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Infielder's huddle at the circle
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Methodist MUSB 0-1
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Winner Lynchburg LYN 1-0
Methodist MUSB
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Final
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Lynchburg LYN
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Methodist MUSB 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2
Lynchburg LYN 0 0 7 3 X 10 7 0

W: K. Dorcsis (1-0) L: Barwick, Alyssa (0-1)

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Methodist MUSB 0-2
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Winner Lynchburg LYN 2-0
Methodist MUSB
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Final
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Lynchburg LYN
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Methodist MUSB 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 0
Lynchburg LYN 0 1 2 0 0 3 X 6 9 2

W: A. Clawson (1-0) L: Ayres, Deanna (0-1) S: E. Charlton (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Michael Spratt

Monarchs Drop Two on Opening Day

LYNCHBURG, Va.  Methodist softball opened up its 2024 season on the road at the University of Lynchburg in a non-conference doubleheader. The Monarchs' excitement of a new season was quickly soured with a pair of losses, 10-1 (5 Innings) & 6-2, to the Hornets.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final scores: Lynchburg def. Methodist, 10-1 (5 Inns.); Lynchburg def. Methodist, 6-2
Records: Methodist 0-2; Lynchburg 2-0
Location: Moon Field; Lynchburg, Virginia

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The two teams were held scoreless through the first two innings until Lynchburg opened it up with seven runs in the bottom half of the third. Two walks and a Methodist error loaded the bases before a sacrifice fly scored the first Hornet run. Two batters later, a single followed by a walk drove in two more runs then back-to-back doubles brought in the other four runs.
  • The Monarchs lone run came in top half of the fourth as Alyssa Rivas laid down a sacrifice bunt to allow teammate Devan Wenger to trot home. In the bottom half, Lynchburg scored three more runs before pitching a clean fifth inning to secure its first win of the day.
  • Game 2 saw the Hornets get on the scoreboard first once again with a run in the second inning followed by two in the third.
  • A Hannah Lovick single & a couple of Lynchburg miscues gave the Monarchs a threat on third base. Up comes Alexandra Edwards, who sent a fly ball to right field to get the sac fly, and Methodist first run.
  • The score stayed 3-1 until the sixth, when the Hornets added three more insurance runs. Now down 6-1, the Monarchs could only muster one additional run during their final at bats.
NUMBERS
  • After a quiet first game, 0-2, Edwards went 2-for-2 with two doubles and an RBI in the second game.
  • Also recording their first hits of 2024 for Methodist was Rachel Blanchard, Lovick, Sydney Sizemore, and Wenger.
UP NEXT
A quick turnaround for Methodist as the team stays in Lynchburg, Virginia, to play a doubleheader with Randolph College on Sunday, February 18. First pitch is scheduled for 1 PM.
    
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