March 25, 2008

Final Stats

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman shutout Lenoir-Rhyne 4-0 in game one, and L-R held off a couple of late-inning threats to beat C-N 3-2 in game two, as the two split a South Atlantic Conference Doubleheader Tuesday afternoon in Jefferson City.

Game 1 Senior Zoe Heim (WP, 18-3) fired a four-hit shutout and sophomore Sara Little blasted a two-run home run to lift the Lady Eagles to a 4-0 win in game one.

Heim allowed just four hits, all singles, while fanning 10, running her scoreless innings streak to 28. She surrendered only one walk, and only two Bears' reached second base.

Little delivered the decisive blow in the third. The Calhoun, Georgia native drove a 3-0 offering from L-R starter Meredith O'Connor over the centerfield fence to give the Lady Eagles a 3-0 lead.

The Lady Eagles added an insurance run in the fourth. Sophomore Jessie Howard singled and stole second to give C-N a runner in scoring position. She later scored on a double by Whitney Hickam.

Amber Palmer and Howard each led C-N with two hits.

Game 2

Lenoir-Rhyne starter Meredith O'Connor took a no-hitter into the fifth inning as the Bears held off the Lady Eagles late to win 3-2 in the nightcap.

Lenoir-Rhyne (26-9, 3-1 SAC) grabbed the lead early, taking advantage of a botched fielder's choice and a pair of walks, to plate three in the third. Carson-Newman (29-5) starter Zoe Heim surrendered three runs in the third, ending her scoreless innings streak at 30, as L-R seized control in game two. Taylor Queen and Lauren Johnson each delivered RBI singles in the inning to give the Bears a 3-0 lead.

The Lady Eagles ended O'Connor's no-hit bid in the fifth, as catcher Amber Palmer singled to right with one out. Sophomore Stephanie Templeton followed with a towering two-run blast to left to quickly cut the Bears' lead to one at 3-2.

Carson-Newman returns to action Saturday as the Lady Eagles travel to Harrogate, Tennessee to face Lincoln Memorial. L-R travels to Wingate on Thursday.