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Box Score 2 ASHLAND, Va--- Sharese Jarvis hit two homeruns to lead Randolph-Macon to a split with ODAC foe Roanoke Sunday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets took game one, 6-2, while the Maroons earned the victory in game two, 6-1.
R-MC (14-8 / 2-2 ODAC) defeated RC for the first time in the two squads last six meetings, dating back to 2009. The Jackets improved to 9-3 at home this year.
Roanoke (15-7 / 3-3 ODAC) struck first in game one, when Alea Bier singled in Leona Rainey in the top of the first. Randolph-Macon responded in the bottom half of the frame when Jarvis belted a homerun to dead center field to tie the score.
The Maroons regained the lead in the third when Rainey hit her six homerun of the year to right center. The Jackets evened the score again in the fourth when Jarvis scored on a sacrifice fly to center field by Michalann Camp.
Randolph-Macon took control of the contest in the fifth. Kelly Beard started the scoring with an RBI single to right that plated Lacy Berry. Jarvis and Laura Bauer then connected on back-to-back homeruns to give R-MC the 6-2 advantage.
Jarvis led the Jackets at the plate, finishing 3-for-3 with two homeruns, three runs, and three RBI. The freshman now leads the ODAC in homeruns with seven. Rainey paced the Maroons, going 3-for-3 with a homerun, a double, two runs and an RBI.
Heather Lewis improved to 9-3 on the hill this season, pitching a complete game while allowing just two earned runs. Kelly Higbie was saddled with the loss, throwing six innings while surrendering six runs (two earned) to fall to 14-7 on the year.
In game two, Roanoke got on the board first once again, taking a 2-0 advantage in the top of the fourth, capped by a Felice Lowery single. R-MC cut the lead to one in the bottom of the inning, off an RBI single up the middle by Bauer that scored Beard.
The Maroons put the game away in the top of the seventh when they scored off a Randolph-Macon error. Four straight singles, capped by another Lowery RBI shot sealed the Yellow Jackets fate giving the final 6-1 score.
Bauer paced the Jackets at the dish, finishing 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Lowery led RC with three hits and two runs batted in.
Stephanie Clark picked up her first the win for the Maroons, becoming the first pitcher other than Higbie to take the mound for RC. She threw 5.1 innings of work, allowing five hits and one earned run. Higbie came in in relief to earn her first save of the season. Kelly Beard took the loss for R-MC, tossing 6.1 innings on the bump, while giving up two runs (none earned) in the loss.
The Yellow Jackets return to action Thursday, April 5th when they travel to Mary Washington. The doubleheader is scheduled for a 3:00 p.m. start.
