BANNER ELK, N.C. - Magen West took a perfect game through three
and two-thirds inning in her complete game shutout for the
Lees-McRae College women's softball team over Belmont Abbey, 3-0,
but the Lady Crusaders took game two of the Conference Carolinas
doubleheader, 4-1.
West turned away the first 11 batters she faced before losing
the perfect game and no-hitter. She finished the game going the
distance with five strikeouts and no walks. She only allowed three
hits, as well, to earn the win and improve to 10-14 overall.
The Lady Bobcats scored first in the first inning when Veronica
Ollier singled and scored on a Paula Fryar RBI single to left.
Lees-McRae added two insurance runs in the fifth inning when
Oliier started the inning off with a leadoff triple and scored on a
Kim Coley RBI single. Coley came around the score on a single by
Nicole Baxter.
Emily Self took the loss for The Abbey in the circle.
Ollier led the Lady Bobcats offensively by going 2-for-4 with
two runs scored, and Coley had two hits in four trips to plate with
an RBI and a run scored.
In game two, the two teams stayed deadlock until The Abbey
notched a run in the fifth when Kim Anders singled and scored on a
double by Kasey Kerley to give the Abbey the 1-0 lead.
The Crusaders added three more runs in the sixth on a Lady
Bobcat error, a single and three run homerun by Anders.
Lees-McRae notched their only run in the seventh when Coley
walked and scored on an Anna Carter sacrifice fly to give the game
the final of 4-1.
Anders picked up the win in the circle for the Lady Crusaders by
going seven innings and only allowing one hit. She also led the
team offensively with two hits in three plate appearances, a run
scored and three RBI.
Bryce Campbell was saddled with the loss for Lees-McRae.
After the split, Lees-McRae takes their season record to 12-24
overall and 5-7 in the conference, while The Abbey go to 18-20
overall and 9-8 in the conference.
The Lady Bobcats will take the diamond again Wednesday at 2 p.m.
against Erskine for their next game.
