Salisbury, N.C. —- The Catawba College softball team fell late in both ends of a doubleheader against Shippensburg and Lees-McRae on Sunday at Whitley Field in non-conference action.
GAME ONE | Shippensburg 8, Catawba 4 - 8 innings
TEAM STATS
- Catawba out-hit Shippensburg 13-12
- The Raiders had five of seven extra-base hits and two of three homers
- SU's pitchers allowed four earned runs on four hits and four walks, striking out three; the Catawba Indian staff allowed eight earned runs on 12 hits and five walks, striking out two
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Molly Strider hit a three-run homer
- Savanna Balderston recorded a 4-for-4 day at the plate
- Madi Taylor went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored
- Bri Herring also had a pair of hits
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST INNING
- Shippensburg's Caitlyn Martell hit a two-run homer to give the Raiders an early lead
SECOND INNING
- Aniyah King walked home a run in the second
THIRD INNING
- Strider's three-run homer gave Catawba a 4-2 lead after three innings
SIXTH INNING
- With the bases loaded and one out, Shippensburg hit a sac fly to pull within a run
- SU's Caitlyn Martell scored on a wild pitch
EIGHTH INNING
- The Raiders hit back-to-back singles to lead off the first inning of extras
- Morgan Lindsay hit a go-ahead three-run homer
- Aryanna Briddell's two-out double added an insurance score
GAME TWO | Lees-McRae 13, Catawba 4
TEAM STATS
- Lees-McRae out-hit Catawba 12-10
- The Catawba Indians had five of nine extra-base hits in the game, but the Bobcats had the two homers
- Catawba committed four of five errors in the game
- The Catawba Indians had the lone steal
- LMC's Lonna Addison allowed four earned runs on 10 hits and a walk, striking out four; Catawba's staff allowed eight earned runs on 12 hits and six walks, striking out three
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Kary Hales went 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored
- Bri Gallagher was 2-for-4 with a run scored
- Kinsley Caldwell hit a two-run double in her lone at-bat
- Riley Tucker allowed one earned run on four hits in four innings in the start in the circle
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
- Hannah Foster hit a leadoff homer for Lees-McRae
SECOND INNING
- Hales doubled to lead off the second and Strider drove her in on an RBI double
THIRD INNING
- Hales knocked a two-out single through the left side to take the 2-1 lead
FIFTH INNING
- LMC tied the game on an RBI single in the fifth; a sac fly took the lead
- Caldwell's two-out double returned the lead to Catawba's favor, 4-3
SIXTH INNING
- The Bobcats scored eight runs in the sixth to take a comfortable 11-4 lead
SEVENTH INNING
- LMC hit a two-run homer in the seventh, leading 13-4
UP NEXT
- Catawba hits the road on Wednesday, traveling to UNC Pembroke for a twinbill matchup with the Braves; first pitch is set for 1 p.m.
