Lynchburg College Hornets Softball

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Lynchburg goes 2-2 in Salisbury, MD

SALISBURY, MD – The Lynchburg College softball team won a pair of games Friday at the Salisbury Sea Gull Invitational behind a five-hit, seven RBI day from senior Laura Gonder (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong).

The Hornets opened with a 7-4 win over Cabrini College (PA). Jen Overstreet (Bedford, VA/Liberty) worked all seven innings for the win.

Lynchburg defeated Manhattanville College (NY) 12-4 in six innings. Erin Force (Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne) earned the win.


SALISBURY, MD – The Lynchburg College softball team dropped both of its games Saturday on the second day of play at the Salisbury University Sea Gull Invitational.

Kings College (PA) defeated LC 10-6 in the first game.

#1 Rated in NCAA Div III, Salisbury, upended Lynchburg 2-0 in the final game of the tournament. Jen Overstreet (Bedford, VA/Liberty) allowed just one earned run while striking out seven.

Ali closed out 1 game in these 4 games giving up one hit and no runs.

The Hornets (9-4) host Bridgewater College Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) doubleheader

 

Lynchburg Hornets in First Place at 18-5, 7-1.

Been out of town for quite some time.... here our the games since I posted last:

March 17th Bridgewater College*
In game one, Caroline Cubbage who went 3-3 with two homers and seven RBI led the Hornets
W 9-0 (5), L 6-5

20th Eastern Mennonite University*
Danielle DiFranco was 3-3 in the nightcap, while Lancaster had another run-scoring triple. Laura Gonder was 2-4 with three RBI.
W 5-0, W 14-2 (5)

23th Mary Washington College
Junior Jen Overstreet earned her ninth win of the season on the hill for Lynchburg in the opener, allowing just one fifth-inning hit while striking out five.
W 2-0, W 6-3

25th at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College*
W 24-0, W 14-0
Junior Jen Overstreet and freshman Ali Manns combined for a no-hitter in the opener. Overstreet was perfect for three innings, striking out five Wildcats, while Manns walked one hitter in two innings.

27th Emory & Henry College*
Lauren Lancaster Drives in Five as Hornets Sweep Emory & Henry, 5-3 and 7-2 and take sole possession of first place in the ODAC at 18-5, 7-1.

 

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welcome home and i hope you enjoyed your overseas trip with your family

nice to see Ms Mann doing well and the team!!

send our regards to her!

 

congrats to ali on her no-no and to the team for the sweep of emory & henry

 

Six More Games

A marathon windy freezing night in non-conference play at Rocky Mount VA sent the Hornets home with 2 losses against Ferrum College 4-2 & 12-11. With winds in the 20s and temps in the low 40s the Hornets got on the bus at midnight to head back home. :scared2: Overstreet and Force took the losses.

Fueled by two wins from pitcher Jen Overstreet, the Lynchburg College softball team defeated Randolph-Macon College Sunday, 8-5 and 10-1 in ODAC conference action.

Jen Overstreet posted victories in both ends of an Old Dominion Athletic Conference softball doubleheader Saturday at Virginia Wesleyan 13-0 and 9-0, both in five innings.

The Hornets are now 22-7 and 11-1 in the ODAC. :xyzthumbs

 

Lynchburg wins 3

Junior Christy Mays produced five hits and drove in four runs on the day as the Hornets swept an ODAC doubleheader Wednesday over Guilford College, 8-0 and 17-0 (both in five innings).

On Thursday, the Lynchburg Hornets team increased its win streak to seven games with a non-conference victory over D’Youville College (NY), 6-2, Thursday on Aubrey R. Moon Field. Christy Mays was 3-3 with an RBI, while Andrea Bingler delivered a two-run single for LC.

Lynchburg (25-7, 13-1) will travel to Newport News, VA tomorrow for non-conference action with #6 rated (32-4) Christopher Newport. First pitch with the Captains set for 2:30 p.m.

 

LC splits with #6 ranked Christopher Newport University

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The Lynchburg College softball team split a non-conference doubleheader with sixth-ranked Christopher Newport University Friday, winning the first game 6-3, and dropping the second 8-0 in six innings.

The Hornets broke CNU’s 19-game winning streak in the opener, with Danielle DiFranco (Midlothian, VA/Midlothian) going 3-4. Laura Gonder (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong) was 2-4 with two RBI, while Jen Overstreet (Bedford, VA/Liberty) earned the complete-game win, allowing two earned runs. With the game tied at three in the seventh, Andrea Bingler (Covesville, VA/Monticello) drove in Laura Lancaster (Bent Mountain, VA/Cave Springs) to plate the go-ahead run.

The Hornets had just two hits in the nightcap, a Gonder triple and a Lancaster double. The Captains ended the day with a 33-5 record.

 

Overstreet Gets School Strikeout Record

RALEIGH, NC – Junior right-hander Jen Overstreet (Bedford, VA/Liberty) won her 20th and 21st games of the season while setting the single-season school strikeout record Saturday as the Lynchburg College softball team swept a non-conference doubleheader at Meredith College, 4-1 and 3-0. She has 112 strikeouts on the season, breaking Carla McAlister’s record of 108 in 2001.

Overstreet allowed four hits and one walk while going the distance in the opener, striking out five. Danielle DiFranco (Midlothian, VA/Midlothian) went 3-4 with two runs, and Julie Beyer (Chatham, NJ/Chatham) was 2-3 with a bases-loaded triple. Andrea Bingler (Covesville, VA/Monticello) was also 2-3.

Laura Gonder (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong) provided all the offense that Overstreet would need in the nightcap, drilling a two-run home run. DiFranco and Morgan Crandall (Belfast, ME/Belfast Area) were each 2-3, while Overstreet again went the distance on the hill, throwing a seven-hit shutout with five strikeouts.

The Hornets improve to 28-8 overall – and travel to Roanoke College Monday at 6 p.m. for an Old Dominion Athletic Conference twin bill. This will decide the regular season champion.

 

good luck and thanks for the great posts on Hornet Softball