Eagles Take the Away Sweep Over Brenau Tigers in AAC Match-Up

GAINESVILLE, GA.- The Reinhardt Eagle softball team traveled to play in an AAC double-header versus the Brenau University Tigers on Thursday night. The Eagles ultimately walked away with a 2-0 sweep over the Tigers, winning the first game 6-0 and then took the second game 4-1. The Reinhardt Eagles are still sitting at No. 1 in the AAC with a record of 14-2 and a record of 19-9 overall. 

Game One: Reinhardt 6, Brenau 0

Reinhardt got off to an early lead to go up 1-0 with a run from Alexis Teems. The Eagles then saw 3 more runs in the 3^rd inning to go up 4-0. Kylie Freije hit a double to right field, allowing Emily Loveless across home plate. Then Freije made her way to home, thanks to a hit from Molly Stevens. The last run in the 3^rd inning came from a hit by Taylor Wade to help Stevens to home. Emily Loveless and Kylie Freije each had a homerun in the 7^th, to go up 6 runs to nothing. The Eagles had 13 hits all-together and the defense kept Brenau scoreless to clench game one. 

 Leaders:

• Kylie Freije led the Eagle offense, going 3-4 at bat with 2 RBIs, scored 2 runs, and added a homer. Emily Loveless also played a great offensive game with 2 RBIs, 2 runs, and a homerun. 
• Molly Stevens and Taylor Wade each recorded an RBI. Wade also had 2 stolen bases. 
• Whitney Shepherd was the winning pitcher with 2 strikeouts and an IP of 7.0

Team Comparison: 

Runs: 6-0 RU

Hits: 13-4 RU

Errors: 3-1 BU

Game Two: Reinhardt 4, Brenau 1

Game two saw a empty score board up until the 5^th inning when Eagle, Kyra Lightner, hit a homerun to earn the first run of the game. Brenau answered with a run of their own to tie the game 1-1. After there wasn't any more runs scored, the game was forced to an 8^th inning. This led to the Eagles putting the game away to score 3 runs with hits from Emily Loveless and Molly Stevens, and then Kylie Freije was able to make her way home by a Brenau error. Reinhardt ultimately took game two 4-1 to sweep this 2-game series over the Tigers. 

 Leaders:

• Kylie Frejie went 2-3 at bat, while Kyra Lightner added a homerun with 1 RBI. 
• Emily Loveless and Molly Stevens also each recorded an RBI. 
• Alexis Griffith stole a base. 
• Ally Andriano was the winning pitching for the Eagles and had 2 strikeouts and had an IP of 7.0

Team Comparison:

Runs: 4-1 RU

Hits: 8-6 RU

Errors: 2-2 T

Up Next: The Eagles will be playing an home doubleheader this upcoming Tuesday, April 11^th, versus AAC opponents, the Kentucky Christian Knights, at 1:00pm and 3:00pm.