GEORGETOWN, Ky. — The Freed-Hardeman University Lady Lion softball team ended the regular season in style, run-ruling the Georgetown College Tigers, 9-0, in five innings. Nearly half of those came from the bat of
Hannah Jones, who drove in four runs on three hits.
The Lady Lions (20-19, 10-8 MSC) plated runs in all five innings beginning with Lana Roland singling home
Chloe Carter in the first inning.
Hannah Jones launched homers in back-to-back at-bats, with a solo shot in the second innings being followed by a two-run knock in the third.
Georgetown's (17-20, 6-12 MSC) best opportunity came in the bottom half of the fourth inning when a pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases, but the Lady Lions retired the side without surrendering a run.
Lana Rowland was a perfect 4-for-4 from the plate while driving in two runs, while
Hannah Jones was 3-for-3 with four RBI.
Chloe Carter and
Karli Quillin wrapped the regular season with two base hits each.
In addition to her stellar offense,
Hannah Jones (7-3) earned a victory in the circle with a complete-game shutout where she struck out five Tigers.
Scoring Summary
Top 1
Chloe Carter knocked a one-out single before scoring on
Lana Rowland's RBI single.
FHU 1, GC 0
Top 2
The first of two
Hannah Jones long balls came to lead off the second frame.
FHU 2, GC 0
Top 3
After Rowland led off the inning with a single, Jones struck again for a two-run big fly.
FHU 4, GC 0
Top 4
Rowland and
Lynnlee Brown had back-to-back two out singles before Jones drew a walk to load the bases.
LuLu White came through in the clutch again with a two-run pinch-hit single.
FHU 6, GC 0
Top 5
Carter hit another single to later score on Rowland's RBI single before Brown launch a sacrifice fly to plate
Myleah Hardy, who reached earlier with a single. Jones drove in her fourth run of the day with a single to score
Aja Stovall.
FHU 9, GC 0
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Up Next
The Lady Lions will draw the No. 4 seed in the Mid-South Conference tournament where they will reload against the five-seed Georgetown Tigers. Exact dates and times are to be announced, but the tournament will be held at the site of the regular-season champion Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders.
