CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas – The Lyon College Scots softball team used a 9-run fourth inning to defeat the University of the Ozarks Eagles 10-0 in five innings of the first game.
In the second game, the Scots (2-2) didn't get a hit until the top of the fifth inning and were shutout 9-0.
In the first game, the Scots scored first in the top of the first inning when
Brianna Morquecho scored on an errant pick-off attempt at third base by the Ozarks catcher.
Both teams advanced to the top of the fourth inning with the Scots leading 1-0.
Anna Voth started off the inning for Lyon College with a base hit to left field. She advanced to second on a wild pitch and
Ashley Abel singled to left field. MK Duffield doubled to the right-center field gap to bring in Voth and send pinch runner
Gabby Thomas to third base.
Olivia Orf singled to left field to bring in Thomas and move Duffield to third. Duffield tried to score on a wild pitch, but was tagged by the Ozarks catcher just before touching home plate and Orf moved to second on the play.
Skylar Foreman singled just past the short stop to put runners at the corners, then
Callie Marberry doubled to left-center field wall to bring in Orf.
Emily Martinez walked and Morquecho walked with the bases loaded to bring in Marberry.
Sophie Varela was hit by a pitch and that brought in a pinch-runner Ohnire Bergman, who was running for Martinez.
Anna Voth was hit by a pitch to reload the bases, then Abel hit a two-run single to left-center and Duffield hit a sacrifice fly to right field to bring in the ninth run of the inning.
Lyon had 10 runs, 10 hits and one error in the game.
Georgia Holzer (2-0) picked up the win going five full innings and allowing on three hits, walked one and struck out two Ozarks batters of the 20 she faced.
In the second game, Ozarks took a 7-0 lead in the first three innings and kept Lyon off the base paths. The Scots went three up and three down through the first four innings until
Rebecca Rodriguez got a single to short left field in the top of the fifth inning. She was left stranded on base.
Ozarks added two more runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning to win the second game 9-0.
Sydney Lasher (0-1) suffered the loss for the Scots on the mound in Game 2.
