April 17, 2008

No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne Routs No. 7 Newberry, 8-0, In The First Round Of The 2008 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Softball Tournament

Senior Meredith O'Connor pitches a no hitter as Head Coach Shena Hollar wins her 400th career game

Newberry, S.C. – The No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne College Softball Team (42-10) defeated No. 7 Newberry College (19-24) in an 8-0 rout in the first round of the 2008 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Softball Tournament at Newberry College.

Thursday’s victory gives Head Coach Shena Hollar 400 wins for her career. Hollar eclipsed the 350-win mark as a Bear last weekend with Lenor-Rhyne’s SAC victory at Catawba.

After forcing the Lady Indians to leave the bases loaded in the top of the second inning, the Bears broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the frame when sophomore third baseman Lauren Johnson (Chesterfield, Va./Manchester HS) scored redshirt freshman shortstop Kat Rivers (Royston, Ga./Franklin County HS) on a single up the middle.

L-R put the game out of reach in the fourth when it scored seven runs on six hits highlighted by a two-run triple by Rivers and a subsequent RBI double by senior first baseman Leah Krohn (Taylorsville, N.C./Alexander Central HS).

Senior Meredith O’Connor (Charlotte, N.C./Appalachian State Univ.) moved to 30-7 on the year with the complete game no-hit victory for Lenoir-Rhyne, striking out nine while Kristen Hicks (Bamberg, S.C.) suffered the loss.

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With the win, Lenoir-Rhyne will face No. 3 Wingate on Newberry College, while Newberry moves to the losers’ bracket to face No. 6 Catawba at Newberry High School. Both contests are set for a 9:30 a.m. first pitch on Friday morning.