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Jefferson City, Tenn.----The eighth-ranked Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne University scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally past Wingate University 3-1 on day two of the 2011 Food Lion SAC Softball tournament Thursday afternoon. The Bears improve to 39-8 overall and take on Catawba College Friday at 1:30 p.m. The Bulldogs fall to 31-14 overall and will return to action Thursday, taking on Carson-Newman College at 2 p.m.
Junior catcher
Sarah Atkins (Newport News, Va.) went one-for-three with two RBI to lead the Lenoir-Rhyne attack. Senior shortstop
Kat Rivers (Royston, Ga.) and freshman infielder
Jody Mizelle (Colerain, N.C.) each went one-for-three with a run scored, while freshman outfielder
Haily Jarman (Wadesboro, N.C.) had an RBI and a run scored.
Sophomore outfielder
Kasey Pendley (Marion, N.C.) went one-for-three with a run scored to lead the Wingate offense. Junior catcher
Brittany Barrineau (Monroe, N.C.) drove in the lone run of the day for the Bulldogs.
Wingate got on the board first in the third. Pendley got it started with a lead-off single, then went to second on an error and third on a sacrifice. Barrineau drove her in with a sacrifice fly to make the score 1-0.
The Bulldogs held the 1-0 margin until the bottom of the sixth. A walk, error and fielder’s choice loaded the bases with no outs. The Bulldogs recorded the first out, forcing the runner at home. Jarman was then hit by a pitch, plating the first run to tie the contest at one. After another force out at home, Atkins delivered with a two-run single to give the Bears a two-run lead.
Junior right-hander
Dawon Millwood (Hixson, Tenn.) got the win, improving to 23-4 overall on the year. The SAC Pitcher of the Year allowed a run on one hit, striking out four and walking three. Senior right-hander
Allison Smith (Daleville, Va.) took the loss, falling to 21-6 overall. She allowed no earned runs on three hits in six innings of work, striking out four.
(Wingate University assistant sports information director
Hugh Patton wrote this article. Patton is a 2006 Wingate graduate with a B.A. degree in Communication Studies.)
Wingate University softball statistics
http://www.wingatebulldogs.com/custompages/softball/2011/teamstat.htm
