NEWS RELEASE - 04/05/04

Lynx Defeat Millikin JV

Lincoln College banged out 20 hits in defeating Millikin JV in a pair of softball wins at Lincoln Monday afternoon.    The Lynx won the opener, 11-10, and took the nightcap, 6-3.   The Lynx now stand at 11-13 for the season.

The Lynx won the opening game by scoring three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, after Millikin had taken the lead with a pair of runs in the top half of the inning.  Jennifer Clemings had the game winning hit for the Lynx, following a double by Beth Smith and a triple off the bat of Ashley Shaw.

" We battled back after getting down early in the game and then again in the eighth inning," said Coach John Andrews.  "That's what I like about this team, we don't give up."

Smith and Nicole Dearing each had three hits in the opener while Shaw, Clemings and Christie Frasco had two hits each.  Shaw had three RBI in the contest.  Amanda Chrisos (6-6) was the winning pitcher for the Lady Lynx.

Millikin outhit the Lynx in the second game but winning pitcher Kelly Nader was able to get out of several jams and picked up her fifth victory of the season to go with six losses.   "Our defense got us out of several jams in the second game," said Andrews.    Dearing and Shaw led the offense with a pair of hits each.

First Game  
Millikin JV 050 100 22 - 10 - 12 - 2
Lincoln College 110 051 03 - 11 - 14 - 4
Second Game  
Millikin JV 102 000 0 - 3 - 15 - 0
Lincoln College 200 121 x - 6 -   6 - 2

 

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Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 16:1 and the average class size is 16 students.