Lady Railers defeat Cardinals 8-5

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[May 27, 2021]    With Cara Farnam in the circle Monday afternoon against Warrensburg-Latham, the Lady Railers secured an 8-5 win over the Cardinals. Farnam tossed the complete seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits. She struck out seven batters and allowed one walk.

Alyvia Gannon, Emily Paulus and Mya Kirgan. Photo courtesy Lynn Paulus.

Lincoln scored first in the bottom of the second inning when Riley Tungate hit an RBI single to left field. Cassie Bridge scored on Tungate’s hit and Lincoln was up 1-0.

The seniors with the Lady Railers coaching staff. L to R Mya Kirgan, Darrin Worth, Alyvia  Gannon, Mackenzie Worth, Emily Paulus and Rod Laubenstein. Photo courtesy Lynn Paulus.


Farnam started the bottom of the third inning with a triple for Lincoln. Mya Kirgan singled to left to drive home Farnam. The Lady Railers then loaded the bases as Malena Kirgan reached base on a hit by pitch, Bridge reached on an error and Taryn Stoltzenburg reached base on a fielder’s choice. Tungate stepped in the batter’s box and this at-bat she crushed the ball to right field. With her speed, it was not just an inside-the-park home run, but a grand slam, as the bases cleared. Lincoln was on top 6-0 as the third inning came to a close.

In the fourth inning, the Lady Railers added another run on an RBI double by Mya Kirgan.

"Seniors Alyvia  Gannon, Emily Paulus and Mya Kirgan were honored before the game for their dedication to the Lady Railers softball program."

The Cardinals finally scored a run in the top of the fifth inning.

Making the game interesting, the Cardinals scored two more runs in the top of the sixth inning and the Lincoln lead was cut to 7-3.

Abbie Glenn hit an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning, scoring Emily Paulus.

Lincoln held on to win 8-3 over the Cardinals.

The Lady Railers had 10 hits versus the Cardinals.

Riley Tungate was 2-for-2 with five RBIs and a run scored. Mya Kirgan was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Cassie Bridge was 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Cara Farnam was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Abbie Glenn was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

The Lady Railers improved to 9-12 on the season.

[Teena Lowery]

 

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