HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SUMMARY EMMANUEL (Ga.) 7, LENOIR RHYNE 2 (at Lions Complex in Franklin Springs, Ga.) Singles: Fantine Botella (EC) d. Iulia Ponomareva, 6-1, 6-1; Pearllan Cipriano (EC) d. Marta Escanero Funes, 6-1, 6-4; Sara Kalkenova (LRU) d. Maria Raich, 6-4, 6-4; Victoria Silva (EC) d. Emily Murchland, 1-6, 6-4, 10-8; Sanne Janssen (LRU) d. Katharina Kiderlen, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3; …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Grigg’s pitching gives Bears first series edge over Catawba since 2002
HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – Sophomore John Grigg threw a complete game shutout and juniors Justin Dean and Aaron Stamper each homered on Saturday, leading Lenoir-Rhyne University to a split with host Catawba in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) baseball. The Bears won that second game 5-0 after the Indians won the opening game 6-5, and that nightcap victory gave LRU its first …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne sweeps, has won 13 of last 14 games
HobbsDailyReport.com FLORENCE, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University won twice – and for the 13th time in 14 games – in women’s softball, beating Francis Marion 5-1 and 8-2 on Saturday on the road. The Bears, ranked No. 15 in NCAA Division II, improved to 15-4 and dropped Francis Marion to 9-9. Brandi Parks and Emily Kenley each pitched a complete game …
SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS: Semifinal pairings
HobbsDailyReport.com SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MEN WEDNESDAY’S FIRST ROUND RESULTS No. 1 Lincoln Memorial 90, No. 8 Anderson, S.C. 62 No. 4 Wingate 76, No. 5 Coker 75, OT No. 1 Queens 73, No. 7 LENOIR-RHYNE 61 No. 3 Carson-Newman 102, No. 6 Newberry, S.C. 82 SATURDAY’S SEMIFINALS AT TIMMONS ARENA (Greenville, S.C.) No. 1 Lincoln Memorial vs. No. …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Jeffries’ ninth-inning homer lifts Bears past Catawba
HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – A ninth-inning solo home run allowed Lenoir-Rhyne University to win a conference baseball game on Friday night in which it pulled a triple play. Clayton Jeffries homered in the ninth inning to lift the visiting Bears past Catawba 3-2, leaving LRU at 14-6 overall and 3-1 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) heading into a doubleheader against …