ALBERTVILLE, Ala. –  The University of Montevallo softball team earns a victory over Kentucky Wesleyan but loses to Lincoln Memorial in the night cap of day two of the UAH Charger Chillout.
 
GAME ONE
In Kentucky Wesleyan's first game of the season, they came out amped up and homered in the first inning to take the lead. In the bottom of the second, Bentlee Stiner tied the game up with one of her three singles in the game to drive home Lily Stone. A batter later, Molly Pendley would give the Falcons the lead with an RBI-ground out to the shortstop.
 
Tied 2-2, KWC would take the lead with their second home run of the game. The bottom of the fifth, Montevallo got hot at the plate as they scored three runs on three hits. Bentlee Stiner got the inning started with another single up the middle. After reaching second on a wild pitch, Stiner would advance to third off a sac-bunt from Molly Pendley. She would score off another bunt from Skylar Johnson.
 
Sydnee Reaves would triple into the right center gap and would score after Kendall Channell singled to center. Montevallo would tack on another in the sixth inning with an RBI-single from Bentlee Stiner.
 
Taylor Lloyd had a career day for the Falcons as she tossed a dominant outing. Lloyd fanned a career-high 10 batters as she went 6.2 innings. Taylor had a strike out in every inning today. In the first inning, she struck out three batters swinging. Lloyd would pick up three more strike outs in the third inning. Taylor would earn her first win of the season as she scattered seven hits while she walked none. Rachel Whiddon would earn her second save of the season as she recorded the last out of the game.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 6 | Kentucky Wesleyan 4
Records: Montevallo 2-5 (0-0 GSC) | Kentucky Wesleyan 0-1 (0-0 GMAC)
Location: Sand Mountain Park (Albertville, Ala.)
 
GAME NOTES

• Taylor Lloyd would record a career-high 10 strikeouts and her first win of the season in today's game.
• Bentlee Stiner went 3 for 3 with two RBI while she scored once. Her three hits in the game would be a career-high for hits in a single game.
• Molly Pendley, Skylar Johnson, Kendall Channell and Sydnee Reaves would all have base knocks with an RBI.
• Rachel Whiddon now leads the Gulf South Conference with two saves on the season.

GAME TWO
Molly Pendley would get the scoring started with a double to right center to score the scorching hot Bentlee Stiner. Pendley would score off LMU trying to throw out Ansley Hudson who stole second base. Lincoln Memorial would take one back with a two-out single.
 
The Falcons would double their lead in the third inning with a two-RBI single off the bat of Lily Stone. This is her second game this season with a hit that earned two RBI. The Railsplitters would take a run back in the bottom half with a double to center. Molly Pendley would pick up her second RBI of the game with a sacrifice fly to center field to score Kendall Channell.
 
Lincoln Memorial would load the bases up with no outs in the bottom half of the fifth with two singles and a walk. Falcon starter, Rachel Whiddon, would strike out the next two batters. After a single up the middle that scored two, the Falcon defense would make an error causing the runner from first to score to tie the game at 5-5. LMU would pick up the winning run of another Falcon miscue.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 5 | Lincoln Memorial 6
Records: Montevallo 2-6 (0-0 GSC) | Lincoln Memorial 2-5 (0-0 SAC)
Location: Sand Mountain Park (Albertville, Ala.)


GAME NOTES

• Lily Stone and Molly Pendley would pick up two base knocks and would drive in two RBI in the game.
• Rachel Whiddon had a great outing in the circle as she threw six innings and would record a season-high of five strike outs.
• Ansley Hudson and Bentlee Stiner would record two base hits against Lincoln Memorial.
   

 UP NEXT
The Falcons will next play on Friday, Feb. 16 as they play their first game of a three-game series against Spring Hill College.