ASHLAND, Va. – Senior
Rilee Baughan (Rappahannock, Va./Warsaw) broke the career RBI record with her two RBI day in a doubleheader sweep of visiting Ferrum. Baughan was also the winning pitcher in game two, allowing only two hits, improving her record to 8-2 in the circle.
The Basics:
Scores: #8 Randolph-Macon 7, Ferrum 0 // #8 Randolph-Macon 14, Ferrum 0
Location: Ashland, Va.//Randolph-Macon College//Carol Estes Park
Records: Randolph-Macon (20-2-2, 11-1 ODAC), Ferrum (6-24, 4-10 ODAC)
How It Happened:
Game 1
- Amanda Lanyon (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) broke the game open in the bottom of the third inning with a solo home run to give Randolph-Macon a 1-0 lead. The Yellow Jackets saw Naomi Sadler (Emporia, Va./Brunswick) and Baughan both drew back-to-back walks but could not extend their lead to more than 1-0.
- In the fourth inning, Olivia Owens (Salisbury, Md./James M. Bennett) and Hannah Martin (Chesapeake, Va./Grassfield) both started the inning with singles. Blayne Talley (Richmond, Va./Cosby) walked to load up the bases with only one out. Ellie Herndon (Midlothian, Va. Midlothian) grounded out to third base but Owens ended up scoring on the play to double the Randolph-Macon lead. Lanyon doubled home Martin and Talley to break the game open to a 4-0 lead.
- Ferrum made a couple errors in the fifth inning that ended in the Yellow Jackets platting three more runs. Baughan and Owens both started the inning by reaching by way of errors by the Panthers. Bailey Hairfield (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby) was sent in to pinch run for Baughan and scored on another error by Ferrum that allowed Gracie Ellis (New Kent, Va./New Kent) to reach base. Martin added the second run of the inning with a sacrifice flyout to right field that brought home Owens. The fourth and final error of the inning by the Panthers saw Talley reach and plate Ellis, as the Yellow Jackets would mount a 7-0 advantage.
- Ellis was marvelous in the circle for Randolph-Macon in six innings of work that saw her strikeout the Ferrum batters in order in two different innings. Dylan McNerney (Amherst, Va./Amherst County) finished the game off in the seventh inning and notched the game one victory for the Lemon and Black at 7-0.
By The Numbers
- Lanyon ended the game a triple away from the cycle in a 3-for-3 effort. The junior had a home run, a double and three RBIs.
- Talley, Herndon and Martin all totalled an RBI in the first game.
- Owens ended the game with a hit and scored twice for Randolph-Macon
- Ellis was the winning pitcher in the circle for the Yellow Jackets in six complete innings. The junior is now 12-0 on the season and in game one she notched another shutout on two hits and fanned nine batters.
- McNerney finished the game in the circle in the seventh inning. The freshman struck out one batter and faced four overall.
How It Happened:
Game 2
- In game two neither team would find their footing in the first two innings. Both teams only combined for three hits in the first two frames and neither team got a runner to cross home going into the third inning. Baughan limited the hard contact from the Panthers to keep the Yellow Jackets in the game early.
- Randolph-Macon started to make some noise on the base paths in the bottom half of the third inning. Jordan Brown (Yorktown, Va./Tabb) singled into left field to begin the inning and Lanyon drew a walk in the at-bat right after. Sadler did her part by moving both runners up a base with a sacrifice bunt and Baughan drew a walk to load up the bases with only one out. Kayla Davis (Powhatan, Va./Powhatan) broke the Yellow Jacket offense open with a single into left field to score Brown and give Randolph-Macon a 1-0 lead. Owens followed the lead of Davis with a single up the middle to bring home Lanyon and Baughan to triple the advantage for the Lemon and Black. Martin would cap off the five run inning with a two run double off the left field fence to plate Davis and Owens.
- The offensive output did not stop in the third inning for Randolph-Macon, as they put a nine spot in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a commanding 14-0 lead. The Yellow Jackets totalled eleven hits and saw fifteen different batters come to the plate to break the game wide open. Madison Drew Faries (Colonial Heights, Va./Colonial Heights) notched her first RBI of her career during the offensive onslaught, as she singled up the middle to score pinch runner Alyssa Meharg (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen). Sierra Livingston (Dagsboro, Del./Sussex Tech) knocked a double off the left field fence to bring home Owens. Kiley Lamberth (Mechanicsville, Va./Mechanicsville) also was a highlight in the inning with a single through the left side of the infield to score Livingston.
- Courtney Guthrie (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) was sent in to close out the game in the bottom of the fifth inning and sat down the Panthers in order to give Randolph-Macon a sweep on the day with a 14-0 win.
By The Numbers
- Davis and Owens both ended game two going 3-for-3 at the plate. Owens tallied three RBIs and Davis added in two of her own.
- Baughan and Martin ended the game with two RBIs each.
- Brown was 2-for-2 at the plate with an RBI and scored twice.
- Lamberth, Faries and Livingston all added in an RBI for the Yellow Jackets.
- Lanyon was 2-for-3 at the plate and she scored three different times in the leadoff spot for Randolph-Macon.
- Baughan allowed two hits in the circle for Randolph-Macon in four innings of work. The senior ended the game with four strikeouts and did not surrender a walk to Ferrum.
- Guthrie struck out one batter in the fifth inning, as she sat down the Panthers in order.
For the Record
- Baughan ended the day with 147 career RBIs to climb to the top of the career list in that statistical category. The senior passed Sharese Jarvis'15 for most RBIs in a career in program history.
Up Next
RMC will head on the road for the first time in three weeks as they take on Shenandoah University on Sunday, April 14 for a 1 p.m. ODAC doubleheader.
