HENDERSON — Despite giving up early leads, the (RV) Lady Lions managed to battle back to win both games of a Mid-South Conference doubleheader over the Bethel Wildcats. FHU scored all seven of their runs in the last two innings to win game one, 7-6, before plating four runs in the sixth inning to win game two, 9-4.
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Game 1
Bethel - 6
(RV) Freed-Hardeman - 7
After falling behind by three runs as late as the fifth inning, the Lady Lions (9-10, 3-1 MSC) battled back to tie the game. With two runners on,
Myleah Hardy connected for a three-run blast to tie things up.
The Wildcats (8-12, 1-3 MSC) answered in turn, driving in three more runs to take a 6-3 lead into the sixth inning. No lead would be safe against FHU as
Chloe Carter and Hardy hit RBI singles before
Reagan Locke drove in the tying and goahead run with a double.
Karli Quillin led FHU's offense with three hits while
Myleah Hardy's two hits drove in four of FHU's runs.Â
Hannah Jones had the start in the circle, going four innings before giving way to
Madelyn Cornelius (1-1) who got her first Lady Lion victory in three innings where she struck out two Wildcats.
Scoring Summary
Top 2
The Wildcats struck first with an RBI single, but the FHU defense cut the batter down trying to get an extra base.
FHU 0, Bethel 1
Top 5
Bethel added more runs with a two-run single.
FHU 0, Bethel 3
Bottom 5
It only took one swing of the bat to knot the game after
Karli Quillin had a one-out single followed by
Chloe Carter being hit by a pitch.
Myleah Hardy would blast a no-doubter over the wall in left to draw even.
FHU 3, Bethel 3
Top 6
The tie was broken in the next half-inning with the Wildcats scoring three runs on three hits, including a two-run single.
FHU 3, Bethel 6
Bottom 6
Christa Warren led off the inning with a single before Quillin's double put two runners into scoring position. Carter's single drove in one run before Hardy drove in a second run with a single.
Reagan Locke would have the big hit, doubling home two runners to give FHU the lead.
FHU 7, Bethel 6
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Game 2
Bethel - 4
(RV) Freed-Hardeman - 9
The Lady Lions (10-10, 4-1 MSC) needed another comeback victory after Bethel opened the game with a three-run homer in the first inning.
Reagan Locke kept FHU in the game win an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning.
With the bases loaded in the fourth inning,
Karli Quillin cleared the bases with a double to draw even with the Wildcats (8-13, 1-4 MSC) before FHU would send four runs across. A three-run homer from
Myleah Hardy would give FHU the insurance needed to win the series.
The Lady Lions had 13 hits in the victory with
Chloe Carter,
Alivia Eggleston,
Myleah Hardy,
Lana Rowland, and
Karli Quillin each tallying two with Hardy and Quillin driving in three runs each.
Katy Gartrell (3-4) had the complete-game victory where she struck out six Wildcats.
Scoring Summary
Top 1
An error and a double put two runners on for the Wildcats to hit a three-run homer to take an early lead.
FHU 0, Bethel 3
Bottom 1
The Lady Lions would answer with four straight singles, with
Reagan Locke's base hit driving in
Chloe Carter.
FHU 1, Bethel 3
Top 4
After a quick two innings, the Wildcats added another run with a sacrifice fly sending an unearned run across.
FHU 1, Bethel 4
Bottom 4
The next best thing to a grand slam is a bases-clearing hit, which is exactly what
Karli Quillin did when her bases-loaded double plated three runs to tie things up.
FHU 4, Bethel 4
Bottom 5
Alivia Eggleston led off the inning with a single, with her pinch runner,
Annalee Qualls, advancing to second on a wild pitch. A flyout moved Qualls to third, giving
Lynnlee Brown the opportunity to drive her home with a sacrifice fly.
FHU 5, Bethel 4
Bottom 6
Lana Rowland hit a one-out single before Quillin connected for another two-bagger. Carter would hit an RBI single before
Myleah Hardy launched another massive homer that nearly cleared the Chalmers Clubhouse in left field to give FHU some insurance.
FHU 9, Bethel 4
