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Harding University Athletics

2019 Harding Softball
5
Saint Leo SLS 5-5
8
Winner Harding HU 2-1
Saint Leo SLS
5-5
5
Final
8
Harding HU
2-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Leo SLS 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 5 9 0
Harding HU 3 1 0 3 0 1 X 8 10 0

W: Garrett, Emily (1-0) L: Rachel Bean (1-1) S: Baldwin, Kymberlyn (1)

4
Winner Harding HU 3-1
1
West Georgia UWG 5-4
Winner
Harding HU
3-1
4
Final
1
West Georgia UWG
5-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Harding HU 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 6 0
West Georgia UWG 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1

W: Hipp, Jenna (2-0) L: Lindsye Jefferson (3-1) S: Dwyer, Emma (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | by Nathan Looney

Softball Gets Two Wins Saturday; Defeats No. 5 Saint Leo

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Harding softball team swept both games Saturday in the NFCA DII Leadoff Classic. The Lady Bisons picked up wins over No. 5 Saint Leo 8-5 and West Georgia 4-1. Harding improves to 3-1 on the season.

Harding is now 15-16 against ranked opponents.


Game One Key Innings (Harding 8, #5 Saint Leo 5)

-         Harding jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first off four hits. Briley Feringa singled in a run and Amanda Fields hit a double to score two more runs.

-         The Lady Bisons made it 4-0 in the second when Peyton Mills singled in Madison Leggett.

-         Saint Leo got on the board in the third when Shyanne DuBois hit a double that scored Ashley Morris.

-         The Lions got a run in the third and two more in the fourth to pull within one, 4-3.

-         Harding scored three insurance runs in the fourth on RBI's by Peyton Mills, Amanda Fields and Hanna Jones.

-         Saint Leo added two more in the fifth.

-         Lindsey Duncan drew a walk with the bases loaded in the sixth to make it an 8-5 game.

 
Game One Key Statistics

-         Harding had 10 hits led by Peyton Mills, Briley Feringa and Amanda Fields who each had two.

-         Amanda Fields had three RBI's, which tied a career-high.

-         Pyper James picked up her first collegiate win in 3 3/2 innings. She gave up four hits, and had one strikeout.

-         Kymberlyn Baldwin got the save in three shutout innings of work. It was her first career save.

-         Rachel Bean received the loss and falls to 1-1 on the season. She gave up four earned runs and walked two.

 
Game Two Key Innings (Harding 4, West Georgia 1)

-         West Georgia broke the scoreless tie in the second scoring a run on two hits.

-         Harding had a big fourth inning, scoring four runs on five hits and an error. Amanda Fields had a RBI double and Kiley Persons singled in a run.

 
Game Two Key Statistics

-         Harding had six hits, all by different players.

-         West Georgia had three hits.

-         Jenna Hipp picked up her second win of the season to improve to 2-0. She pitched 5 2/3 innings, gave up three hits and one earned run.

-         Emma Dwyer picked up her fifth career save in 1 1/3 innings of work. She didn't give up a hit and had one strikeout.

-         Lindsye Jefferson received the loss and falls to 3-1 on the season.


Up Next

-         Harding will wrap up the tournament Sunday when it takes on Lee at 10 a.m., Central Time.

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