Pioneer Softball Sweeps Lyon College on the Road

Pioneer Softball Sweeps Lyon College on the Road- Wil Teague, Sports Inforamtion Director, 3/1/25

Lady Pioneer Softball picked up two non-conference wins with victories over NCAA DIII Lyon College this afternoon. Softball improves to 3-5 on the year. 

Game 1

Crowley's Ridge- 7

Lyon College- 5

Batesville, Ark.- The Lady Pioneers came ahead in game one, defeating the hosting Scots by two runs in the 7-inning contest. Crowley's Ridge bats rallied the team's seven runs by pushing runners across the plate throughout the first four innings of the matchup. Seniors Kourtni Jagneaux and Bailey Cupples brought in one runner each with a pair of singles in the first before sophomore Karsen Overshine and Jagneaux added three more in the second with Overshine singling to center field and Jagneaux scoring two by homering to right field. CRC's last two runs came from sophomore Jada Diaz singling to left field in the third frame and Shelbie Walker doing the same in the fourth. Halea Wells earned her first win of the season, exiting the game after 4.0 innings of work and a lead of 7-4 over the Scots. Freshman Aimee Buckley relieved Wells, finishing the contest and allowing 1 run off 2 hits in her 3.0 innings in the circle. The Lady Pioneers mustered 11 hits in the game, team leaders include Karsen Overshine going 3-4 with an RBI, Kourtni Jagneaux going 2-3 (3 RBI, HR), and Bailey Cupples and Shelbie Walker going 2-4 in the win. 

Game 2

Crowley's Ridge- 6

Lyon College- 5

Batesville, Ark.- In game two, the Lady Pioneers upped their offensive performance, seeing 13 base hits in the contest but only narrowly escaped the Scots with a one-run win due to Lyon College collecting 12 hits themselves. In this 7-inning stretch, CRC took an opposite approach with the Pioneer run support coming in the late frames of the contest, including a game-winning 3-run 7th frame. CRC pushed two runs to the plate in the third as Kourtni Jagneaux stayed hot and singled to the 6-hole and Lilly Wessel scoring Karsen Overshine with a single to right field two batters later. The Scots responded by retaking the lead and holding the Pioneers scoreless until senior Jocelyn Villarreal took the spotlight as the Florida native brought in the Pioneers' next three runs including a critical game-tying 2RBI single in the top half of the 7th. Olivia Lanham finished off the Pioneer comeback with her game-winning RBI single to left field to close the inning. Ava Jessup got the win, relieving starter Natalie Brightwell. Jessup tossed 4.0 innings spanning 5 hits, allowing 2 runs (1 earned), and striking out 2. Offensive leaders for the Pioneers include Karsen Overshine who went 3-3 in the game. Jocelyn Villarreal went 2-4 with 3 RBIs. Kourtni Jagneaux went 2-4 with an RBI, and Olivia Lanham went 2-2  with an RBI in the win. 

Up Next: Softball will travel to McKenzie, TN to take on Bethel University for a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday, March 4th. #GOPIONEERS