(SALEM, Va.) – The bid for a second ODAC Tournament championship came up short as No. 13 Randolph-Macon fell in extra innings to No. 24 Lynchburg. It was a battle between the two top teams from the regular season as the second-seeded Yellow Jackets and top-seeded Hornets finished first at the end of the regular season.

The Basics

Score: No. 13 Randolph-Macon 4, No. 24 Lynchburg 5

Venue: Moyer Sports Complex

Records: No. 13 Randolph-Macon 32-9, No. 24 Lynchburg 26-18

How It Happened

• Lynchburg had the upper hand early as it scored one run in the first and two more in the second for a quick 3-0 lead. R-MC was able to get those runs back with a big third inning. With the bases loaded, Kayla Davis (Fr., Powhatan, Va. / Powhatan) brought in the first run as she was hit by a pitch which scored Amanda Lanyon (Fr., Midlothian, Va. / Midlothian) who started the rally with a single to center.
• Naomi Sadler (Fr., Emporia, Va. / Brunswick) scored the second run as she took advantage of an error by the shortstop during Olivia Owens' (So., Salisbury, Md. / James M. Bennett) at-bat. With the bases still loaded Natalie Robinson (Jr., Woodbridge, Va. / Forest Park) tied the game on a fielder's choice that scored Rilee Baughan (Jr., Warsaw, Va. / Rappahannock) who walked earlier in the inning.
• The score remained 3-3 until the sixth when the Lemon and Black took the lead on a Sierra Livingston (So., Dagsboro, Del. / Sussex Tech) single to right that scored Gracie Ellis (Fr., New Kent, Va. / New Kent). Ellis raced around from first after singling to left just before Livingston.
• Unfortunately the lead didn't last long as Lynchburg homered in the bottom of the seventh to send it to extras. After a scoreless eighth the Jackets had an opportunity to regain the lead in the ninth, but a runner was left on third base. With one out in the ninth, Lynchburg singled in the winning run for the walk-off.

Inside The Numbers

• Ellis took the tough-luck loss to fall to 19-5 on the season. She still played an incredible game with 10 strikeouts and allowed just two earned runs. She now has 212 strikeouts on the season.
• Ellis got the job done from the plate as well as she was 3-for-3 with a run scored on the day.
• Lanyon and Sadler both concluded impressive tournament debuts as they both pounded out eight hits through four games.

Up Next

The Yellow Jackets will now have the tough task of waiting on the selection show to see if they make the national tournament. That will take place on Monday, May 9, at 1 p.m. on NCAA.com.