COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Conference coaches tab Lenoir-Rhyne as favorite to win SAC crown

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Gaining 10 first-place votes from conference head coaches, the Lenoir-Rhyne University women’s softball team is the pick to win the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) title this season. The Bears got 110 points and ended up ahead of Coker (91 points) and defending league tournament champion Carson-Newman (87) in the voting. Fourth-place Wingate received the other …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Half of all-state first-team picks from Greater Hickory area

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Three Lenoir-Rhyne University softball players have been named all-state by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA). Selected for the group’s All-State College Division are first-teamers Emily Kenley (pitcher) and Erin Boone (outfielder) and second-team pick Talon LaClair (third base), the Bears announced via a press release. Boone is a repeat pick from 2017. Nominees were …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne No. 21 in final NCAA Division II rankings

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University, after winning at least 45 games in three straight seasons, ended up as a Top 25 team in the final NCAA Division II rankings. The Bears (45-10) ranked No. 21 in the last National Fast-pitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll. LRU, coached by Shena Hollar, had a run during the season in which it went 40-2, …