COLUMBUS, Ga. — In the second afternoon of the National Fastpitch Coaches Assoiciation Kickoff, the (RV) Freed-Hardeman University Lady Lions split. After falling to the (RV) WIlliam Carey (Miss.) Universtiy Crudaders, 7-5, FHU bounced back to defeat the Johnson (Tenn. ) University Royals in walk off fashion, 7-6.
Game 1
Freed-Hardeman - 5
William Carey - 7
The Lady Lions (2-3) started quickly with
Karli Quillin sending the first pitch of the game into the outfield for a leadoff single. Four batters later,
Reagan Locke singled home Quillin and moved
Myleah Hardy, on base after a walk, into scoring position. Lynnee Brown connected for a three-run blast to give FHU an early edge.
While FHU put up one massive inning, the Crusaders (11-3) plated two runs in the second and the fourth before taking the lead with a three-run fourth inning.
Lynnlee Brown,
Myleah Hardy,
Reagan Locke, and
Karli Quillin each had two hits, while Brown's three RBI led FHU.
Locke (0-1) got the start in the circle where she tossed 4 1/3 innings.
Scoring Summary
Top 1
The Lady Lions struck early in a a major way when
Karli Quillin led off the game with a single, later scoring with
Reagan Locke's RBI single. Then with a pair of runners aboard,
Lynnlee Brown smacked a homer to left and put FHU on top by four.
FHU 4, WCU 0
Bottom 2
The Crusaders got on the board when a one-out double set up the first run to score a few batters later with a single. William Carey added a second run with an RBI single.
FHU 4, WCU 2
Bottom 4
After a pair of scoreless innings, the Crusaders added the tying runs thanks to back-to-back doubles.
FHU 4, WCU 4
Bottom 5
William Carey took the lead with a pair of homers that drove in three runs.
FHU 4, WCU 7
Top 7
Locke made the Crusaders nervous with a two-out solo homer, but that was the last run the Lady Lions could score.
FHU 5, WCU 7
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Game 2
Johnson - 6
Freed-Hardeman 7
It took until the third inning for FHU (3-3) to score, but three straight base hits including an RBI double for
Myleah Hardy put FHU on the board. A dropped sacrifice fly provided the opportunity for two more runs to score for FHU.
Johnson (2-4) answered with a four-run fourth thanks in part to a three-run homer to take a 4-3 lead.
Karli Quillin singled home a run to knot the game 4-4. Neither team would score until the top of the seventh when a two-run single gave the Royals a lead, but as the home team, FHU had the final try at the plate.
Chloe Carter led off the inning with a single before Hardy tied the game with a two-run homer to right.
Reagan Locke later doubled to give
Briley Wigginton the opportunity to drive in the winning run when she did with a single to left.
Wigginton led the Lady Lions with three base hits while
Chloe Carter and
Myleah Hardy each had two.
Katy Gartrell (1-0) got the victory in relief of starter
Hannah Jones, striking out four Royals in two innings.
Scoring Summary
Bottom 3
Karli Quillin led off the inning with a walk before scoring on
Myleah Hardy's double.
Hannah Jones intended to lift a sacrifice fly to plate
Chloe Carter, but an error in the outfield allowed Hardy to join
Chloe Carter at home to close the three-run frame.
FHU 3, Johnson 0
Top 4
An unearned run would cross with a double, but a three-run homer is what gave the Royals the lead.
FHU 3, Johnson 4
Bottom 4
The Lady Lions answered in the next half inning when
Briley Wigginton's leadoff single gave Quillin the chance to drive her home with a single later in the frame.
FHU 4, Johnson 4
Top 7
Johnson added two more runs, but a great throw from Quillin helped FHU avoid further damage by getting the batter out who was trying to stretch a single into a double.Â
FHU 4, Johnson 6
Bottom 7
Carter led off the seventh with a single before
Myleah Hardy smashed her season's fourth homer to tie the game at six.
Reagan Locke lifted a one-out double to put the winning run into scoring position. After moving to third on a fly out, Wigginton had the heroic hit with a single to left.
FHU 7, Johnson 6
