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Winner Lenoir-Rhyne L-R 36-11, 18-3 SAC
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Carson-Newman C-N 37-9, 16-5 SAC
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne L-R
36-11, 18-3 SAC
7
Final
1
Carson-Newman C-N
37-9, 16-5 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lenoir-Rhyne L-R 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0
Carson-Newman C-N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1

W: Wilson, Madison (17-4) L: Atiana Stamper (13-4)

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Winner Lenoir-Rhyne L-R 36-12, 19-3 SAC
5
Carson-Newman C-N 37-10, 16-6 SAC
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne L-R
36-12, 19-3 SAC
6
Final
5
Carson-Newman C-N
37-10, 16-6 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Lenoir-Rhyne L-R 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 12 1
Carson-Newman C-N 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 5 9 1

W: Wilson, Madison (18-4) L: Lorelei Spradlin (6-1)

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

Softball sweeps Carson-Newman to clinch SAC Regular Season Championship

HICKORY, N.C. - For the 13th time in program history and the first time since 2018 the Lenoir-Rhyne softball team is the South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Champion. They clinched the title with 7-1 and 6-5 (8 inns.) wins over #21 Carson-Newman on Friday. 

Madison Primm was 4-for-9 on the day with a home run while Alexandria Gray hit a home run in both games to help secure the Bears' championship. Madison Wilson picked up the win in both games to bring her season record to 18-4. 

Head coach Shena Hollar hit another milestone today, becoming just the 12th coach in NCAA Division II history to reach the 1,100 win mark for her career. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: #19 Lenoir-Rhyne 7, #21 Carson-Newman 1
Game Two Final: #19 Lenoir-Rhyne 6, #21 Carson-Newman 5 (8 Innings)
Records:  Lenoir-Rhyne (37-11, 19-3 SAC), Carson-Newman (37-10, 16-6 SAC)
Location: Jefferson City, Tenn. | The Vick

STORY OF GAME ONE:
  • Lenoir-Rhyne scored all their runs in the first and second innings.
  • Avery Kiger and Kaylan Brown both his RBI doubles in the first inning.
  • All four second inning runs were scored thanks to home runs from Madison Primm and Alexandria Gray.
  • Madison Wilson shut down the Eagles and didn't allow a hit after the fourth inning.
  • Wilson struck out nine and allowed just one run in the game.
  • All seven hits came from different Bears.

STORY OF GAME TWO:

  • Lenoir-Rhyne quickly went up 4-0 thanks to two runs in both the second and third innings.
  • Autumn Joyce and Madison Primm hit RBI doubles in the second.
  • Alexandria Gray hit a two run shot in the third.
  • Carson-Newman clawed back, scoring three in the fourth and one in the sixth.
  • With two outs and two on in the top of the eighth, Joyce hit a 2 RBI double to put the Bears up by two.
  • The Eagles plated one without any outs in the bottom of eighth but Madison Wilson picked up an infield fly, strikeout, and groundout to get the win.
  • Autumn Joyce was 2-for-5 with 3 RBIs and a run scored.
  • Faith Carrigan got the start and threw 5.2 innings.
  • Wilson struck out three in 2.1 innings of work.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • Head coach Shena Hollar has now won a regular season SAC title in three separate decades.
  • The 19 SAC wins is tied for Lenoir-Rhyne's second most all-time.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne softball now has 23 combined SAC regular season and tournament titles.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will be the #1 seed in the SAC tournament and are set to host the #8 seed in the opening round on Friday and Saturday, May 1st and 2nd. That #8 seed will be either Catawba, Wingate, Newberry, or Emory & Henry depending on how games go this weekend.
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