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Lincoln traveled to Mount Zion on Saturday to
take on the Braves on the softball field and after dropping the
first game 11-1, the Lady Railers bounced back to win game two
9-1.
Game One
The Lady Railers scored in the top of the first inning on an RBI
single by Mya Kirgan that brought Abbie Glenn home to score a
run. That ended the scoring for game one for Lincoln.
The Braves plated four runs in the bottom of the first inning to
take a 4-1 lead. They padded their lead in the fifth inning with
three more runs. And in the bottom of the sixth inning the
Braves tallied four runs and put the 11-1 win away in six
innings.
The Lady Railers offense managed five hits in the game. Cara
Farnam, Mya Kirgan, Malena Kirgan, Emily Paulus and Abbie Glenn
had hits for Lincoln.
Cara Farnam took the loss for Lincoln. She tossed five innings
and allowed 12 hits and 11 runs. Eight of the runs were earned.
Farnam struck out three batters and walked two.
Dakota Harrison earned the win for Mount Zion. She allowed one
run on five hits over six innings. She struck out nine Lady
Railers and walked one.
Game Two
The Lady Railers snapped a seven-game losing streak by defeating
Mount Zion 9-1 in game two.
Emily Paulus started the game with a leadoff walk. Abbie Glenn
doubled to advance Paulus to third base. A fielder’s choice by
Cara Farnam scored the Lady Railers first run. A fielder’s
choice by Ryen Stoltzenburg scored Glenn and the Lady Railers
were up 2-0 early.
In the top of the second inning, Abbie Glenn and Farnam
contributed RBI singles to extend the lead to 4-0 over the
Braves.
Moving quickly to the fourth inning, the Lady Railers scored a
run on an RBI single by Paulus. Ryen Stoltzenburg added a
two-run single in the inning to set the score at 7-0.
In the top of the sixth inning, the Lady Railers struck again,
plating two more runs. Glenn started the inning with a single.
Farnam doubled to left field to advance Glenn to third. Glenn
scored on a groundout by Stoltzenburg. Mya Kirgan then reached
on an error by the third baseman and Farnam came scrambling home
with the Lady Railers ninth run of the game.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Braves avoided the
shutout when a run scored on an RBI single.
Glenn retired the Braves fairly easy in the seventh inning to
earn the 9-1 win for Lincoln.
Glenn tossed the complete seven inning game, allowing just one
run on three hits. She struck out five batters and allowed five
walks.
The Lady Railers had eight hits as a team. Abbie Glenn led the
offense with a 3-for-5 performance at the plate. Glenn scored
three runs and had one RBI. Cara Farnam was 2-for-4 with two
RBIs and a run scored. Emily Paulus was 1-for-3 with two runs
scored and an RBI. Ryen Stoltzenburg was 1-for-4 with four RBIs.
Riley Tungate was 1-for-2 with two runs scored.
Kayla Schnippel took the loss for the Braves. She threw seven
innings, allowing the nine runs on eight hits and striking out
six batters.
Lincoln improved to 5-8 on the season.
Teena Lowery 
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