LYNCHBURG, Va. — The University of Lynchburg softball squad picked up it is fourth straight sweep and ninth consecutive win in their doubleheader in opposition to the Randolph Wildcast, 16-1 and 10-2.
Game 1: Lynchburg 16, Randolph 1
The Hornets (16-8, 6-0 ODAC) started the day with an explosive offensive efficiency in opposition to Randolph (2-18, 0-6 ODAC), highlighted by a nine-run third inning.
Alex Love led the offensive surge, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Sarah Watts added successful, an RBI, and two walks, whereas Helen Maddux drove in two runs. Sydney Bryant contributed a 1-for-2 efficiency with two RBI and two runs scored, and Layla Lietzan tallied two hits and an RBI.
After a scoreless body to start the affair, the bats started to catch hearth in the second inning. An Abby Lockhart groundout to second base drove in Hailey Schildt for the primary run of the day.
Lynchburg broke the sport open in the third, with 9 runs coming throughout on six hits. Maddux singled to left area with two runners on to carry in one other run. Three Randolph errors resulted in three extra Lynchburg runs to offer the Hornets a 5-0 edge. The Hornets continued the barrage with 4 consecutive hits, plating 5 further runs.
Lynchburg continued so as to add on with two runs in the fourth and 4 extra in the fifth. Bryant delivered a two-RBI triple in the ultimate body, and Bryanna Orange adopted with an RBI double to cap the scoring.
Kate Charlton earned the win in the circle, permitting one run on 4 hits throughout three innings with one strikeout. Bryant closed out the ultimate two innings with out permitting successful.
Game 2: Lynchburg 10, Randolph 2
In recreation two, Lynchburg accomplished the sweep with a 10-2 win behind one other balanced offensive effort.
The Hornets totaled 14 hits, led by Bryant’s 3-for-4 outing with an RBI and two runs scored. Alyssa Talayumptewa added two hits and two RBI, whereas Georgia Thompson recorded two hits and two RBI, together with a triple. Love and Maddux every collected two hits, and Watts reached base 4 instances with successful and three walks.
Lynchburg struck first in the opening inning when Talayumptewa drove in Love on a fielder’s alternative.
After Randolph tied the sport in the fourth, the Hornets responded with a four-run fifth inning. Thompson delivered a two-RBI triple to interrupt the tie, Bryant adopted with an RBI double, and Orange added an RBI single to increase the result in 5-1.
Lynchburg added a run in the sixth on an RBI single from Talayumptewa earlier than pulling away in the seventh with 4 extra runs. Lockhart drove in two with a pinch-hit single, Watts added an RBI groundout, and Maddux capped the scoring with an RBI single.
In the circle, Chase Hartford began and allowed one unearned run over three innings. McKenzie Booth earned the win in reduction, giving up one run on 4 hits with three strikeouts throughout 4 innings.
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