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Box Score 2 LC Softball beat Birmingham-Southern 10-6 in the first game but lost 6-2 in the second matchup in the Tuesday doubleheader.
First game details
Katelyn Minnihan started today on the mound for the Panthers. LC's batting was on fire from right out of the gate. Lead off hitter
Lindsey Swearngin was seeing everything BSC's pitcher threw at her. Through four innings, Swearngin would end up touching home plate in all three at bats.
Cecillia Gonzalez was also making contact early and often in today's game. Through the first four innings, Gonzalez had driven in four Panther runs on three at bats. Due to the great hitting and solid pitching by Minnihan, LC was up 9-5 going into the fifth. Through the next two innings, the teams traded one run each. Going into the seventh, the Panthers lead 10-6. Despite BSC's best efforts, LC would hold on to win 10-6.
Second game details
Freshman
Maddie Chauvin opened today's second game on the mound. She would be replaced by sophomore
Claire Chamberlain a couple innings in. The first points of the matchup came in the second inning. Back-to-back RBIs drove in the BSC runners on second and third. The first Panther points happened in the third inning.
Lindsey Swearngin drove in
Katelyn Minnihan on an RBI single. Only a few batters later,
Alexa Gonzalez would hit Swearngin home with a line drive single. In the same inning, BSC would answer with three points. Through three, BSC led 5-2. BSC would score one more in the fifth and to secure a 6-2 win.
Next up
LC hosts Berry College this Saturday (Feb. 17) at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. The following day (Feb. 18), the Panthers take on Centre at home at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.