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Sydney Orndorff vs McDaniel 2024
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East. Mennonite EAST. ME 11-20
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Winner Randolph RANDOLPH 9-23
East. Mennonite EAST. ME
11-20
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Final
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Randolph RANDOLPH
9-23
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
East. Mennonite EAST. ME 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
Randolph RANDOLPH 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 2

W: E. Morris (6-10) L: Cyzick, Makayla (8-14)

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East. Mennonite EAST. ME 11-21
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Winner Randolph RANDOLPH 10-23
East. Mennonite EAST. ME
11-21
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Final
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Randolph RANDOLPH
10-23
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
East. Mennonite EAST. ME 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
Randolph RANDOLPH 1 0 2 3 0 2 X 8 12 2

W: A. Moran (5-7) L: Graham, Natalye (3-7)

Game Recap: Softball |

Royals Swept in Season Finale

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The EMU softball team wrapped up their 2024 season on Saturday, taking on Randolph in an ODAC doubleheader.

Game one was a tight, as the Royals and WildCats were tied going into the final frame. But a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh gave Randolph a 3-2 walkoff win. Game two saw more offense from the WildCats as they were able to pick up an 8-1 win.

EMU vs Randoph – Game One

Records: EMU 11-21, 5-16 ODAC | Randolph 10-23, 6-13 ODAC

WP: E. Morris (6-10)
LP: Makayla Cyzick (8-14)

Highlights
  • The WildCats were able to pick up a single and a walk in the first, but Cyzick got a swinging strikeout to end the threat and keep the game scoreless. In the second, however, Randolph struck first with a sac fly and an RBI single, taking a 2-0 lead.
  • EMU cut into the WildCats lead in the third, as Emerson Adkins and Destiny Jones both walked, and Grace Fravel drove in a run with a double, but a flyout to left field ended the Royals inning, keeping the score at 2-1. EMU tied it up in the fourth after Braxten Jones led off with a walk and scored on Sydney Orndorff's RBI double. Orndorff reached third on Adkins' infield single, but a strikeout and a flyout kept the game tied at two.
  • Both teams had runners in the fifth and sixth, but neither could push anyone across to break the tie. EMU went down in order in the top of the seventh, setting up the walkoff sac fly in the bottom half of the inning.
  • With Cyzick's final strikeout of the game, she finished the season with 141 on the season, tying the single-season strikeout record, set by Natasha Viafora in 2007.  
Statistical Leaders
Orndorff: 2-3, 2B, RBI
Fravel: 1-4, 2B, RBI

EMU vs Randoph – Game Two

Records: EMU 11-22, 5-17 ODAC | Randolph 11-23, 7-13 ODAC

WP: A. Moran (5-7)
LP: Natalye Graham (3-7)

Highlights
  • D. Jones singled for EMU in the first, but wouldn't score, keeping EMU off the board. Randolph tacked on a run in their first inning, as an RBI double plated a run for a 1-0 lead. Both teams went down in order in the second, but the WildCats added to their lead with a pair of runs on four hits, taking a 3-0 lead.
  • In the fourth, Fravel and Orndorff singled, and B. Jones drove in Fravel with a basehit down the right field line. Unfortunately for EMU, Randolph added three more runs in the bottom of the fourth for a 6-1 lead. RC added two more runs in the sixth, and while EMU had a runner reach on an error in the seventh, they couldn't push her across as they dropped their season finale.
Statistical Leaders
B. Jones: 1-3, RBI
Fravel: 1-3, R

What's Next
This is the final game of the season for EMU softball. They'll lose some depth on offense and in the circle, but coach JD McCurdy has a strong group of returners and a solid recruiting class to look forward to in 2025.

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