BANNER ELK, N.C. – Julie Gast and
Addyson Ikard went a combined 4 for 5 from the plate in the opening game, while
Charlsy Traylor held visiting North Greenville scoreless, to lead the Lees-McRae softball team to their second Conference Carolinas doubleheader split of the weekend.
GAME #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 1; North Greenville - 0
LOCATION: Softball Field – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (5-18/2-7), North Greenville (15-8/3-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Gast went 2 for 3 with an RBI, while Ikard finished 2 for 2 with a walk to lead the Bobcats in game one.
- Morgan Crowe went 1 for 3 with a run scored.
- Lauren Ritchie and Hannah Foster also registered a hit in game one.
- Lees-McRae threatened in the bottom of the first inning as Ikard doubled with two outs, but the Bobcats were unable to break the deadlock.
- The Bobcats finally broke through in the bottom of the third as Gast hit a single that scored Crowe from first base.
- The pitching duel continued for the next three innings until the Crusaders had a runner on first base with one out in the top of the seventh.
- Lees-McRae struck out the next batter and a runner interference call gave the Bobcats the game one win.
- Traylor earned the victory in the circle for Lees-McRae by holding North Greenville scoreless on five hits in 6.2 innings of work.
FOR THE FOES:
- Five Crusaders finished with a hit in game one.
- Jaelin Griffin was on the other end of the pitching duel but gave up the lone run on seven hits in six innings of work.
GAME #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: North Greenville – 3; Lees-McRae – 2
LOCATION: Softball Field – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: North Greenville (16-8/4-4), Lees-McRae (5-19/2-8)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Gast went 2 for 3 in game two with a run scored, while Traylor went 1 for 2 with two RBIs to pace the Bobcats.
- Sarah Beth Thomas also tallied a run scored.
- After a scoreless first two innings, North Greenville opened the scoring in the top of third on a pair of singles and an error by the Bobcats.
- Lees-McRae reclaimed the 2-1 lead in the bottom of the frame as Traylor doubled with one out to score both Gast and Thomas.
- The Crusaders used a two-run home run in the top of the sixth to take a 3-2 lead into the seventh inning.
- Gast singled in the bottom of the seventh but a final strikeout gave North Greenville the victory.
- Raygan Rensing was credited with the loss in the circle, giving up three runs on seven hits in six innings of work.
FOR THE FOES:
- Josie Reed and Aschlyn Hutto each finished with two hits to lead the Crusaders in game two.
- Callie Richards and Bailey Pace shared time in the circle for North Greenville, giving up only one earned run on three hits.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will visit Lander on Tuesday for a non-conference bout starting at 12 p.m.
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