March 22, 2007
Contact: Leah Melichar
Limestone College Sports Information
Phone: 864-488-8219
lmelichar@limestone.edu

 

LADY SAINTS SOFTBALL SPLITS WITH MARS HILL

GAFFNEY, S.C.— The Lady Saints softball team splits its doubleheader against Mars Hill on Thursday afternoon at Lady Saints Field. Limestone picked up a 4-1 win in game one, but Mars Hill got an 8-0 shutout in game 2. Limestone stands at 14-17 while Mars Hill boasts a 26-12 record.

In the first contest, Limestone’s Jennifer Casement (Peterborough, Ontario, Canada) pitched the entire game for the win as she struck out six batters and scattered four hits.  Katie Blankenship was tagged with the loss.

Mars Hill’s Kristina Osborn homered in the first inning for the Lions’ only run of the game. The Lady Saints took the 2-1 lead in the bottom of the inning, and went on to score runs in the third and fourth for the win.

Chelsea Anthony (Pickens, S.C.) was 1-for-3 with homerun. First baseman Candice Evans (Lexington, S.C.) was 1-for-2 with two RBIs. Designated player Samantha Weaver (Emmittsburg, Md.) was also 1-for-2 with an RBI. Centerfielder Keisha Thompson (Union, S.C.) had two stolen bases.                                                                                                              

Limestone struggled in game two as the team gave up nine hits. The Lady Saints had a costly error in the third and the Lions ended the inning with a 6-0 lead. Mars Hill added two more runs in the fourth for the 8-0 victory.

Evans was credited with the loss after pitching four innings, and Lisa DeMarr (Alpharetta, Ga.) finished out the game for Limestone. Tiffany Farthering got the win.

The Lions’ Rebakah Huff was 3-for-4 at the plate, while six other players recorded hits for Mars Hill. Evans had Limestone’s only hit of the game as she doubled in the fourth.

The Lady Saints host CVAC-rival Belmont Abbey on Wednesday, March 28 at 2 p.m.

 

                                The Automated ScoreBook
                        Mars Hill at Limestone College (Game 1)
                    Mar 22, 2007 at Gaffney, SC (Lady Saints Field)
 
Mars Hill 1 (25-12)                           Limestone College 4 (14-16)
 
Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
---------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------
Rebakah Huff 2b............  4  0  1  0       Owen, Brittany 3b..........  3  1  1  0
A. Angell rf...............  4  0  0  0       Thompson, Keisha cf........  3  2  1  0
K. Osborn c................  3  1  2  1       Woolgar, Christina ss......  3  0  0  0
A. Harber ss...............  2  0  0  0       Evans, Candice 1b..........  2  0  1  2
C. Fullwood 1b.............  3  0  0  0       Weaver, Samantha dh........  2  0  1  1
T. Mitchell dh.............  3  0  1  0       Brown, Jessica c...........  3  0  0  0
Katie Bryden cf............  3  0  0  0       Casement, Jennifer p.......  1  0  0  0
Anna James 3b..............  3  0  0  0        Guerrieri, Courtny ph.....  1  0  0  0
L. Barrier lf..............  2  0  0  0       Anthony, Chelsea rf........  3  1  1  1
Blankenship p..............  0  0  0  0       Robertson, Lauren lf.......  2  0  1  0
 P. Brantley p.............  0  0  0  0       Woodberry, Nikki 2b........  0  0  0  0
Totals..................... 27  1  4  1       Totals..................... 23  4  6  4
 
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Mars Hill........... 100 000 0 -  1  4  1
Limestone College... 201 100 X -  4  6  3
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E - Rebakah Huff; Owen; Casement; Woodberry. LOB - MHC 7; Saints 4. HR - K. Osborn;
Anthony. HBP - L. Barrier. SF - Evans. SB - Thompson 2. CS - Rebakah Huff; Weaver.
 
Mars Hill                      IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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Blankenship  L.............   4.0  6  4  3  1  3   0  0  0  0   17 19   3  6
P. Brantley ...............   2.0  0  0  0  1  2   0  0  0  0    6  7   1  2
 
Limestone College              IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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Casement, Jennifer  W......   7.0  4  1  1  1  6   0  0  1  0   27 29   7  7
 
HBP - by Casement (L. Barrier). PB - K. Osborn 2.
 
Strikeouts - A. Angell; A. Harber; Katie Bryden; Anna James 2; L. Barrier; Thompson;
Woolgar; Evans; Anthony 2. Walks - A. Harber; Weaver; Casement.
 

 

                                The Automated ScoreBook
                        Mars Hill at Limestone College (Game 2)
                    Mar 22, 2007 at Gaffney, SC (Lady Saints Field)
 
Mars Hill 8 (26-12)                           Limestone College 0 (14-17)
 
Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
---------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------
Rebakah Huff 2b............  4  2  3  0       Owen, Brittany 3b..........  2  0  0  0
A. Angell rf...............  4  1  1  0       Woolgar, Christina ss......  2  0  0  0
K. Osborn dh...............  3  1  1  1       Evans, Candice p/1b........  2  0  1  0
A. Harber ss...............  3  0  0  0        DeMarr, Lisa p............  0  0  0  0
C. Fullwood 1b.............  3  1  1  0       Brown, Jessica dh..........  2  0  0  0
T. Mitchell lf.............  3  1  1  1       Weaver, Samantha 1b........  2  0  0  0
Katie Bryden cf............  2  0  1  1       Goodman, Jordan c..........  2  0  0  0
 Jenna Pender ph...........  0  0  0  0       Robertson, Lauren lf.......  2  0  0  0
Anna James 3b..............  2  1  1  0       Anthony, Chelsea rf........  2  0  0  0
 B. Allen ph...............  1  0  0  0       Gladden, Lindsay cf........  2  0  0  0
T. Farthing p..............  3  1  0  0       Woodberry, Nikki 2b........  0  0  0  0
L. Barrier c...............  0  0  0  0
Totals..................... 28  8  9  3       Totals..................... 18  0  1  0
 
Score by Innings               R  H  E
--------------------------------------
Mars Hill........... 006 20 -  8  9  2
Limestone College... 000 00 -  0  1  4
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E - Rebakah Huff; A. Harber; Owen; Woolgar 2; Woodberry. LOB - MHC 6; Saints 3. 2B -
Evans. 3B - T. Mitchell.
 
Mars Hill                      IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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T. Farthing  W.............   5.0  1  0  0  0  6   1  0  0  0   18 18   6  3
 
Limestone College              IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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Evans, Candice  L..........   4.0  8  8  3  0  3   1  0  0  0   24 24   3  7
DeMarr, Lisa ..............   1.0  1  0  0  1  2   0  0  0  0    4  5   0  1
 
WP - T. Farthing; Evans. PB - Goodman 3.
 
Strikeouts - Rebakah Huff; A. Harber; T. Mitchell; B. Allen; T. Farthing; Woolgar;
Evans; Brown; Weaver; Goodman; Robertson. Walks - Jenna Pender.
 
-LIMESTONE-