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SB
9
Delta St. DELTA ST 15-29
10
Winner Montevallo MONTEVAL 15-20
Delta St. DELTA ST
15-29
9
Final
10
Montevallo MONTEVAL
15-20
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta St. DELTA ST 0 5 1 2 0 0 1 9 11 1
Montevallo MONTEVAL 0 1 6 1 0 2 X 10 13 2

W: Pinder, Ariana (4-6) L: L. Coats (9-11)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Takes Series With Delta State After 10-9 Win

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Montevallo softball team closed out a series win over Delta State with a 10-9 win on Sunday headlined by a 4-for-4 batting performance from Alisha Lanyon.
 
The Falcons fell into an early 5-0 hole after the Lady Statesmen plated five runs on three hits in the second. Freshman centerfielder Sydnee Reaves responded with a homer that flew the scoreboard in the lead-off at-bat to put Montevallo on the board, 5-1. 
 
DSU's lead-off home run in the third extended the lead to 6-1 before UM took the lead with a six run at-bat in the bottom of the inning. With Taylor Robinson advancing Shelby Sloan with a single up the middle, Alisha Lanyon sent one over dead center for a three-run shot that pulled Montevallo back within two. Lauren Higginbotham continued the hitting streak with a single before Reaves hit an RBI triple to cut the lead down to 6-5. In the next at-bat, Lily Stone scored the runner to knot the score at six all. A Georgia Hughes single and a Maddie Taylor walk loaded the bases for an RBI single from Sloan to give Montevallo its first lead of the game, 7-6. 
 
Delta State regained control with a two-run top of the fourth. In the bottom half, Lanyon turned a stand up double into an inside-the-park home run with an incredible effort, aided by DSU miscues, to tie the game at eight apiece. 
 
The scored stayed knotted at 8-8 through the fifth before Montevallo broke the tie with a two-run sixth. Lanyon continued her strong performance with a single before a Delta State error scored Bentlee Stiner to give Montevallo a one-run advantage. Another RBI from Reaves lifted Montevallo to a 10-8 lead with just three outs left for DSU. 
 
Ariana Pinder closed out the game with just one run scored in the seventh to move to 4-6 on the year and give Montevallo a 10-9 victory. 
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 10 | Delta State 9
Records: Montevallo 15-20 (9-12 GSC) | Delta State 15-29 (9-15 GSC)
Location: Softball Stadium at Orr Park | Montevallo, Ala. 
 
GAME NOTES
  • Montevallo's offense would not be stopped in game three with ten runs on 13 hits with nine RBI, two doubles, a triple, and two home runs. 
  • The Falcons were led by a perfect 4-for-4 from the plate from Alisha Lanyon who tallied three RBI, two doubles, one of which turned into an inside-the-park home run, a three-run home run, and two runs scored. 
  • Freshman Sydnee Reaves put together a nice appearance at the plate with a 3-for-4 mark with three RBI, a triple, and a home run. 
  • The Falcons' pitching staff gave up just five earned runs on 11 hits with six strikeouts. 
 
UP NEXT: Montevallo is set to host Mississippi College on April 22-23 for the final home series of the 2023 campaign. 
 
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