MOUNT OLIVE, N.C – Lauren Ritchie went 2 for 3 from the plate in game two, while
Julie Gast and
Aliyah Compton chipped in two RBIs and two stolen bases in the later game, but it was not enough as host Mount Olive clinched a 1-0 victory in the first game, before hitting a walk-off single to claim a 5-4 win in second game to complete the sweep in the Conference Carolinas doubleheader this afternoon.
GAME #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mount Olive – 1; Lees-McRae – 0
LOCATION: Cassell Field – Mount Olive, North Carolina
RECORDS: Mount Olive (33-10/12-5), Lees-McRae (14-21/8-9)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Compton and Madison Rowe both collected hits for the Bobcats in the early game, with Rowe hitting a double.
- Jada Wilson and Mount Olive's Hannah Killough were locked in a pitcher's dual for the majority of the first game with only three hits given up in the first 2.5 innings.
- Mount Olive broke the deadlock in the bottom of the third inning as a Trojan reached base due to a fielding error and later stole home.
- Lees-McRae threatened in the top of the seventh with a double to center field by Rowe, but Mount Olive was able to earn the final two outs to clinch the conference win in the opening game.
- Wilson did not give up an earned run on six hits in six innings of work in the circle for the Bobcats.
FOR THE FOES:
- Five Trojans collected hits in the opening game, led by Ashlyn Porter who went 2 for 2 from the plate.
- Hannah Killough pitched a two-hit shutout in the circle for Mount Olive.
GAME #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mount Olive – 5, Lees-McRae – 4
LOCATION: Cassell Field – Mount Olive, North Carolina
RECORDS: Mount Olive (34-10/13-5), Lees-McRae (14-22/8-10)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Ritchie went 2 for 3 from the dish in the second game with a sacrifice hit to pace the Bobcats in the later game.
- Emma Jackson went 1 for 2 with a solo home run, her fourth of the season, while Gast went 1 for 4 with a double, two RBIs, and a run scored.
- Hannah Foster went 1 for 3 with a double, while Compton went 1 for 4 with two run scored and two stolen bases.
- Megan Powell and Rowe also collected hits in the later game.
- Lees-McRae opened the scoring in the top of the first inning as Gast reached on a fielder's choice, that scored Compton, and later scored on a groundout by Scott give the Bobcats an early 2-0 lead.
- Mount Olive cut the deficit to 2-1 with a run on two hits in the bottom of the first inning.
- The Bobcats pushed the lead back to 3-1 in the top of the fourth as Gast doubled to center field to score Compton from second base.
- The Trojans responded in the bottom of the fifth with three runs on three hits to take a 4-3 lead.
- Jackson led-off with a home run to left field in the top of the sixth to even the score back at 4-4.
- After holding the Bobcats scoreless in the top of the seventh, Mount Olive used an RBI single down the left-field line to clinch the conference win in game two.
- Powell, Jasmine Fong, and Wilson surrendered a combined five earned runs on nine hits in 6.2 innings of work.
FOR THE FOES:
- Courtlynn Cooney went 3 for 5 from the plate with the game-winning RBI to pace the Trojans in the later game.
- Hailey Kessinger gave up four earned runs on eight hits to earn the victory in the circle for Mount Olive.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will return to Banner Elk on Tuesday, April 12 as they host North Greenville in a twin bill starting at 1 p.m.
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