Wednesday was a pitchers\u2019 duel to the fullest.\u00a0 But visiting Shenandoah made two mistakes and EMU took advantage for a 2-0 win.\u00a0 A line of thunderstorms rolled through Harrisonburg then, cancelling game two of the doubleheader.<\/p>\n
The Lady Royals got a single in the first and a pair in the second, but SU starter Brooke Over got out of the jam each time.\u00a0 Lisa Lee<\/strong> (Buckingham, VA\/Buckingham County), meanwhile, didn\u2019t allow a runner until a two-out walk in the third.<\/p>\n The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the fifth.\u00a0 Lee drew a two-out walk.\u00a0 Within a couple of pitches, the speedster took off for second.\u00a0 As Lee slid in with the steal, the throw from the Hornets\u2019 catcher sailed wide and into shallow center field.\u00a0 Lee took off for third and then took advantage of a lack of hustle in the outfield by turning the corner for home, sliding in headfirst and slapping home for the first run of the game.<\/p>\n Back in the circle in the top of the sixth, Lee continued her no-hitter with her third consecutive one-two-three inning.<\/p>\n In the bottom of the frame, Over had two outs but made a bad pitch to Sara Jenkins<\/strong> (Stanley, VA\/Page County).\u00a0 The first baseman ripped it over the left field fence for a 2-0 lead and her third homerun of the season.\u00a0 A couple of minutes later, lightning forced a lengthy delay to the game.<\/p>\n Lee tried to close out the no-no when play resumed, but gave up a one-out single in the seventh.\u00a0 She kept her composure, however, and coaxed out back-to-back fly balls to earn the shutout victory.<\/p>\n Another lightning bolt then put the start of game two in a delay, before finally postponing it altogether.\u00a0 As both teams have had a handful of games cancelled this spring, the two will try to schedule another doubleheader in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n Lee improved to 7-2 with the win, as she struck out two and allowed only two base runners via one hit and one walk.\u00a0 Over allowed five hits and walked two but also struck out 12 Lady Royals out of 18 outs.<\/p>\n