LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Shenandoah University softball team completed its ODAC regular season slate Monday by taking a pair from Randolph College.
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Shenandoah (10-18, 7-13 ODAC) was a 10-5 winner in the opener before finishing off the 'Cats (5-16-1, 0-9-1) with an 8-1 victory in the nightcap.
GAME ONE
Shenandoah earned the game one win with two runs in both the fourth and fifth combined with a six-spot in the seventh and outlasted Randolph, 10-5.
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The WildCats made matters interesting by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh, all with two outs, to come within five runs.
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Alexis Hurley, the third SU pitcher in the frame, got the final out by inducing a lineout to first.
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Megan Scalley (3-9) tossed the first 6.0 innings and got the win after allowing three runs on four hits and five walks against three strikeouts.
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Morgan Henley got the initial two outs in the seventh before Hurley finished up.
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Tiffany Bower and
Nikki Stone both had three hits with Stone driving in three runs and Bower two.
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Kamryn Kelly was 2-for-4 with three RBI while Henley,
Sammy Amateau, and
Taylor Glover all had two hits.
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Kelly's two-run double in the seventh proved to be the game-winning RBI.
GAME TWO
A five-run first was more than enough offense for SU to earn the 8-1 game two victory.
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Stone, Kelly, and
Allison Thompson all drove in runs in the first with Thompson plating two on a two-out single to right.
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Kelly led the offense with a 3-for-5 contest that included two RBI and a run scored.
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Stone and Thompson both finished with two RBI while Glover and
Allie Schey had two hits apiece.
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Kayla Stephenson (6-7) went the distance in the circle. She allowed the one run on six hits and one walk while striking out five in the 96-pitch outing.
UP NEXT
The Hornets wrap up their 2021 regular season tomorrow afternoon with a non-league doubleheader at Mary Washington.
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