After losing the first game 5-0, Sara Bowen and the Rhodes Softball team bounced back in game two to defeat the Christian Brothers Lady Bucs 5-4 Tuesday night, in a game played at Collierville High School.  Bowen went the distance to earn the win in the circle, striking out 12 and giving up just 2 earned runs, and capped off the evening with a dramatic 3-run, walk off home run to give the Lynx the 5-4 win.

In game 1, the Lady Bucs picked up a run in the 1st inning off a sacrifice fly, then added 3 more in the 3rd as a result of 2 Lynx errors.  Another error in the 5th gave the Lady Bucs their final run, as they cruised to a 5-0 victory.   Lady Bucs pitchers Kaylea Brewer and Michelle McEachron kept the Lynx offense in check all night, combining for 11 strikeouts while giving up just 3 hits.  Chelsea Peters took the loss for the Lynx, despite striking out 8 and giving up just 2 earned runs.

Once again in game 2, it was CBU who scored first, taking advanatge of 2 Rhodes errors to take a 2-0 lead after 2 innings.  Rhodes cut the lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the 3rd when Kelli Zomer singled and later scored on an RBI single from Allison Conn.    CBU answered with a run in the 5th on an RBI double from Lauren Dorsett to extend the lead to 3-1, but Rhodes quickly answered with a run in the bottom half of the inning when Zomered tripled and then scored on a wild pitch to cut the lead to 3-2.  

CBU added a run in the 6th to take a 4-2 lead, and appeared to be on their way to their second victory of the night.  Brewer, who had come in relief of McEachron in the 3rd, retired the first two Lynx hitters of the 7th, bringing the Lady Bucs to within an out of victory.  But Conn reached on a CBU error, giving the Lynx life, and Rebekah Moore singled with a line drive to center to put Bowen at the plate representing the game winning run.

Bowen ripped the first pitch to left field, a low line drive that just inched over the fence, giving the Lynx a thrilling 5-4 win.  Bowen also earned her 9th win of the season in the circle, striking out 12 and giving up just 2 earned runs.  Zomer, Moore, and Bowen each had 2 hits for the Lynx to pace the offense.  For Rhodes, it was their first victory over CBU since the 2001 season.  

The Lynx are 20-12, and travel to Danville, KY this weekend for a crucial SCAC series with Centre College.  Game times are 1pm Saturday and 12pm Sunday.