GREENEVILLE, TENN. – Jordyn Scott went 4-6 from the plate and had two runs batted in in two games this afternoon as Lees-McRae softball collected a 5-3 victory over Hillsdale and fell to Tusculum 1-0 in their nightcap.
GAME #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 5; Hillsdale – 3
LOCATION: Red Edmonds Field – Greeneville, Tennessee
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (4-1/0-0), Hillsdale (1-3/0-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Grayson Buckner sent her first collegiate home run in the bottom of the first to give the Bobcats the one-run lead in Saturday's first game with Hillsdale.
- The Chargers tied the game at one run apiece after scoring in the top half of the second, but Lees-McRae recorded four runs in their home half of the inning.
- Lauren Ritchie singled to the infield as Taylor Beurrier crossed home for the 2-1 lead for the Bobcats. Shelby Knaak drew a bases-loaded walk for the third run of the game and Scott plated two more for Lees-McRae in the four-run inning.
- Hillsdale added one run in each of the third and fifth innings, but Megan Powell shut the door on the Chargers for the Bobcats' fourth win of the season.
- Powell entered the circle in the third inning for Lees-McRae and struck out 10 Chargers en route to her first win of the season. Buckner was the starter for the Bobcats and went two full innings while only allowing one run (one earned) on two hits and one walk.
- Lauren Ritchie had her multi-hit game of the season this afternoon with two hits and added one RBI in the win. Scott joined Ritchie with two hits and contributed two RBIs in the game.
FOR THE CHARGERS:
- McKenna Eicholz led Hillsdale with two hits, two runs, and one RBI on the loss and Grace Wallner joined her with two hits and an RBI.
- Joni Russell, All-Great Midwest Athletic First Team in 2022, was dealt the loss after giving up five runs (five earned) on eight hits and three walks in five innings for Hillsdale.
GAME #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 0; Tusculum – 1
LOCATION: Red Edmonds Field – Greeneville, Tennessee
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (4-2/0-0), Tusculum (5-4/0-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Chloe Freischmidt tallied the lone RBI in Tusculum's 1-0 victory over Lees-McRae in the final game of the Tusculum Round Robin.
- Freischmidt singled through the left side in the third inning off Bobcat Jada Wilson to score the go-ahead run for the Pioneers.
- Tusculum's Ireland Cavanaugh quieted Lees-McRae in the contest while going the distance and only allowing three hits while striking out five Bobcats.
- Wilson was given her first loss of the season in the circle for Lees-McRae after going six innings and allowing the lone run. Wilson surrendered her first earned run in three starts for the Bobcats and has an earned-run average of 0.35 in 20 innings in the early season.
- Scott tallied her second consecutive two-hit performance on the day in three at-bats for the Bobcats. Ritchie added the other hit for Lees-McRae in the game.
FOR THE PIONEERS:
- Tusculum's Ireland Cavanaugh quieted Lees-McRae in the contest while going the distance and only allowing three hits while striking out five Bobcats.
- Madison Watts had two hits to lead the Pioneers at the plate.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae softball heads to Newberry, South Carolina to play in the Newberry Classic with Fairmont State and host Newberry starting on Saturday, Feb. 18.
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