COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bears’ Kenley wins conference weekly award as top pitcher

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Going 3-0 and helping Lenoir-Rhyne University win six softball games gained junior pitcher Emily Kenley the weekly South Atlantic Conference (SAC) award as the league’s Pitcher of The Week. Conference officials released the weekly awards on Tuesday. Kenley, from Charlotte, was 3-0 with an ERA of 1.22 with 13 strikeouts as the Bears won six …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears’ 4-0 start best in history of program

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Sophomore midfielder Eric Dickinson scored a match-best four goals and freshman attacker Myles Moffat added two goals and two assists on Monday as Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men downed Molloy in lacrosse 11-6. The Bears (4-0) won for the second time in three days, and they are ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division II after winning at home again. …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears sweep, will go for 11th victory on Tuesday

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – A doubleheader sweep of Goldey-Beacom on Sunday – wins of 5-3 and 4-0 sparked by strong pitching – left Lenoir-Rhyne University off to a 10-2 start. Head coach Tom Fleenor’s Bears go for their 11th win on Tuesday at 4 p.m., facing Young Harris at home. LRU started last season at 11-1 and finished 22-26. LRU 5, …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Ex-South Caldwell star helps Bears trounce Lightning

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Brock Johnson led a 22-hit attack with three and drove in five runs on Saturday, sparking Lenoir-Rhyne University to a 23-3 home baseball victory over Goldey-Beacom. The Bears improved to 8-2 overall as sophomore shortstop Corbin Watson hit a three-run home run. Johnson, a red-shirt freshman second baseman from South Caldwell High, helped LRU take control early. …