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Natalye Graham vs Messiah - 2025
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Southern Virginia SOUTHERN 3-4
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Winner East. Mennonite EAST. ME 3-1-1
Southern Virginia SOUTHERN
3-4
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Final
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East. Mennonite EAST. ME
3-1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Southern Virginia SOUTHERN 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 10 16 0
East. Mennonite EAST. ME 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 1 2 11 16 1

W: Graham, Natalye (2-1) L: A. Prymak (0-2)

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Winner Southern Virginia SOUTHERN 4-4
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East. Mennonite EAST. ME 3-2-1
Winner
Southern Virginia SOUTHERN
4-4
16
Final
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East. Mennonite EAST. ME
3-2-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Southern Virginia SOUTHERN 1 2 7 2 4 16 18 0
East. Mennonite EAST. ME 0 0 3 0 1 4 7 2

W: A. Prymak (1-2) L: Arbaugh, Madee (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits with SVU in Tuesday Doubleheader

HARRISONBURG, Va. - Both games had excitement...it just depended on which team you were rooting for. 

In the opener, it took 10 innings to decide a winner, as the Royals plated two in the bottom of the 10th, including a walk off suicide squeeze single from Maggie Mayhew, to pick up an 11-10 win. In the second game, SVU scored runs in all five innings en route to a 16-4 run-rule shortened game. 

EMU vs SVU - Game One

Records: EMU 3-1-1, 0-0 ODAC | Southern Virginia 3-4, 0-0 USA South

WP: Natalye Graham (1-1)
LP: Arianna Prymack (0-2)

Highlights

First Inning
  • The Knights got to EMU starter, Haley Lambert, for a pair of runs in the first after a walk, a single, a sac bunt and a two RBI base hit. Meaghan Dean doubled for EMU in the bottom of the first, but was thrown out stealing third after a walk to Destiny Jones. 
Third Inning
  • Neither team scored in the second, but in the third, SVU was able to add to their lead with three straight doubles leading to two runs, putting the Knights ahead 4-0. Mayhew led off the third with a double, but was doubled up after a line out, to end the Royals threat in the third. 
Fourth Inning
  • Back-to-back singles, followed by a double, gave SVU a 6-0 lead and chased Lambert, as Graham came in to pitch with one out in the fourth. An RBI bunt gave SVU a 7-0 lead, but a 4-6-3 double play got Graham out of the inning, bringing the EMU bats to the plate. 
  • EMU cut into the Knights lead, with Allana Overby leading off with a single, moving to second on a wild pitch, followed by a Dean Walk. D. Jones came up with two on and cranked a pitch over the left field wall for her first home run of the season and three RBI. 
Sixth Inning
  • Graham kept the Knights scoreless in the fifth and sixth, keeping EMU in the game trailing by four. Dean led off the sixth with a solo home run, followed by a D. Jones Walk. Sydney Orndorff drove in D. Jones, cutting SVU's lead to 7-5 with nobody out. 
  • Madee Arbaugh followed up Orndorff's double with a double of her own, scoring Orndorff and bringing EMU within a run, 7-6. Two ground outs got SVU on the brink of getting out of the jam, but a single from Brooke Morris, and a wild pitch, plated Arbaugh and tied things at seven. 
Seventh Inning
  • SVU led off the seventh with a double and scored the go-ahead run after a single and fielder's choice. A sac bunt put runners on second and third, but Graham got a big strikeout and a ground out to end the threat. 
  • Overby singled through the right side to lead off the seventh and moved to second when Dean was hit by a pitch. Orndorff's base hit through the right side scored Overby, but Dean was thrown out trying to score the winning run, before a pop out sent the game to extra innings. 
Ninth Inning
  • Neither team scored in eighth, but Southern Virginia added a run in the ninth, after the runner placed on second scored on an RBI double, meaning EMU had to score at least once to continue the game. 
  • Morris started the ninth on second, moved to third on Fravel's fly out and came in to score on Dean's RBI single, tying the game at nine. 
Tenth Inning
  • A sac bunt and a single plated the 10th run for Southern Virginia, once again putting EMU on the brink of defeat. 
  • D. Jones started the 10th on second, and Orndorff singled to lead off the frame. D. Jones scored on Arbaugh's base hit with D. Jones moving to second. Both advanced on a wild pitch and then Orndorff scored the winning run on the Mayhew suicide squeeze, when the throw home was late, giving EMU the walkoff win. 
Statistical Leaders
Orndorff: 4-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R
Dean: 3-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, R
Graham: 6.2 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 5 K
D. Jones: 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R

EMU vs SVU - Game Two

Records: EMU 3-2-1, 0-0 ODAC | Southern Virginia 4-4, 0-0 USA South

WP: Arianna Prymack (1-2)
LP: Arbaugh (0-1)

Highlights

Innings 1-2
  • SVU was able to take a 3-0 lead after the first two innings, with EMU's offense only able to pick up a pair of singles in the first inning. 
Third Inning
  • Five singles, a stolen base and a home run led to seven runs for SVU in the third, as Arbaugh exited with two outs in the frame and Lambert finished the third. 
  • EMU got on the board in their half of the third, as Morris led off with a base hit, Dean singled with two outs and D. Jones drove a ball over left field once again, plating three and cutting the Royals deficit to 10-3. 
Innings 4-5
  • SVU rounded out their scoring with two runs in the fourth and four in the fifth off new EMU pitcher, Shidai Gough. 
  • EMU picked up a run in the fifth when Aspen Jones singled, got to third on two wild pitches and came in to score on Gracie Conner's RBI ground out. A pop out to second ended the game as SVU picked up the shortened win. 
Statistical Leaders
D. Jones: 1-2, HR, 3 RBI, R

What's Next
EMU will head to North Carolina for a spring break tournament this weekend, as they'll be at the Grand Slam Triangle Classic. They'll kick off the weekend on Friday, as they take on Meredith at 1 pm before finishing the day against Elmira at 3:30.

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