HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University, fresh off its 12th South Atlantic Conference (SAC) regular season softball title, opens the league tournament on Friday as the top seed. The Bears (42-7, 19-1) — ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division II and second in the latest Southeast Region poll – face No. 8 seed Carson-Newman (29-19, 8-12) in a quarterfinal …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bears’ Kenley on list of those considered for national award
HobbsDailyReport.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Lenoir-Rhyne University pitcher Emily Kenley, a junior with 21 wins this season, has been named to a national watch list for NCAA Division II Player of the Year. A junior from Charlotte, she is on a 25 player list generated by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), a press release by LRU on Monday said. Kenley …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: King snaps Lenoir-Rhyne’s win streak at 16, sweeps doubleheader
HobbsDailyReport.com BRISTOL, Tenn. – King topped Lenoir-Rhyne University twice on Friday in softball, snapping the Bears’ win streak at 16 games. The Tornado won the opening game 2-1 and the nightcap 4-3, leaving LRU with an overall record of 42-7. King improved to 27-17. The Bears, ranked No. 2 in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region, are 40-4 in their …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne sweeps, extends win streak to 16 games
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Bears just keep on rolling in softball. Getting key home runs from Mackenzie Cates and Erin Boone, Lenoir-Rhyne University extended its win streak to 16 games on Wednesday by beating visiting Newberry (S.C.) 11-0 and 6-3. LRU, ranked seventh in NCAA Division II, improved to 42-5 overall and they finished 19-1 in the South Atlantic Conference …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bears sweep at Carson-Newman, wrap up conference title
HobbsDailyReport.com JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A sweep on the road Saturday closed out another South Atlantic Conference (SAC) women’s softball regular-season title for Lenoir-Rhyne University. The Bears, ranked No. 11 in NCAA Division II, won 3-1 and 7-5 at Carson-Newman to improve to 40-5 overall and 17-1 in the SAC. Carson-Newman dropped to 27-17 overall and 7-11 in the league. …