MOUNT BERRY, Ga. (April 23, 2022) - The 2022 Rhodes softball season has come to an end following a pair of losses at the hands of the #4 seed Hendrix Warriors on Friday and Saturday in the SAA Tournament. The Lynx finish the season 13-21.

Game One
Friday, April 22
Hendrix 3
Rhodes 0

A pitcher's duel started the 2022 SAA tournament as Skyler Teague and Beth Fleming battled it out in the circle. Each pitcher escaped a jam in the first, stranding a runner in scoring position. Both teams then put a runner on second in the second with two outs, but again the pitchers were able to stymie the threat. The next nine hitters went down in order before the Warriors broke through in the bottom of the fourth. A single, sac bunt, and another single brought in the first run of the game for Hendrix. In the fifth, the Warriors went single, double, double to plate two more runs and make the final score of 3-0. Rhodes went down in order in both the sixth and seventh innings to end the game.

Fleming took the loss, scattering six hits across 4.1 innings. She walked one and struck out one. Madison Keller was solid in relief, striking out four of the five batters she faced. Teague allowed just three hits in the complete game shutout win.

Game Two
Saturday, April 23
Hendrix 8
Rhodes 1

Hendrix fell to host Berry in the second game of Friday's slate, matching them up with the Lynx once more on Saturday. Rhodes, playing as the home team, was the first on the board. Cam Ferguson led off the inning with a single, and moved to second on a knock from Hannah Schweiger. After tagging up on a flyout, Ferguson was able to score on a KT Siekerka single to the left side to make it 1-0 Lynx. Keller started the game in the circle for Rhodes, and was perfect through three innings. However, in the fourth she allowed back-to-back singles and then a three-run home run that gave Hendrix a 3-1 lead. The Warriors would then add five more runs in the fifth inning on five hits, putting the game out of reach at 8-1. 

Ferguson was great at the top of the lineup, going 3-4 with a run scored. Siekerka also added two hits for the Lynx. Keller added four strikeouts to her seaosn total while tossing 4.1 innings in the loss.