Lady Royals Sweep Union Commonwealth Behind Webber's No-Hitter
Game 1
Game 1
| BOT 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
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Union Commonwealth
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Johnson (TN)
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0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| TOP 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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Union Commonwealth
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
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Johnson (TN)
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 14 | 0 |
KNOXVILLE, TN– The Lady Royals responded in dominant fashion on Tuesday, sweeping Union Commonwealth in a conference doubleheader. Lindy Webber headlined the day with a no-hitter in Game 1, as the Lady Royals took the opener 8-0 before securing a 5-3 win in Game 2.
Head coach Dayna Carter praised her team's bounce-back effort. "It was a good way to bounce back after the Georgetown series just knowing what we were working with. Lindy did a great job, threw a no-hitter the first game. She's been throwing the ball really well, so I'm really happy about that. But the second game, we were able to get a lot of pitchers in, get some time, get a lot of reps. So, really pleased with what we did today."
Game 1 Recap: Johnson 8, Union Commonwealth 0
Lindy Webber was untouchable, throwing five no-hit innings while striking out seven and allowing just one walk.
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Megan Armstrong crushed a two-run home run to lead the offense.
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Madisyn Thacker-Wolfe and Sloane Baldridge each drove in runs.
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Reese Burns and Emerson Darnell added RBIs.
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The Lady Royals totaled 12 hits, including a double from Autumn Caywood.
Webber credited her defense and offense for making her performance possible. "I felt good going into today and was very happy to have such a solid defense behind me. Our offense backed me up in a big way, and that made it a lot of fun to pitch."
Game 2 Recap: Johnson 5, Union Commonwealth 3
Johnson carried their momentum into Game 2, jumping out to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning and never relinquishing control.
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Audrey Moorhouse, Autumn Caywood, Aly Dickerson, LeighAnn Sanders, and Aundrea Huddleston all drove in runs.
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Caywood added two doubles, and Reese Burns tripled to spark the offense.
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Alyssa Nicely earned the win, tossing four shutout innings with six strikeouts.
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Kylie Rader and LeighAnn Sanders closed the game, combining for three innings of relief.
Looking Ahead
With the sweep, the Lady Royals (now 4-0 in AAC play) continue building momentum as they move deeper into conference play.
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