Lady Senators fall twice to Roane State
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
HARRIMAN, TN – Walters State dropped two contests to Roane State on Wednesday, losing 11-3 in six innings and 9-1 in five innings.
With the losses, the Lady Senators fell to 22-20 overall and 15-7 in TCCAA play.
GAME ONE: Roane State 11, Walters State 3 (6 Innings)
In game one, Lauren Ruehl homered in the defeat.
Along with Ruehl at the plate, Alayna Ross and Kacey Pillion each doubled. Ross and Addison Beech both had RBIs.
In the circle, Ruehl got the start and threw two innings. Ruehl gave up six runs, three earned, on five hits and struck out one. Summer Smith replaced Ruehl in the third and threw the next three innings, allowing two runs on six hits, and Allie Jones picked up an out in the sixth while allowing three runs on one hit.
Roane scored two in the first, two in the second, two in the third and one in the fourth to take a 7-0 lead, but Walters State got a run back in the fifth when Pillion doubled and Camryn Allen, Pillion's courtesy runner, scored on a Beech RBI single.
Roane State got the run back in the bottom of the fifth, but Ruehl led off the top of the sixth with a solo home run. Brianice Silguero followed with a single, and Faith Whited, Silguero's courtesy runner, scored on a Ross RBI double that made it 8-3.
However, Roane State got three runs in the bottom of the sixth and ended the game early.
GAME TWO: Roane State 9, Walters State 1 (5 Innings)
In game two, Ross had both of Walters State's hits in the loss.
Ross also got the start in the circle for the Lady Senators and threw 4.1 innings. She allowed eight runs on seven hits. Summer Smith replaced Ross and got one out in the fifth, while allowing one run on three hits.
Roane State used a four-run third inning to get in front early, but Walters State cut it to 4-1 in the top of the fifth when Ross smoked a solo home run. However, the Lady Raiders scored five in the bottom of the inning to end the game early.
Up Next:
Walters State is back in action on Saturday, traveling to Motlow State. The doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 1 pm ET.
