Lady Railsplitters Pound Patriots, 10-2 and 8-1
April 7, 2010
HARROGATE, TN -- The bats were in full swing Wednesday as the Lady Railsplitter softball team picked up 18 runs off of 19 hits en route to the sweep of the University of the Cumberlands. LMU won the first game 10-2 in six innings and took the nightcap 8-1.
Bridget Eicher led LMU at the plate as she went 3-7 with a double, a triple and three RBI. Meghan LaFevor had a similar afternoon as she also hit a double, a triple and picked up three RBI while going 2-4 at the plate.
Cierra Mudd had a stellar day at the plate, coming in relief in game one and pitching the complete game two. She gave up one hit while striking out nine batters.
Fahlin Pulliam led the Patriots for the afternoon. She went 2-5 with two RBI.
LMU travels to Mars Hill for a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader this Saturday.
Game one: LMU 10, Cumberlands 2 (6 innings)
A pitchers' duel exploded open in the bottom of the third as LMU picked up seven runs. Meghan LaFevor opened things up with the triple to right center field. Jackie Adams then hit an infield single that put runners on the corners. Devin Sponseller then was hit by a pitch, loading the bases. Brittany Stuive then picked up the easy RBI as she was walked, putting LMU up 1-0. Bridget Eicher then hit the 2 RBI single up the middle that made the score 3-0.
After a pitching change, Ashley Legge and Joy Grills were successively hit by pitches with the one on Grills coming with bases loaded. An error by the Patriots later allowed two more runners to score. Finally, Adams hit another single, this time one that scored Grills and put the Lady Railsplitters up 7-0.
LMU picked up two more runs in the fourth. One came when Ashley Knight came in from third as the catcher overthrew the attempted putout at second when Heather Baker made the steal. Baker advanced to third on that error and then scored seconds later on a wild pitch.
RBI singles from Fahlin Pulliam and Erica Meguiar drove in two runs for the Patriots in the top of the fifth inning.
LMU's final run came in the sixth inning when Bridget Eicher hit the triple to right field and then scored on a wild pitch to end the game via the mercy rule.
LaFevor picked up the win to improve to 15-8 on the season. She gave up two runs off of five hits and struck out three batters.
Carrie Cobb (2-3) took the loss for the Patriots.
Lincoln Memorial 10, Cumberlands 2 (Apr 07, 2010 at Harrogate, TN) (Game 1)
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Cumberlands.......... 000 020 - 2 6 3 (14-13)
Lincoln Memorial.... 007 201 - 10 7 1 (24-15)
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Pitchers: Cumberlands - Carrie Cobb; Mindy Breitholle(3); Angela Steuer(4) and Erica Meguiar.
Lincoln Memorial - Meghan LaFevor; Cierra Mudd(6) and Meagan Effler.
Win-Meghan LaFevor(15-8) Loss-Carrie Cobb(2-3) T-1:38 A-100
Weather: Hazy, 81 degrees, very windy
A. Steuer faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Game two: LMU 8, Cumberlands 1
The Patriots took the early 1-0 lead as a Fahlin Pulliam single scored Brittny Lovelace in the first inning.
LMU answered back in the second as they picked up four runs. With bases loaded, Meghan LaFevor ripped off the 3 RBI double to left center that brought in Heather Baker, Joy Grills and Meg Ryan. Chelley Christian then came in to pinch-run for LaFevor and scored from second on the single from Jackie Adams to put the Lady Railsplitters up 4-1.
Baker then singled in the fifth to bring in Megan Effler from third base. Later in the inning with bases loaded Ellie Meyer hit the sacrifice fly to center field that scored Bridget Eicher. Baker then crossed the plate herself when Meg Ryan hit the RBI single through the left side, making the lead 7-1.
A double by Eicher in the sixth inning added an insurance run as it brought in Devin Sponseller from first base. LMU would then hold on for the 8-1 win.
Cierra Mudd improved to 8-6 on the season as she picked up the win for LMU. She only allowed one run while striking out eight Patriot batters.
Carrie Cobb picked up her second loss of the day to drop to 2-4 on the season.
Lincoln Memorial 8, Cumberlands 1 (Apr 07, 2010 at Harrogate, TN) (Game 2)
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Cumberlands.......... 100 000 0 - 1 4 1 (14-14)
Lincoln Memorial.... 040 031 X - 8 12 4 (25-15)
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Pitchers: Cumberlands - Carrie Cobb; Angela Steuer(3) and Brittny Lovelace.
Lincoln Memorial - Cierra Mudd and Devin Sponseller.
Win-Cierra Mudd(8-6) Loss-Carrie Cobb(2-4) T-1:40 A-0
Weather: Hazy, 82 degrees, breezy
