  • Autumn Joyce opened the scoring with a run in the first off an RBI single by Alexandria Gray.
  • Neither team scored over the next two innings until Lani Warren hit a solo home run in the fourth.
  • Madison Wilson helped herself out on the mound with a 2 RBI triple late to put the Bears up 4-0.
  • UVA Wise chipped away, cutting the lead to 4-3 heading into the seventh.
  • With two outs and a runner on second, Avery Kiger hit an RBI single to extend the lead.
  • Gray stepped up and hit a two-run home run on the next at bat. 
  • The Cavaliers picked up a run in the bottom of the seventh but Faith Carrigan came in and forced a 6-4-3 double play to end the game.
  • Madison Wilson (11-1) struck out six in the win while also going 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs and a run.

STORY OF GAME TWO:

  • UVA Wise took an early 1-0 lead before a 2 RBI single from Lani Warren and RBI double from Faith Carrigan gave the Bears the lead.
  • The Cavaliers tied things up at three before a solo shot from Lani Warren broke the draw.
  • With two outs and two runners on, Faith Carrigan got a strikeout to get out of a jam in the sixth. 
  • She then helped herself in the top of the seventh with her second RBI of the game to make it 5-3.
  • Madison Primm and Carrigan each posted three hits in this one.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • Carrigan's save in game one was the second of her career.
  • Freshman Autumn Joyce leads the team with a .430 batting average and 34 hits.
  • Madison Primm and Lani Warren are tied for the team lead with six home runs.
  • The Bears are four wins away from tying their all-time best win streak of 20 games in 2017.
UP NEXT: The Bears will host Lincoln Memorial on Saturday for an afternoon doubleheader. The Railsplitters are 10-16 (2-4 SAC) and recently split a conference doubleheader with Coker. First pitch of the opening game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. from McCrorie Family Stadium.

 
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