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Jordan Lane vs SVU - 2026
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East. Mennonite EAST. ME 0-0
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Winner Southern Virginia SOUTHERN 0-2
East. Mennonite EAST. ME
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Final
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Southern Virginia SOUTHERN
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
East. Mennonite EAST. ME 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Southern Virginia SOUTHERN 0 0 1 2 0 5 8 13 0

W: Emmaline DeGroot (1-1) L: Lane, Jordan (0-1) S: Marni Bianchi (1)

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East. Mennonite EAST. ME 0-1
12
Winner Southern Virginia SOUTHERN 1-2
East. Mennonite EAST. ME
0-1
2
Final
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Southern Virginia SOUTHERN
1-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
East. Mennonite EAST. ME 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 3
Southern Virginia SOUTHERN 3 0 5 4 X 12 11 1

W: Malia Stauffer (1-0) L: Dean, Meaghan (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Royals Fall Twice to Knights to Open 2026

BUENA VISTA, Va. – The Royals softball team finally found a break in the clouds long enough to kick off the 2026 season on Wednesday, as they traveled south to take on Southern Virginia.

In game one, the Knights used a big sixth inning, including a walk-off three-run home run, to pick up an 8-0 run-rule victory over EMU. In the second game, it was a pair of big innings, five in the third and fourth in the fourth, that propelled SVU to a 12-2 win, mercy-rule win. 

EMU at Southern Virginia – Game One

Records: EMU 0-1, 0-0 ODAC | SVU 1-2, 0-0 USA South

WP: Emmaline DeGroot (1-1)
LP: Jordan Lane (0-1)
Sv: Marni Bianchi (1)

Highlights

First Inning
  • Aliza Judd led off with a walk and moved to second on Maggie Mayhew's sac bunt. Meaghan Dean was hit by a pitch before Destiny Jones ground into a 5-3 double play to keep EMU off the board.
  • In the bottom of the first, Lane, who was making her collegiate debut, worked around a two-out single to hold SVU scoreless.
Third Inning
  • The Royals threatened once again in the top of the third, when Mayhew singled with two outs, Dean walked and D. Jones was hit by a pitch to load the bases. But Hannah Johnston popped up to second to end the EMU threat.
  • In the bottom of the third, after a fly out to left, SVU's Kyleigh Staton took Lane's 0-2 pitch and put it over the left field wall for a 1-0 lead. Lane settled down and got back-to-back Ks to get out of the inning.
Fourth and Fifth Innings
  • In the bottom of the fourth, the Knights struck again, this time using an RBI double and an RBI single, to take a 3-0 lead.
  • In the top of the fifth, Mayhew added her second single of the game, this time to right-center, but was stranded at first after a Dean ground out.
Sixth Inning
  • Johnston picked up her first collegiate base knock, with a one-out single in the sixth, but another 5-3 double play kept the Royals looking for their first runs of the season.  
  • The Knights broke the game open in their half of the sixth, using a double, a single, a sac fly, two more singles and then a three-run home run to right-center, with two outs, to wrap up the mercy-rule win.
Statistical Leaders
Mayhew: 2-2
Johnston: 1-2, BB
Lane: 5.2 IP, 13 H, 8 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO

EMU at Southern Virginia – Game Two

Records: EMU 0-2, 0-0 ODAC | SVU 2-2, 0-0 USA South

WP: Malia Stauffer (1-0)
LP: Dean (0-1)

Highlights

First Inning
  • The Royals went down in order in their half of the first. In the bottom of the first, SVU struck first once again. After a pair of singles put runners at first and third, Sophia Badell drove a ball over the center field fence for a home run and a 3-0 lead. Dean, who got the start in the circle for EMU, then issued a walk before picking up a strikeout and a pop out to end the frame.
Third and Fourth Innings
  • SVU added to their lead in the bottom of the third, picking up five runs on four hits and a pair of EMU errors, before Haley Lambert came in and got out of the jam with a ground out.
  • EMU was able to cut into the Knights' lead in the top of the fourth. Mayhew was hit by a pitch and D. Jones walked. After a fly out, Johnston singled to load the bases before back-to-back walks to Delaney Via and Braxten Jones drove in a pair of runs. Unfortunately for the Royals, a 1-2-3 double play ended the inning with EMU still trailing 8-2.
  • The Knights got those two runs back, and then some, in the bottom of the fourth, using four hits and an error to add a four spot and extend their lead to 12-2. 
Fifth Inning
  • Brooke Morris led off the top of the fifth with a single and moved to second on Judd's single to left. Mayhew fouled out to left, and Morris advanced to third, but was left there after a ground out and a strikeout ended the game for SVU.  
Statistical Leaders
Morris: 1-2
D. Jones: 0-2, RBI
Lambert: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3 BB

What's Next
EMU will head to North Carolina this weekend for the Triangle Softball Classic, hosted by William Peace. They'll start the Classic on Friday, taking on #25 Salisbury at 11:00 am before finishing with #6 Rowan at 1:30 pm. 

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