Eagles Wraps Up Season As AAC Regular Season Champions
COLUMBIA, SC. - The Reinhardt Eagles Softball team wraps up their season and comes out on top as the AAC Regular-Season Champs! The Eagles finished out with a double-header sweep versus the Columbia International Rams on Wednesday night. The Eagles took game one 9-1 and game two 10-1, forcing both games to an early end. Reinhardt will be ending the season with an outstanding record of 26-2 in the AAC and will now being playing in the conference tournament this upcoming week in Kingsport, TN. Eagle Nation is very proud of this team and cannot wait to see what they do next as they enter post-season play.
Game One: Reinhardt 9, CIU 1
The Eagles played a great offensive game and got off to a great start, going up 3 runs to none after the first inning. The first hit of the game from Emily Loveless, who doubled to get Alexis Teems across home plate. Then Kyra Lightner, who has a great season thus far, hit a homer with 2 RBIs. The third inning saw 3 more runs for the Eagles thanks to a homerun hit by Emily Loveless and a double from Molly Stevens. Reinhardt had one more run in the 4thand saw 2 more in the 6th to force the game to an early 6-inning game. Reinhardt ultimately won 9-1 over the CIU Rams.
Leaders:
- Kyra Lightner led the Eagle offense, with 3 RBIs, scored 2 runs, and 2 hit including a homerun. Emily Loveless also had a great offensive game with 2 RBIs and 3 hits including another homer.
- Molly Stevens added 2 more RBIs, while Kylie Freije added 1.
- Emily Loveless and Alexis Teems each stole a base.
- Whitney Shepherd was the winning pitcher with 1 strikeout, only allowed 4 hits, and pitched a total of 55 strikes.
Team Comparison:
Runs: 9-1 RU
Hits: 11-4 RU
Errors: 4-0 CIU
Game Two: Reinhardt 3, TWU 0
Game two saw a similar outcome as game one where Hannah Kate Singleton hit a bomb over the fence in the first inning with 3 RBIs to go 3-0. Then in the second inning, Ashley Young had a double while Molly Stevens and Lauren Parker each had a single to go 7-0. Finally, the 4th and 5th saw 3 more runs scored for the Eagles to finish the game early at 10-1 over the Rams.
Leaders:
- Hannah Kate Single played great offensively, going 3-3 at bat with a homerun and 4 RBIs. Molly Stevens, Ashley Young, and Eryn Lee each added 2 hits.
- Ashley Young had 4 RBIs, while Molly Stevens added 1.
- Bella Krauth was the winning pitcher with 5 strikeouts, only allowed 1 hit, and pitched 52 strikes.
Team Comparison:
Runs: 10-1 RU
Hits: 13-1 RU
Errors: 2-1 RU
Up Next: With the regular-season coming to an end, the Eagles will now enter the postseason as AAC Regular-Season Champions and play in the conference tournament this upcoming weekend at Kingsport, TN. The bracket has not yet been released so please check back to the Reinhardt Athletic website for more details soon.