JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. –
Cassidy Coleman finished 3 for 6 from the plate, while
Raygan Rensing gave up only one run on six hits in game two, but it was not enough as Carson-Newman held the visiting Bobcats to one run on 10 hits to complete the sweep in the non-conference twin bill this afternoon.
GAME #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Carson-Newman – 2; Lees-McRae – 1
LOCATION: Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Softball Complex – Jefferson City, Tennessee
RECORDS: Carson-Newman (2-1), Lees-McRae (2-5)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Coleman and Addyson Ikard both finished 2 for 3, while Sarah Beth Thomas went 2 of 4 with an RBI, to pace the Bobcats in game one.
- Lees-McRae had their first scoring opportunity as Ikard led off the top of the second with a double to left-center but three straight outs left the runner stranded.
- The Bobcats managed to escape a pair of Eagles in scoring position in the bottom of the second, but Carson-Newman finally broke through with two runs off a single and a double in the bottom of the third.
- Lees-McRae trimmed the deficit to one run in the top of the fifth as Thomas singled up the middle to score Mallory Myers, who entered as a pinch-runner.
- The Eagles held the Bobcats in check in the final two innings, surviving a pair of singles by Ikard and Coleman in the top of the sixth, to clinch the victory in game one.
- Charlsy Traylor was credited with the loss in the circle, giving up only two runs on seven hits in six innings of work.
FOR THE FOES:
- Leah Sohm went 2 for 3 from the plate with a walk and a run scored to pace the Eagles.
- NicKolette Ferguson was the winning pitcher for Carson Newman, giving up one run on seven hits in 5.1 innings, while Makayla McCarthy earned the save by not allowing a hit in 1.2 innings of relief.
GAME #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Carson-Newman – 1; Lees-McRae – 0
LOCATION: Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Softball Complex – Jefferson City, Tennessee
RECORDS: Carson-Newman (3-1), Lees-McRae (2-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Thomas, Julie Gast, and Coleman all registered a hit in game two for the Bobcats, while Gast also tallied a walk.
- Rensing and Carson-Newman's Lacie Rinus were locked in a pitcher's duel for most of the contest, giving up only eight hits through the first 5.5 innings.
- The Eagles finally broke through in the bottom of the sixth on a lead-off solo home run to give Carson-Newman the edge late.
- The Bobcats were held scoreless in the top of the seventh as the Eagles clinched the doubleheader sweep.
- Rensing was credited with the loss for Lees-McRae, giving up only one run on six hits in six innings of work.
FOR THE FOES:
- Katie Eakes finished 2 for 3 with the solo home run that proved to be the difference.
- Rinus gave up only three hits in seven innings to be credited with the win in the circle.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will return to the field on Friday, Feb. 26 as they visit Newberry for another non-conference twin bill starting at 1 p.m.
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