Lady Pioneers Blow Past Bearcats

Lady Pioneers Blow Past Bearcats - Wil Teague, Sports Information Director, 4-12-23

Game One:

Crowley's Ridge- 20

Rust College- 0

Holly Springs, Mississippi- The Lady Pioneers of Crowley's Ridge College continued their terror on the diamond as they traveled to Rust College for a doubleheader matchup yesterday afternoon against the Bearcats. The Lady Pioneers left no doubt in the contest as they manufactured 20 runs on 11 hits collecting a season-high 19 RBIs, and drew 11 bases on balls from the Rust pitching staff on their way to a shutout win in the 5-inning run-rule contest. Shelby Elrod started the game but CRC extinguished their bullpen letting a different Pioneer visit the circle each inning. The combined pitching staff allowed just three hits from the Bearcats and banned together for a total of 4 strikeouts. Kennett, MO native Hannah Burk, and Falkville, AL native Brooklyn Melson each knocked in 4 RBIs in the contest. Bailey Cupples, another Kennett, MO native did her part by bringing home 3 RBIs and lastly, Elizabeth Crosby, a Cherry Valley Native took responsibility for the last multi-RBI spot in game one as she knocked in 2 Lady Pioneers with a single to right field. 

Leaders: Hitting:

4 Lady Pioneers had a multi-hit game

Reed (2-3)(RBI), Bryant (2-3)(RBI), Burk (2-4)(4RBI), Melson (2-4)(4RBI)(2)(2B). 

Cupples (1-3)(3RBI)

Pitching:

Elrod: 1.0 Innings, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO

Ewing: 1.0 Innings, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO

Wells: 1.0 Innings, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO

Duhme: 1.0 Innings, 0 H,  0 ER, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO

Brightwell: 1.0 Innings, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO

Game Two:

Crowley's Ridge- 22

Rust College- 1

Holly Springs, Mississippi- CRC kept the same game plan as they continued to apply pressure on the accelerator, easing the way to a second consecutive run-rule victory. The Pioneers also used the same pitching strategy as the bullpen got a spread workload dividing the 5 innings up to four different Pioneer pitchers. There were some subtle differences in game two with the Bearcats mustering one run on a team effort of 4 hits, but the CRC offensive wave proved too much again as the Pioneers surfed their way to a 22-1 win. CRC's 22 runs came off 12 hits and a new season-high record of 21 RBIs. Crowley's Ridge matched their game-one effort with 11 more bases on balls. Six Lady Pioneers ended with a multi-RBI game with Palestine, Ark native Autum Maxwell standing alone in the 4 RBI spotlight. Hannah Burk and Purcell, OK native Dru Bryant each batted in 3 RBIs. Lastly, Melbourne, Ark native Natalie Brightwell, Marmaduke, Ark. native, Angel Johnson, and Wauchula, Fla native Jocelyn Villarreal all collected 2 RBIs in the game. Abby Ewing, the Cotter, Ark. Native chucked the last two innings where she ended the contest striking out the side. 

Leaders: Hitting

Two Pioneers ended with a multi-hit game. 

Johnson (2-2)(2RBI), Villarreal (2-5)(2RBI)(2B)

Maxwell (1-1)(4RBI)(2B), Bryant (1-1)(3RBI)(2B), Burk (1-4)(3RBI), Erickson (1-1)(3B)(RBI)

Pitching:

Wells: 1.0 Innings, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO

Duhme: 1.0 innings, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO

Brightwell: 1.0 innings, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO

Ewing: 2.0 innings, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO