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Hannah Morgan
Rob Foldy
5
George Fox GFU 5-2
13
Winner Piedmont PUW 1-2
George Fox GFU
5-2
5
Final
13
Piedmont PUW
1-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
George Fox GFU 0 0 3 1 1 0 5 6 0
Piedmont PUW 0 6 0 0 4 3 13 17 2

W: McBrayer, Emma (1-0) L: EASTMAN, Emma (2-2)

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Berry BERRY 3-3
4
Winner Piedmont PUW 2-2
Berry BERRY
3-3
3
Final
4
Piedmont PUW
2-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Berry BERRY 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 7 0
Piedmont PUW 1 1 0 0 1 1 X 4 7 2

W: Maloch, Martina (1-1) L: Emily Whitehead (1-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Troy Weiman: Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Lady Lions Get Back to Form With 2 Wins on Sunday to Conclude Piedmont Classic

NEED TO KNOW:
Game 1 Score: (#14) Piedmont 13, George Fox 5 (F/6)
Game 2 Score: (#14) Piedmont 4, (#17) Berry 3
Records: Piedmont,
 
DEMOREST, Ga. – The 14th-ranked Piedmont University softball team flipped the script in day two of the Piedmont Softball Classic and earned its first two wins of 2022 thanks to a bounce-back day for the offense.
 
After totaling just four runs in two games on Saturday, the Lady Lions exploded for 13 runs in the first game, leading to a 13-5 (F/6) win over the George Fox Bruins. Senior righthander MARTINA MALOCH led the way from the circle in game two as Piedmont outlasted the 17th-ranked Berry Vikings 4-3 in a back-and-forth contest.
 
Game 1 – Piedmont 13, George Fox 5 (F/6)
 
Piedmont didn't have the success at the plate on Saturday that they were hoping for but flipped the script in game one on Sunday as the Lions jumped out to an early lead after hanging six runs on the board in the second inning.
 
The Lady Lions sent 10 batters to the plate in the inning, racking up seven hits, three of which went for extra bases, to show their first signs of offensive life in 2022.
 
The Bruins wouldn't go quietly and cut the deficit in half in the next half inning with a three-run homer, then scored one in each of their next two frames to bring the margin to just 6-5.
 
Piedmont responded again with four runs in the bottom of the sixth to put the game almost entirely out of reach. REBEKAH STEGMAYER highlighted the inning with a two-run single to score DREW GRAHAM and KATHLEEN MAIJALA to make it 10-5.
 
After a clean top of the sixth for Piedmont starter EMMA MCBRAYER, the Lions hung three more runs on the board in the bottom half to build an eight-run advantage to end the game early. Maijala delivered the walk-off hit, a double off the base of the centerfield wall, to score pinch-runner HANNAH SMITH from third.
 
All nine starters for Piedmont had at least one hit in the game, including three for catcher HANNAH MORGAN. Morgan scored two runs, added an RBI and stole a pair of bases in the game while also throwing out two would-be base stealers in the game.
 
McBrayer earned the win in her first outing of the year as she allowed six hits and five earned runs while striking out six Bruins hitters.
 
 
 
Game 2 – Piedmont 4, Berry 3
 
Piedmont jumped ahead early in game two as well as REBEKAH STEGMAYER caused problems again as she reached on an infield single to leadoff the game. The senior went on to steal both second and third before scoring on a groundout from JASMINE LOWERY to put Piedmont ahead 1-0.
 
That lead was short-lived for the Lions as the Vikings responded in the top of the second with a run of their own after a pair of singles scored Morgan Frye to tie the game. Piedmont answered right back in the bottom half as LYNDZI PARTLOW singled home DREW GRAHAM to make it 2-1 Piedmont after two.
 
The back-and-forth affair continued deep into the ballgame as the two sides traded blows in the fifth and sixth innings. Berry tied the game in the fifth, just for the Lions to retake the lead in the bottom half when Stegmayer singled home LYNDZI PARTLOW.
 
Much the same happened in the 6th inning when the Vikings plated a run on a two-out double, but the Lions again retook the lead in their half when pinch runner JENNA BROACH scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch. Broach took the place of MADISON HENRY after she led off the inning with a double.
 
Senior pitcher MARTINA MALOCH finished off her complete game win in the top of the seventh when an unconventional 4-3 double-play ended the game. Maloch earned her first win of the season after allowing seven hits and just two earned runs.
 

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
 - HANNAH MORGAN was the player of the game in game one for Piedmont as she went 3-for-4 and added an RBI and two stolen bases on offense while throwing our two would-be base stealers from behind the plate.
- MADISON HENRY displayed plenty of power on Sunday as she went a combined 4-for-6 in the two games with each of her four hits going for extra bases. She also added a run and an RBI in game one.
- REBEKAH STEGMAYER was stout as the leadoff hitter yet again as she totaled a 4-for-7 day at the plate with three RBIs and a run scored on Sunday.  
 
UP NEXT:
- Piedmont continues in tournament-style play next week as the Lady Lions head to the Raleigh Tournament for six games against six different opponents. The first game for Piedmont is Friday, February 25, against Alma College at 12:30 p.m.  
 
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