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Lynchburg Defeats Randolph 5-1 to Advance in the ODAC Tournament

Box Score

Score:

Lynchburg 5, Randolph 1

Location: Salem, Va. (Moyer Complex)

Records: Lynchburg (28-14), Randolph (24-18)

Around the Horn

Lynchburg Softball kept its season alive evening after they defeated Randolph 5-1 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament.

Game Breakdown

- In the second inning, senior Kayla St. John scored freshman Sarah Commons on a fielder's choice

- Junior Skylar Dickens would drive home St. John and senior Lauren Smith in the same inning to put the Hornets up 3-0

- Commons hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning to score senior Jessica Murphy, making it a 4-0 lead

- Yet again, Commons would single to centerfield to score freshman Sarah Ridgeway to put Lynchburg up 5-0 in the fifth inning

- The WildCats would add a run in the seventh inning before Lynchburg sealed the 5-1 victory

- Junior Conner English earned the victory after pitching a complete game while striking out seven Randolph batters.

On Deck

The Hornets will play Saturday at 11 a.m. vs. the losers of Randolph-Macon/Roanoke College at 11 am. Please follow LynchburgSports.com for official scheduling information.

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Players Mentioned

Sarah Commons

#20 Sarah Commons

MIF
5' 4"
Freshman
Skylar Dickens

#2 Skylar Dickens

OF
5' 4"
Junior
Conner English

#25 Conner English

P
5' 5"
Junior
Jessica Murphy

#13 Jessica Murphy

OF/UT
5' 5"
Senior
Sarah Ridgeway

#11 Sarah Ridgeway

MIF
5' 4"
Freshman
Lauren Smith

#15 Lauren Smith

OF/1B
5' 7"
Senior
Kayla St. John

#19 Kayla St. John

3B/IF
5' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Sarah Commons

#20 Sarah Commons

5' 4"
Freshman
MIF
Skylar Dickens

#2 Skylar Dickens

5' 4"
Junior
OF
Conner English

#25 Conner English

5' 5"
Junior
P
Jessica Murphy

#13 Jessica Murphy

5' 5"
Senior
OF/UT
Sarah Ridgeway

#11 Sarah Ridgeway

5' 4"
Freshman
MIF
Lauren Smith

#15 Lauren Smith

5' 7"
Senior
OF/1B
Kayla St. John

#19 Kayla St. John

5' 6"
Senior
3B/IF