Softball falls twice to Lane
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Crowley's Ridge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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Lane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 5 | 11 | 3 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final (8) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Crowley's Ridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
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Lane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
February 15, 2022
by Dustin Semore, Sports Information Director
JACKSON, Tenn. – After a pair of blowout wins to start the season, Crowley's Ridge fell in two close games to the Lane (Tenn.) College Lady Dragons. First losing by a final of 5-3 before the Lady Dragons walked off with a 4-3 win in game two.
Game One
Crowley's Ridge – 3
Lane – 5
The Lady Pioneers (2-1) opened the day by drawing first blood, after Rachel Russell pounded out a double past the shortstop, coming home to score on Kourtni Jagneaux's single.
Lane (1-2) used their speed to their advantage, stealing both second and third after a leadoff single - setting up the tying run to score on an RBI single. Two more stolen bases - including a steal of home - gave the Lady Dragons a lead.
That lead would only last one inning, when Russell's two-out single turned into essentially a triple, reaching second on an error and third on a wild pitch. Layne Tedder drove in the tying run thanks to a single to right.
CRC would retake the lead in the top of the fourth when Shelby Elrod's single turned into a run off of Lacey Lambright-Southern's groundout. The Lady 'Neer lead did not last long, as the Lady Dragons led off the home half of the fifth inning with a homer to right field. After plating two runs in the bottom of the sixth, Lane collected a 5-3 victory.
Halea Wells started and tossed five innings of work, punching out three batters. Maddie Reed (0-1) took the loss in relief.
Russell led the Lady 'Neer charge with a three-hit afternoon, while Bailey Jones tallied two hits.
Game Two
Crowley's Ridge – 3
Lane – 4
A late-inning thriller ended the day in Jackson, with Rust earning a walk-off victory over Crowley's Ridge 4-3.
Lane (2-2) jumped ahead early by plating runs in the bottom of the first and third innings. A pair of untimely wild pitches in the bottom of the opening inning saw a one-out single turn into a run.
The Lady Pioneers (2-2) began mounting a comeback in the top of the fourth inning when Kylie Cox led off with a single to left field. Cox would come around to score on Lacey Lambright-Southern's RBI single to left.
CRC waited until the top of the seventh to overtake the Lady Dragons. Dru Bryant led off with a single to center, then moving to second thanks to Rachel Russell's sacrifice bunt. Kourtni Jagneaux then ripped a single past first base to bring Bryant around to score. Coming in as a courtesy runner, Shelby Elrod scored the go-ahead run on Cox's groundout.
In the last-chance inning for the Lady Dragons, a single was followed by an error and a wild pitch to plate the tying run in the bottom of the seventh. With Crowley's Ridge unable to score in the top of the 8th, a pair of walks doomed the Lady 'Neers when Lane hit a walk-off single to earn the second victory 4-3.
Layne Tedder had the hot bat, going 3-4 from the dish, with Cox and Jagneaux collecting a pair of hits each.
Shelby Elrod (1-1) picked up the loss in her second start.
Up Next
The Lady Pioneers will begin conference play early when they host the Iowa Wesleyan University Lady Tigers for a four-game weekend on Friday, February 18, and Saturday, February 19. Friday's double-header is set to begin at 1:00 p.m. with Saturday's commencing at 11:00 a.m.