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Lander LANDER 21-9
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Winner Middle Georgia MIDDLE G 7-16
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Middle Georgia MIDDLE G
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lander LANDER 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Middle Georgia MIDDLE G 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13 1

W: Riley Haley (5-5) L: Sherman, Paige (6-4)

Bella Angeli vs Lenoir-Rhyne 2026 Softball
Vickie Breedlove

Game Recap: Softball | | Hailey Franklin - Assistant Sports Information Director

Late Rally Lifts Middle Georgia Past Lander, 3-2 in Nine Innings

COCHRAN, Ga. - The Lander Bearcats softball team pushed the tying game into extra innings and turned in a clean defensive effort, but the Middle Georgia Knights used a two-out rally in the ninth to secure a 3-2 win in the series opener Friday night at Knights Field.

Lander (21-10, 7-3) answered early and stayed locked in throughout a tightly contested matchup, but Middle Georgia (8-16, 2-8 PBC) delivered the decisive hit in the bottom of the ninth to end the game.

The Knights struck first in the opening inning before Lander responded in the second. Bella Angeli tied the game with a solo home run to center field, her first of the night and fourth of the year, making it 1-1.

Middle Georgia regained the lead in the bottom half of the second, but the Bearcats answered again in the third. Samantha Bumgarner drove in Emorie Anderson with a double to center, evening the score at 2-2.

From there, both teams settled into a defensive battle.

Lander pitcher Paige Sherman (6-4) worked through consistent pressure, allowing 13 hits but limiting the damage to three runs across eight innings. The Bearcats backed her with solid defense, turning two double plays and committing no errors.

Offensively, Lander finished with six hits. Bumgarner and Emily Allen each recorded two hits, while Angeli accounted for one of the Bearcats' two runs with her second inning homer. 

Middle Georgia pitcher Riley Haley (5-5) earned the win after tossing a complete game, allowing two runs on six hits.

The game remained tied until the ninth inning, when the Knights capitalized with two outs. A run-scoring single brought home the winning run and sealed the victory. 

The Bearcats will look to even the series Saturday, returning to action against Middle Georgia in a doubleheader in Cochran, Ga. First pitch is set for noon.
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play LANDER MIDDLE G
MIDDLE G BOT 1st Briana Murray singled up the middle, RBI (1-1 BK); Madison Cosgrove scored. 0 1
LANDER TOP 2nd Bella Angeli homered to center field, RBI (2-1 BFB). 1 1
MIDDLE G BOT 2nd Kaylee Oliver singled to shortstop, RBI (0-0); Lizzy Vales scored. 1 2
LANDER TOP 3rd Samantha Bumgarner doubled to center field, RBI (1-1 BS); Emorie Anderson scored. 2 2
MIDDLE G BOT 9th Madison Cosgrove singled to left field, RBI (2-2 FKBFB); Taryn Miller advanced to second; Nora Mack scored. 2 3

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