Pfeiffer Softball Drops Season-Opening Doubleheader to No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne

Hickory, N.C. (Feb. 19, 2020) – The Pfeiffer Falcons softball team opened the 2021 season by dropping a pair of games at No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne on Friday afternoon at Bears Field.

The Basics

Game 1 – No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne 7, Pfeiffer 6
Game 2 – No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne 8, Pfeiffer 0 (5 innings)

Records
Pfeiffer – 0-2
No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne – 2-0
Location – Hickory, N.C. – Bears Field

How it Happened
Game 1 – Lenoir-Rhyne jumped on top in the first on an RBI double from Talon LaClair, but Pfeiffer responded in the second to take the 2-1 lead when Ashlyn Kennedy laced a triple down the right field line that scored Paige Love and Addison York.

L-R would get a solo home run in the second to tie the game at 2-2, but Makenzie Pennell hit a three-run home run in the fourth to put the Falcons up 5-2.  Another Bear homer in the fourth trimmed the Falcon lead to 5-3, but Pfeiffer managed to plate a run in the seventh to make it 6-3.

The Bears then got an RBI double and a pair of RBI singles in the seventh to manage the walk-off 7-6 win.

Game 2 – Lenoir-Rhyne took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and added three more in the second to take a 4-0 lead.  The Bear lead would balloon to 5-0 in the third inning and then three more runs crossed in the fifth to end the game 8-0.

Up Next
The Falcons will host Brevard in a non-conference doubleheader to open the home portion of their schedule on Saturday, Feb. 19.  Game times are scheduled for 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.

Spectator Policy
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Limiting spectators to those within the host's campus community will assist in maintaining the health and safety protocols which are required by those campuses. As has been the case throughout the year-long effort to provide athletic opportunities for all USA South student-athletes, institutional staffs remain focused solely on maintaining the health and safety of those participating in the events.