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EMORY, Va. – Bluefield scored a pair of runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to earn a 4-2 win in game one, while the hosting Emory & Henry squad took the finale, 11-0 in five innings, in a non-conference softball matchup Tuesday afternoon.
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Ali Bartley went 3-for-4 in game one, tallying three of BC's four RBI.
Morgan Stephens also tallied a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 in the victory.
Aline Uehara provided an RBI, going 1-for-2 in game one, being walked twice and scoring two runs as well.
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Brienna Sparks secured the win in the circle, hurling all seven innings. The freshman allowed two runs on seven hits, striking out four.
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Game One
Emory & Henry tallied the first run of the game in the third inning, as a leadoff single was followed by a double for the 1-0 lead.
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Bluefield had just two hits through the first five innings, but began to find its offense in the sixth.
Kasey Holcomb began the sixth with a walk, and Uehara promptly followed with an RBI double to square the game at 1-1.
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A groundout advanced Uehara to third, and Bartley provided the go-ahead RBI with a single down the left field line. While BC looked to continue the rally, a strikeout and a fielder's choice at second stranded three runners for the Lady Rams.
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Emory & Henry threatened in the bottom half, but were held to just one run to tie the game, 2-2. A bases-loaded walk squared the game, but a strike out, force play at the plate and a pop out got Sparks out of the bases loaded jam and limited the damage.
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With one out, Uehara drew a walk, then advanced to third on a Stephens double. Bartley notched her final hit of the game, scoring both Uehara and Stephens on a single to center field.
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E&H notched a leadoff single, but Sparks' final strikeout, a ground out to second and a pop out in the infield sealed the 4-2 win for BC.
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Game Two
E&H jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead through the first two innings, forcing a Uehara to relieve starting pitcher
Anna Davis through 1-1/3 innings in the circle.
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The hosts only posted two runs the rest of the way, but BC struggled to find its offense and only tallied three hits through the five inning contest.
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Two runs in the fourth and another scoreless frame from BC in the fifth earned E&H the 11-0 win in five innings.
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Bluefield hits the road on Friday for a challenging weekend on the road. The squad will open at #9 Lindsey Wilson College (25-3, 11-1 MSC) before playing two games at Cumberland University (21-10-1, 9-7 MSC) on Saturday.