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Softball Sweeps Bridgewater in Doubleheader

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

Game 1:

Lynchburg 8, Bridgewater 0 (6 Innings)

Game 2:

Lynchburg 9, Bridgewater 8

Location: Bridgewater, Va.

Records: Lynchburg (21-7, 6-2), Bridgewater (7-15, 2-4)

Around the Horn:

Hornets continued their winning streak, defeating Bridgewater in a Saturday afternoon double header, 8-0 and 9-8.

Game 1 Breakdown:

- Four different Hornets were able to drive in runs

- Connor English earned the victory, pitching four hitless innings

- Sophomore Taylor Mabry started the game off with a double to right center bringing home junior Skylar Dickens for the first run of the game

- In the third inning, freshman Kayla Hugate scored off a passed ball

- Also in the third, freshmen Sarah Commons hit a triple to left field bringing in two RBIs

- Mabry singled up the middle bringing in sophomore Mackenzie Chitwood

- Senior Lauren Smith brought in the last run for the third inning leaving the Hornets up 6-0.

- Freshman Kayla Hugate hit a single to right field, collecting two more RBIs to secure the 8-0 victory.

Game 2 Breakdown;

- Lynchburg scored three runs in the first inning

-The runs came from a Chitwood single that scored Dickens

- Mabry singles to score Chitwood and Hugate making it 3-0

- Bridgewater would answer back with five runs

- Hugate would triple in the second inning to make it a tie game, driving home two runs

- Chitwood would go on to score Hugate to make it 6-5

- Mabry would finisj off the inning by bringing home Chitwood, giving Lynchburg a 7-5 lead

- In the fourth inning the Hornets would add two more runs followed by Bridgewater scoriing two as well to bring the Eagles within one run of the Hornets

- Bridgewater would score one run in the fifth inning to come within a run of Lynchburg but it wasn't enough as the Hornets won 9-8

On Deck:

Lynchburg returns to Moon Field Sunday for a double header against Eastern Mennonite for the Colon Cancer Awareness doubleheader that is scheduled to start at 1:30 pm.  

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Players Mentioned

Mackenzie Chitwood

#16 Mackenzie Chitwood

C
5' 6"
Sophomore
Sarah Commons

#20 Sarah Commons

MIF
5' 4"
Freshman
Skylar Dickens

#2 Skylar Dickens

OF
5' 4"
Junior
Kayla Hugate

#12 Kayla Hugate

MIF
5' 8"
Freshman
Taylor Mabry

#9 Taylor Mabry

P/UT
5' 7"
Sophomore
Lauren Smith

#15 Lauren Smith

OF/1B
5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Mackenzie Chitwood

#16 Mackenzie Chitwood

5' 6"
Sophomore
C
Sarah Commons

#20 Sarah Commons

5' 4"
Freshman
MIF
Skylar Dickens

#2 Skylar Dickens

5' 4"
Junior
OF
Kayla Hugate

#12 Kayla Hugate

5' 8"
Freshman
MIF
Taylor Mabry

#9 Taylor Mabry

5' 7"
Sophomore
P/UT
Lauren Smith

#15 Lauren Smith

5' 7"
Senior
OF/1B