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Lady Bears vs. Meridian

Softball Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information

Lady Bears split home twinbill with Meridian

The Southwest Lady Bears split a MACJC South Division doubleheader on Sophomore Day with visiting Meridian Friday afternoon, winning the opener 3-2 before falling 10-8 in the finale.
 
Neither team could put any runs on the board through the first six innings of the opener. Meridian finally broke the deadlock and took a 2-0 lead in the top of the seventh.
 
The Lady Bears avoided the shutout and picked up the win with three runs in the bottom of the seventh. Marisa Pruski picked up her second hit of the game in the inning while Jessica Pipkins and Mary Margaret McLaurin also hit safely and Harley Myers doubled for the second time in the game. Two Meridian errors and a walk to Brie Harper provided additional assistance for the Lady Bears.
 
Maddy Teague went the distance in the circle, giving up two runs on three hits, to pick up the win for the Lady Bears. She struck out five batters and walked two. Shaden Miller and Chelsea Nette also hit safely in the game.
 
A wild first inning allowed the Lady Bears to take a 5-0 lead in game two. Payton Lewis picked up a double in the inning while Miller and Pipkins both had a single. Three Lady Bears were walked while one reached on an error and one was hit by a pitch.
 
Meridian (3-32, 2-22) tied the game with four runs in the top of the second and one in the third. The Lady Bears (11-24, 7-17) then regained the lead with a pair of runs in their half of the third. With the bases loaded, Morgan Brown scored from third when Marissa Jenkins reached first on catcher's interference. A walk to Nette then allowed Lewis, on base with a single, to cross the plate.
 
Another wild inning, this one the top of the sixth, gave Meridian a 10-7 lead. The visitors had only two hits in the inning, but also benefited from two walks and three Southwest errors.
 
The Lady Bears picked up their final run in the bottom of the sixth when Harley Myers reached on an error to lead off the inning and later scored on Harper's single to centerfield.
 
Kristen Gekler, who had a single in the game, took the loss in relief for the circle for the Lady Bears. She gave up an unearned run on two hits while walking two. Teague allowed five runs (three earned) on six hits while striking out one and walking one. Abi Hall surrendered four runs (two earned) on one hit and issued two bases on balls.
 
The Lady Bears will travel to Mississippi Gulf Coast Tuesday for a 3:00 doubleheader. The games were postponed from today due to impending inclement weather.

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