FRANKFORT, Ky. — Behind a complete-game effort from
Marissa Kemp in the circle and a walk-off finish from
LillieAnn Hollom,
Kentucky State softball split the SIAC doubleheader with
LeMoyne-Owen, winning a marathon 11-inning thriller 6-5 before falling 6-4 in the nightcap.
In the opening game,
Makayla Coffey went 3-for-6 with a double and an RBI.
Jorden Bowman reached base four times and finished with a .750 slugging percentage.
Aaliyah Long added two RBIs on two hits, including a double.
Freshman
Marissa Kemp secured her first collegiate win, pitching a complete 11-inning game that included 10 strikeouts.
Long continued to lead the charge at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.
Tiahna Bowman finished 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored.
Catalina Mendoza took the loss, holding the Magicians scoreless through five innings while striking out six.
GAME 1: KENTUCKY STATE 6, LEMOYNE-OWEN 5
Kentucky State outlasted LeMoyne-Owen in a marathon 11-inning battle, ending with a walk-off single from
LillieAnn Hollom.
LeMoyne-Owen took a brief 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Kentucky State erased the deficit in the bottom of the second with a two-RBI single from
Aaliyah Long and an RBI single from
Makayla Coffey.
An RBI single from
Laila Troxler, followed by a hit from
Tess Pelland, put the Thorobreds ahead 5-1 heading into the fifth inning.
The Magicians used a sacrifice fly and a two-run home run to come within one run of Kentucky State's 5-4 lead through five innings.
In the top of the seventh inning, LeMoyne-Owen tied the game with a single. An unanswered bottom half sent the game into extra innings.
Both teams remained deadlocked through the 10th inning as
Marissa Kemp commanded the circle, sending the Magicians back to the dugout with the bases loaded.
After Kemp retired the Magicians in the top of the 11th,
Andralyn Brown singled and stole second to set the stage for the Thorobreds. With two outs, Hollom singled into center field to secure a 6-5 win for Kentucky State.
GAME 2: LEMOYNE-OWEN 6, KENTUCKY STATE 4
Although the Thorobreds led for the majority of the second game, Kentucky State allowed six runs over the final two innings in a 6-4 loss to the Magicians.
Catalina Mendoza was dominant early, keeping LeMoyne-Owen hitless through three innings.
In the fourth inning, Long cleared the bases with a two-run double into left field for a 2-0 lead. The Thorobreds extended their lead to 3-0 on a sacrifice bunt from Coffey, sending Troxler home in the bottom of the sixth.
Although the Thorobreds scored one run in the fifth inning, six Magicians runs in the sixth and seventh innings led to the 6-4 victory.
UP NEXT
The series with LeMoyne-Owen ends tomorrow, March 1, at 1 p.m. at State Stadium.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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