GREENWOOD - Young Harris scored two unearned runs in the top of the eighth inning to take a 5-3 win over Lander in the opening game of the teams three-game series.
| SUMMARY |
| FINAL |
Lander 3, Young Harris 5 (8 Innings) |
| PITCHERS |
WP: Kylie Ferguson (9-5) LP: Barbara Cook (2-2) S: Sam Davis (3) |
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| RECORDS |
Lander (31-12, 12-7 PBC) Young Harris (22-16, 13-9 PBC) |
| KEY INNINGS |
| BOT 1 |
Bridgett Tierney laied down a one out bunt single. After Shannon Antonini grounded out to second to move Tierney to second, Barbara Cook singled to left and Tierney advanced to third. A single to center field by Abbie Behe scored Tierney and gave Lander the lead. |
| TOP 3 |
Young Harris took a 3-1 lead on a two-run home run and a bases loaded walk. |
| BOT 6 |
Behe led off the inning with a double to left center field and Haven Pesce followed with an infield single. With two outs, Naya Jones would be hit by a pitch to load the bases. Sage Jones and Tierney each reached on a Young Harris error to score two runs and tie the game at three. |
| TOP 8 |
The Mountain Lions took advantage of a Lander error and scored two unearned runs to take the lead. |
| BOT 8 |
The Bearcats could not scratch any runs across. |
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| LANDER LEADERS |
YOUNG HARRIS LEADERS |
Abbie Behe 2-3, 2B, R, RBI
Shannon Antonini 2-4
Naya Jones 2-3
Barbara Cook 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 K |
Morgan Curley 1-3, R, 2 RBI
Ashley Autuori 1-4, R, HR, 2 RBI |
| UP NEXT |
| Lander and Young Harris will conclude their series with a double header tomorrow starting at 2:00 PM. |
