Lincoln Memorial and Anderson Set to Square off in Softball Championship
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CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND! Trojans Top No. 1 Lenoir-Rhyne and No. 3 Carson-Newman to Advance
HICKORY, N.C. – Anderson University Softball (38-12, 17-5 SAC) secured a set of victories on Friday, defeating No. 1 Lenoir-Rhyne 8-5 and No. 3 Carson-Newman 9-8 to secure a spot in the South Atlantic Conference Championship game.
"I've said it all season long, this team doesn't quit!" said head coach Kelly Roberts. "I'm so proud of the way they hung together the entire day."
LMU Tops Carson-Newman, Will Play for SAC Title Saturday at Noon
HICKORY, NC – Lincoln Memorial Softball jumped out early and never let go Friday morning, knocking off Carson-Newman, 10-5, to punch its ticket to the SAC Championship game at McCrorie Family Stadium.
The Railsplitters came out swinging in the first inning when Hannah McMeen launched a two-run homer to right-center, scoring Reese Vivrette and giving LMU immediate momentum. That advantage grew in the second as Alyssa Maples delivered a two-run blast of her own to make it 4-0. LMU kept the pressure on in the third inning, plating three more runs with an RBI double from Hanna Bogoski, an RBI single by Cassidy Hack, and an RBI hit-by-pitch that brought home another run to build a 7-0 lead.