Softball

Barker delivers in the seventh, softball earns split

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Alyssa Barker hadn't gotten a hit all day, but she was on the business end of a three-run seventh inning Sunday at Veterans Memorial Park that punctuated a 7-6 come-from-behind win and a two-game split with Reinhardt.



The Lady Tigers had just relinquished a three-spot to the Eagles after giving them two extra outs in the top of the sixth for a 6-4 Reinhardt lead.

Bailey Dillender, who had four hits on the day, opened the seventh with a single. With Nicole Bohanon running in her place, Jennifer England drew a walk. Kara Reece pinch ran for England and coach Shannon Wathan asked Natalie Duncan to sacrifice. The throw was wide of first and Bohanon scored and Reece and Duncan ended up on third and second.

After Jordan Cornett, who was moved up in the order after a two-hit first game, hit a sacrifice fly to right that scored the tying run, Barker, a freshman from Frankfort, Ky.,  delivered her game winner. She laid down a short bunt that scored Duncan before Reinhardt could make a play at first.

The split moves CU to 9-18, 1-3 on the season as they prepare for a road trip to West Virginia Tech on Tuesday.

Dillender had two RBI in the second game with two singles and a double. Alex Jane Clemmons had two singles and Kacie Vincent, Duncan and Cornett all hit safely.

Campbellsville scored one run in the first without getting a hit. In a two-run third, Clemmons and Vincent singled and both scored when Dillender hit into a two-base error. The Lady Tigers added a run in the fifth when Cornett's single plated Dillender, who had doubled.

Courtney Turpin picked up the win with seven innings of nine-hit pitching, stranding eight Reinhardt runners. Campbellsville left seven runners on base itself.

In game two, the Lady Tigers could not stand prosperity. After trailing 3-2 they were able to tie the game in the fifth with an RBI double by Duncan. But CU immediately relinquished the lead when Turpin got in trouble by allowing a leadoff double and hitting a batter.

Cornett hit a solo home run in the sixth to close the gap to 4-3, but the Lady Tigers could not capitalize on an England single with one out in the bottom of the seventh.

CU had nine hits and left eight runners on the base paths in the first game. Vincent, Dillender and Morgan Bullock all singled and Clemmons homered. Duncan had a double and Cornett added a single to go along with her home run.

Turpin relieved started Martina Riney in the fifth but took the loss with Reinhardt's two-run sixth. Riney allowed six hits in her four innings of work.

Campbellsville won't be at home again until April 2 when it hosts Shawnee State.
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Players Mentioned

Alyssa Barker

#6 Alyssa Barker

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Freshman
Nicole Bohanon

#12 Nicole Bohanon

OF
Junior
Morgan Bullock

#24 Morgan Bullock

C/IF
Senior
Alex Jane Clemmons

#11 Alex Jane Clemmons

OF
Senior
Jordan Cornett

#2 Jordan Cornett

IF/OF
Junior
Bailey Dillender

#4 Bailey Dillender

IF
Junior
Natalie Duncan

#15 Natalie Duncan

C/IF
Freshman
Jennifer England

#1 Jennifer England

OF
Junior
Kara Reece

#9 Kara Reece

OF
Freshman
Martina Riney

#7 Martina Riney

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Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alyssa Barker

#6 Alyssa Barker

Freshman
C
Nicole Bohanon

#12 Nicole Bohanon

Junior
OF
Morgan Bullock

#24 Morgan Bullock

Senior
C/IF
Alex Jane Clemmons

#11 Alex Jane Clemmons

Senior
OF
Jordan Cornett

#2 Jordan Cornett

Junior
IF/OF
Bailey Dillender

#4 Bailey Dillender

Junior
IF
Natalie Duncan

#15 Natalie Duncan

Freshman
C/IF
Jennifer England

#1 Jennifer England

Junior
OF
Kara Reece

#9 Kara Reece

Freshman
OF
Martina Riney

#7 Martina Riney

Freshman
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