SALEM, Va. – Second-seeded Randolph-Macon used a pair of big innings Friday afternoon to send Shenandoah University into the elimination bracket of the 2022 ODAC Softball Tournament.
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Macon (31-7 and the nation's No. 13 team) scored eight runs in the first and six more in the third on its way to a 14-3 five-inning victory over the Hornets (14-23).
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IN BRIEF
Shenandoah scored its three runs on two hits and two Yellow Jackets errors in the top of the fifth.
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Rachael Blumenschine,
Lily Richichi, and
Ryelee Brown had RBIs in the fifth with Blumenschine and Richichi both reaching via fielder's choice and Brown singling up the middle.
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Brown's hit was one of three for SU on the afternoon.
Tiffany Bower had an infield single in the second and
Taylor Glover a single through the right side in the fifth.
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Megan Scalley (6-11) took the loss after allowing eight runs on six hits and one walk in two-thirds of an inning.
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UP NEXT
Shenandoah plays Ferrum in a 5 p.m. elimination game.
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