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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Madison Wilson
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Anderson (S.C.) Trojans 27-8, 10-3 SAC
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Winner Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 29-8, 13-0 SAC
Anderson (S.C.) Trojans
27-8, 10-3 SAC
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Final
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Lenoir-Rhyne Bears
29-8, 13-0 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Anderson (S.C.) Trojans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 1 0 0 1 0 4 X 6 12 1

W: Wilson, Madison (15-2) L: Carson Hobbs (8-3)

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Winner Anderson (S.C.) Trojans 28-8, 11-3 SAC
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Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 29-9, 13-1 SAC
Winner
Anderson (S.C.) Trojans
28-8, 11-3 SAC
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Final
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Lenoir-Rhyne Bears
29-9, 13-1 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Anderson (S.C.) Trojans 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 1
Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1

W: Kora Kilgore (8-3) L: Carrigan, Faith (12-4)

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

Softball splits with Anderson

HICKORY, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne softball team suffered their first conference loss on Tuesday, falling 3-1 in game two of the doubleheader. In the opener, Madison Wilson went the distance in the circle to propel the Bears to the 6-1 victory.

Lenoir-Rhyne out hit the Trojans 6-5 in game two, but 10 runners left on base for the Bears was their downfall.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Game One Final: #18 Lenoir-Rhyne 6, Anderson 1
Game Two Final: Anderson 3, #18 Lenoir-Rhyne 1
Records:  Lenoir-Rhyne (29-9, 13-1 SAC), Anderson (28-8, 11-3 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | McCrorie Family Stadium

STORY OF GAME ONE:
  • Anderson scored the opening run due to an error in the first.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne answered with an Adriana Lamantia RBI single in the bottom of the inning.
  • Madison Primm gave the Bears the lead with an RBI single in the fourth.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne picked up four insurance runs in the sixth, highlighted by doubles from Autumn Joyce and Alexandria Gray.
  • Madison Wilson (15-2) struck out nine and didn't walk a batter in the win.
  • Kennedy Lange was 3-for-3 with two runs scored, the first three-hit game of her career.
  • Autumn Joyce was 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs and a run scored.

STORY OF GAME TWO:

  • After two hits in the first inning the Bears went hitless until two more in the sixth.
  • Anderson scored in first off a throwing error, the fifth on an RBI single, and in the seventh on a solo home run.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne failed to capitalize late in the game, leaving five runners on base in the final two innings.
  • Kennedy Lange scored the Bears' only run on an RBI single from Alexandria Gray.
  • Faith Carrigan (12-4) struck out six and didn't walk a batter in the loss.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • Lenoir-Rhyne leads the all-time series 29-15
  • The Bears have not swept a home series over Anderson since 2018.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne cannot mathematically finish with a losing record this season, giving coach Shena Hollar her 27th consecutive winning season.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne holds a two-game lead over Anderson in the SAC standings with eight games to play.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne travels to Greeneville, Tennessee, on Saturday to face Tusculum in a doubleheader. The Pioneers are 16-22 (4-12 SAC) and split with Mars Hill earlier today. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
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