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Sports Release                                                                                                           March 16, 2008

Lady Railsplitters Get Swept In SAC Opener

HICKORY, NC – The Lenoir-Rhyne College Softball Team (24-8, 2-0) swept a doubleheader with Lincoln Memorial University (19-8, 0-2), 2-1 and 6-2, Sunday afternoon at Bears Field.  The series was the South Atlantic Conference opener for both squads. 

Game One – Lenoir-Rhyne 2, Lincoln Memorial 1
Lenoir-Rhyne broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth when junior second baseman Noel Belk hit a one-out single down the left field line scoring freshman Chelsea Elmore.

Lincoln Memorial responded in the seventh frame to tie the game at one when Alisa Burk hit a solo home run to left field. 

The Bears retook the lead in the bottom half of the inning to clinch the game when sophomore right fielder Brittany Cherry singled to left field, scoring redshirt freshman shortstop Kat Rivers from second base.

Senior Meredith O'Connor (13-5) went the distance in the win for L-R, scattering two hits among eight strike outs while Sara Henn (5-2) was credited with the loss.

Game Two – Lenoir-Rhyne 6, Lincoln Memorial 2
L-R jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning with three hits in the frame highlighted by a RBI double by Rivers.  The Bears added another run in the fourth to push the lead to 4-0, when senior left fielder Jessica Luper doubled to left field, scoring Rivers. 

LMU added two runs in the sixth before Lenoir-Rhyne answered with two runs of their own to make the final score 6-2.  Senior Michelle Smith's  two-run home run gave the Bears the winning margin.

O'Connor (14-5) garnered her second complete-game victory of the day striking out 10 while Amanda Wampler (6-4) suffered the loss for LMU. 

-LMU-

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