Lady Railsplitters Split SAC Series with Mars Hill
April 10, 2011
HARROGATE, TN -- The Lincoln Memorial University softball team recorded a senior day split with the Lions of Mars Hill College Sunday afternoon. With the split, the Lady Railsplitters move to 4-9 in South Atlantic Conference play and 23-19 overall.
This was senior day for the softball team as they honored Jackie Adams, Ashley Knight and Brittany Stuive before the first game.
After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first inning, LMU regained that run with an RBI-triple by Bridget Eicher in the bottom half of that innning. Mars Hill would take a 3-1 lead in the second inning with an RBI-single by Amanda McArthur.
Following two scores innings, Lincoln Memorial would assume the lead with a three-run fifth inning. Jackie Adams' two-RBI double powered that inning. Brianna Mulkey would score on a wild-pitch to conclude the scoring in that inning.
That lead would be sufficient for Katie-Jo Gentry as she shutdown Lions in the remaining innings and picked up the win. Gentry pitched all sevens innings and allowed only three earned runs. The Lady Railsplitters won game one by a score of 4-3.
Lincoln Memorial 4, Mars Hill 3 (Apr 10, 2011 at Harrogate, TN) (Game 1)
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Mars Hill................ 120 000 0 - 3 5 1 (27-13, 4-7 SAC)
Lincoln Memorial.... 100 030 X - 4 6 0 (23-19, 4-9 SAC)
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Pitchers: Mars Hill - Hannah Light; Tara West(5) and Jade Bullins. Lincoln Memorial -
Katie-Jo Gentry and Meagan Effler; Meg Ryan.
Win-Katie-Jo Gentry(6-10) Loss-Hannah Light(5-7) T-1:40 A-110
Weather: Clear, low 80s
In game two, the Lions' offense started quickly and never looked back. With a 2-0 advantage after three innings, Mars Hill broke the game open with a grand slam by Jade Bullins in the top of the fourth inning.
The Lions scored two more runs in the top of the sixth to gain an 8-0 lead in the game. As was the case for much of the game, the Lady Railsplitters were unable to mount any significant offensive output as they fell in game two by a score of 8-0 in six innings.
Katie-Jo Gentry was saddled with the loss as the LMU offense was held to only two hits in the game, all coming from Taylor McGinnis. With the win and loss on the day, Gentry's record move to 6-11 on the season.
The Lady Railsplitters will play their final home games of the year on Tuesday, April 12th, as Anderson University travels to Harrogate for a two-game set. The first pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Mars Hill 8, Lincoln Memorial 0 (Apr 10, 2011 at Harrogate, TN) (Game 2)
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Mars Hill................ 101 042 - 8 8 0 (27-14, 5-7 SAC)
Lincoln Memorial.... 000 000 - 0 2 3 (23-20, 4-10 SAC)
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Pitchers: Mars Hill - Taylor Morris and Kendra Reeder. Lincoln Memorial - Katie-Jo Gentry;
Cierra Mudd(3); Pebbles King(6) and Meagan Effler.
Win-Taylor Morris(13-4) Loss-Katie-Jo Gentry(6-11) T-1:15 A-0
HR MHC - Jade Bullins (3).
Weather: Clear, mid 80s
