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Softball Shutsout Sweet Briar on Sunday

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Game 1
The Basics
Score:
 Roanoke 17 | Sweet Briar 0 (5 innings)
Records: Roanoke 15-6, 4-1 ODAC | Sweet Briar 0-13, 0-5 ODAC
Location: Sweet Briar, Va.

The Lead:
 Roanoke recorded 14 hits as the Maroons defeated the Vixens in game one of Sunday's doubleheader.

How it Happened:

  • Four different Maroons tallied multiple hits in the contest headed by Evie RaleyMarleigh Hall and Elizabeth Rathbone with three hits each. Rathbone recorded a game-high five RBI while Raley had four.
  • Paige Bleyer (2-0) earned the win in 3.0 innings of work allowing only two hits and striking out five. Kayla Dooms (0-3) was tabbed with the loss in 4.0 innings of work for the Vixens. Dooms also went 2-for-2 at the plate for the Vixens. 
  • Roanoke jumped out to 4-0 lead in the first sparked by a triple by Raley and a two RBI single from Rathbone.
  • The Maroons tacked on eight more runs in the second inning highlighted by a homer from Raley, a double from Hall and a triple from Taylor Carter
  • Rathbone hit a two RBI double in the third extending the lead to 14-0 before RC rounded out the scoring with three runs in the fourth off a double from Hall followed by a Sweet Briar error that brought in two more.


Game 2
The Basics
Score:
 Roanoke 14 | Sweet Briar 0 (5 innings)
Records: Roanoke 16-6, 5-1 ODAC | Sweet Briar 0-14, 0-6 ODAC
Location: Sweet Briar, Va.

The Lead: Roanoke rolled to a 14-0 win in game two as the Maroons swept Sweet Briar on Sunday.

How it Happened:

  • Taylor Slate went 4-for-4 and Samantha Baldwin went 3-for-4 while four other Maroons recorded two hits in game two. 
  • Ruthie Williams (5-1) went 3.0 innings for Roanoke allowing no hits with four strike outs. Courtney Oliver went 2.0 innings allowing only one hit with four strikeouts. 
  • Taylor Fischer (0-9) was tabbed with the loss giving up 18 hits in 5.0 innings for the Vixens.
  • Roanoke scored three runs in the first as Slate and Scarlet Sisson hit back-to-back triples followed by a home run from Becca Wenger.
  • The Maroons added five more runs in the fifth highlighted by a RBI single from Slate and a triple from Rathbone.
  • In the third, Baldwin hit a double to center and Taylor Asimakopoulos singled up the middle for two more runs. RC extended its lead to 9-0 in the fourth with a homer from Slate and singles from Kate Priester, Rathbone and Baldwin.


Up Next: Roanoke returns to action on Wednesday in a doubleheader with Guilford beginning at 3 p.m. in Greensboro, N.C.

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Players Mentioned

Taylor Asimakopoulos

#24 Taylor Asimakopoulos

Pitcher/Utility
5' 6"
Junior
Samantha Baldwin

#18 Samantha Baldwin

Catcher
5' 5"
Junior
Paige Bleyer

#21 Paige Bleyer

Pitcher
5' 10"
Freshman
Taylor Carter

#25 Taylor Carter

Outfield
5' 4"
Junior
Marleigh Hall

#5 Marleigh Hall

Infield/ Outfield
5' 9"
Junior
Courtney Oliver

#9 Courtney Oliver

Pitcher/Outfield
5' 3"
Sophomore
Kate Priester

#88 Kate Priester

Third Base
5' 2"
Sophomore
Evie Raley

#20 Evie Raley

IF
5' 2"
Sophomore
Elizabeth Rathbone

#11 Elizabeth Rathbone

Outfield
5' 7"
Freshman
Taylor Slate

#1 Taylor Slate

Utility
5' 2"
Senior
Becca Wenger

#42 Becca Wenger

First Base/Third Base
5' 8"
Junior
Ruthie Williams

#17 Ruthie Williams

Pitcher/First Base
5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Taylor Asimakopoulos

#24 Taylor Asimakopoulos

5' 6"
Junior
Pitcher/Utility
Samantha Baldwin

#18 Samantha Baldwin

5' 5"
Junior
Catcher
Paige Bleyer

#21 Paige Bleyer

5' 10"
Freshman
Pitcher
Taylor Carter

#25 Taylor Carter

5' 4"
Junior
Outfield
Marleigh Hall

#5 Marleigh Hall

5' 9"
Junior
Infield/ Outfield
Courtney Oliver

#9 Courtney Oliver

5' 3"
Sophomore
Pitcher/Outfield
Kate Priester

#88 Kate Priester

5' 2"
Sophomore
Third Base
Evie Raley

#20 Evie Raley

5' 2"
Sophomore
IF
Elizabeth Rathbone

#11 Elizabeth Rathbone

5' 7"
Freshman
Outfield
Taylor Slate

#1 Taylor Slate

5' 2"
Senior
Utility
Becca Wenger

#42 Becca Wenger

5' 8"
Junior
First Base/Third Base
Ruthie Williams

#17 Ruthie Williams

5' 6"
Junior
Pitcher/First Base