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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Madison Wilson
3
UNC Pembroke Braves 18-7
4
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 14-5
UNC Pembroke Braves
18-7
3
Final
4
Lenoir-Rhyne Bears
14-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UNC Pembroke Braves 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 2
Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 1

W: Wilson, Madison (9-1) L: Summer Bullard (10-4)

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UNC Pembroke UNCP 18-8
5
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 15-5
UNC Pembroke UNCP
18-8
1
Final
5
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
15-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UNC Pembroke UNCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 2 3 0 0 0 0 X 5 7 2

W: Carrigan, Faith (6-2) L: Rachel Mori (2-1)

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

Softball extends win streak to 12 with another Brown walk-off

Hickory, N.C. -- For the second time this home stand, Kaylan Brown delivered a walk-off hit as the Bears defeated UNC Pembroke 4-3 in game one. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Brown laced a single down the right field line to bring in pitch runner Kennedy Lange to give LR their 11th straight win. Early home runs from Lani Warren and Autumn Joyce propelled the Bears to a 5-1 victory in game two.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 4, UNC Pembroke 3
Game Two Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 6, UNC Pembroke 1
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (15-5), UNC Pembroke (18-8)
Location: Hickory, N.C. I Shena Hollar Field

STORY OF GAME ONE:
  • Madison Primm and Alexandria Gray picked up RBI singles in the first to give LR an early 2-0 lead. 
  • The Braves scored all three of their runs in the 5th to take their first lead at 3-2.
  • A bases loaded walk from pinch-hitter Montana Honeycutt tied the game at 3-3 with two-outs in the sixth inning.
  • With two on, two outs, and a 2-2 count, Kaylan Brown laced a single down the right field line to give LR their 11th straight victory. 
  • Madison Wilson picked up another win, allowing three runs with seven strikeouts for win number nine of the year.
  • LR only had six hits in the game led by a pair from Gray. 

STORY OF GAME TWO:

  • Lani Warren put the Bears up early with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first.
  • Autumn Joyce continued the trend in the second, hitting a three-run bomb in the second to put the home side up 5-0.
  • UNC Pembroke pulled on back off a home run in the top of the seventh but Faith Carrigan picked up three straight outs to seal the win. 
  • Carrigan (6-2) went the distance in game two, striking out four and forcing 13 ground outs.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • Lenoir-Rhyne now owns an 11-game win streak over UNC Pembroke dating back to 2012.
  • Kiger's 16 game hitting streak came to end in game one today. 
  • Carraigan now has 245 career strikeouts
  • Warren's home run was her 28th of her career. 
UP NEXT: The Bears will travel to face King on Thursday afternoon. The Tornado are 11-13 on the season and face off against Fairmont State and Lees-McRae in double-heads before their matchup with the Bears. First pitch will be at 2:00 p.m. 
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