Posted: Apr 21, 2018
The Basics
Game 1
Score: No. 4 Randolph-Macon 8 | Roanoke 1
Records: Roanoke 22-15, 9-6 ODAC | Randolph-Macon 32-3, 11-2 ODAC
Location: Daleville, Va.
The Lead: No. 4 Randolph-Macon took an 8-1 win in game one of Saturday's doubleheader.
How it Happened:
- After two scoreless innings, Kerstin Roth reached on a Roanoke error and advanced to second on a wild pitch to start the top of the third. With two outs, Harley Jones homered to right field to take a 2-0 lead. The Yellow Jackets kept the inning going with two singles to score one more run to make it 3-0.
- Randolph-Macon scored three more runs in the next inning, highlighted by back-to-back RBI doubles to extend the lead to 6-0.
- With the score 8-0 in the bottom of the sixth, Taylor Carter reached on an error to start the inning. Katie Smith then hit a double to left field to score Carter and close the gap to 8-1.
- Candace Whittemore earned the win allowing only one run off three hits in the complete game performance.
- Ruthie Williams was tabbed with the loss, giving up six runs off eight hits in the first 3.2 innings of work.
Game 2
Score: No. 4 Randolph-Macon 11 | Roanoke 0
Records: Roanoke 22-16, 9-7 ODAC | Randolph-Macon 33-33, 12-2 ODAC
Location: Daleville, Va.
The Lead: Randolph-Macon shut out Roanoke 11-0 to close the doubleheader.
How it Happened:
- Randolph-Macon took an early 1-0 lead following an RBI single from Maddie Stone in the top of the second inning.
- With two outs in the top of the fifth, Harley Jones tripled and Sami Davidson doubled to push ahead to 3-0.
- The Yellow Jackets scored four runs in both the sixth and seventh inning. RM-C scored four runs off four hits in the sixth and four runs off three hits and two Roanoke errors in the seventh.
- Madie Rhoads earned the win allowing only two hits with 11 strikeouts in the complete game performance while Davidson went 4-for-5 with four RBI for R-MC.
- Teresa Wagner was tabbed with the loss allowing seven runs off 10 hits in 5.1 innings.
Up Next: Roanoke closes the regular season at Shenandoah on Sunday with a doubleheader slated for 1 p.m.