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Softball Senior Day
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Lindsey Wilson LINDSEY 14-12, 5-6 MSC
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Winner Cumberland (TN) CU 15-10, 3-8 MSC
Lindsey Wilson LINDSEY
14-12, 5-6 MSC
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Final
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Cumberland (TN) CU
15-10, 3-8 MSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Lindsey Wilson LINDSEY 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 1
Cumberland (TN) CU 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 2

W: Higgins, Kaitlin (7-6) L: G. Adams (1-4)

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Winner Lindsey Wilson LINDSEY 15-12, 6-6 MSC
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Cumberland (TN) CU 15-12, 3-8 MSC
Winner
Lindsey Wilson LINDSEY
15-12, 6-6 MSC
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Final
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Cumberland (TN) CU
15-12, 3-8 MSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lindsey Wilson LINDSEY 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 8 10 2
Cumberland (TN) CU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 4

W: K. Murray (8-3) L: Clinard, Carley (8-4)

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Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits Series with Lindsey Wilson on Senior Day

Lebanon, Tenn. - - The Cumberland softball team took game one of the day but had to settle for a split on senior day, winning the middle two games of the weekends Mid-South series.

Lindsey Wilson came out swinging early, putting up two runs on the board in the top of the first. After battling to get two outs, the Blue Raiders hit a bloop single and Elizabeth Funk got a hold of a pitch from Kaitlin Higgins, hitting a two run homer.

The Phoenix looked to answer quickly by getting both Anna Lay and Ashley Evans on base, but the Blue Raiders defense got themselves out of a jam. After a pop fly from Abby Chappell, the LWC third baseman made a great play at the bag, tagging up to get Lay out and gunning a throw to first to end the first frame on a double play.

After a quick top of the second, the Phoenix again got their first two batters on base. Jacey Hatfield laid down a bunt and was able to leg it out to first, while Bryley Bartley reached via a walk.

Unlike last inning though, Abbie Peach made certain that her senior day was not spoiled, slapping a three-run home run just over the left field fence. Gracie Arnemann then stepped up and kept the inning going with a single to the right center gap.

Lindsey quickly grabbed a run back to make it a tie ballgame, stretching a single into three bases with a stolen base and an error. From there a sacrifice fly with no outs would push across the runner, though the inning would end 3-3.

After that point, the offense from both teams seemed to slow down, with no runs being put on the board for several innings. Each team was able to get runners on base, but could not find a way to push them across the plate, combining for 12 hits heading into the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Phoenix had the top of their lineup to work with going into the bottom of the final frame, with Anna Lay, Ashley Evans, and Abby Chappell all guaranteed to hit. Evans was able to get on base and give the Phoenix some hope, even making it as far as third base after a Kenzie France double, but the game went to extra innings.

Shutting the Blue Raiders down in the first inning of extras, the Phoenix again gave themselves a chance to walk it off. After walking to lead off the frame, Bryley Bartley got herself into scoring position from a Sara Brogdon sac fly.

Ending the third game of the weekend with a bang, Arnemann recorded her second and most important hit of the game, sending a double over the centerfielder into the left field gap, scoring Bartley in the process.

Carley Clinard was in the circle for game two and the Blue Raiders found success off her early. A leadoff walk and an error helped to put two runners on for LWC, while the error pushed the runners onto second and third.
Clever baserunning from Lindsey Wilson got the Phoenix infield in a jam and another error pushed across the first run of the game, 1-0 for Lindsey. Their first baseman then hit a sacrifice fly to score the runner on third, finishing the inning with a two run lead.

Anna Lay again did what she often does, slapping a leadoff single and getting herself all the way to third base from a stolen base and a Blue Raider error. Ashley Evans got the Phoenix on the board with a single of her own, giving Lay a short run from third to home.

Kenzie France then came up with one thing on her mind, putting the Phoenix back in the driver's seat. After working herself to a 2-2 count, the senior day honoree matched Peach's effort from game one with a two-run homerun to take the lead back.

Similarly to the last game, it took several more innings for either team to put any runs on the board, with the Blue Raiders answering in the top of the fourth. Two singles and a double loaded the bases for Lindsey with just one out, setting up Kendall Dailey for a two-run single to go back ahead, 4-3.

Cumberland nearly answered quickly, slapping two hits in the inning, but the Blue Raiders kept the shutout in the inning and found more success of their own in the top of the following inning. The second baseman led off the top of fifth and sent a deep solo shot to left centerfield.

The inning kept moving in favor of the Blue Raiders, finishing with four hits and three runs to grow their lead further, 7-3. Kyia Quigle came in to relieve Clinard and was on her best, giving up just one hit through more than two innings of action.

The Phoenix's offense came up short in her time in the circle though, being unable to add reinforcement runs, despite getting hits in the bottom of the next two frames. LWC added a run in the top of the seventh to grow their cushion to five runs, putting all the pressure on the Phoenix to walk it off or force it to extras.

Cumberland was unable to make anything happen in the inning though, dropping their second game of the day 8-3 and splitting the series, 2-2.

CU will play again this coming Tuesday in a doubleheader against Johnson University. First pitch is scheduled for 1 PM in Knoxville.
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Players Mentioned

Anna Lay

#19 Anna Lay

OF
5' 6"
Freshman
Abbie Peach

#4 Abbie Peach

IF
5' 3"
Junior
Kenzie France

#14 Kenzie France

IF
5' 9"
Junior
Jacey Hatfield

#16 Jacey Hatfield

IF
5' 7"
Freshman
Kaitlin Higgins

#5 Kaitlin Higgins

RHP
5' 3"
Junior
Gracie Arnemann

#11 Gracie Arnemann

OF
5' 7"
Freshman
Sara Brogdon

#25 Sara Brogdon

C/IF
5' 9"
Freshman
Abby Chappell

#1 Abby Chappell

UT
5' 5"
Freshman
Ashley Evans

#7 Ashley Evans

OF
5' 5"
Junior
Kyia Quigle

#6 Kyia Quigle

P
5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Anna Lay

#19 Anna Lay

5' 6"
Freshman
OF
Abbie Peach

#4 Abbie Peach

5' 3"
Junior
IF
Kenzie France

#14 Kenzie France

5' 9"
Junior
IF
Jacey Hatfield

#16 Jacey Hatfield

5' 7"
Freshman
IF
Kaitlin Higgins

#5 Kaitlin Higgins

5' 3"
Junior
RHP
Gracie Arnemann

#11 Gracie Arnemann

5' 7"
Freshman
OF
Sara Brogdon

#25 Sara Brogdon

5' 9"
Freshman
C/IF
Abby Chappell

#1 Abby Chappell

5' 5"
Freshman
UT
Ashley Evans

#7 Ashley Evans

5' 5"
Junior
OF
Kyia Quigle

#6 Kyia Quigle

5' 6"
Junior
P