DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Lincoln Memorial University softball program (32-18, 15-9 SAC) concluded their 2022 regular season schedule Tuesday afternoon in the Peach State, falling in two tightly-contested games in the rematch of last season's regional championship versus North Georgia.
 
Ritchie Richardson's side racked up 32 victories throughout the 2022 regular season, impressively reaching the 30-win mark for the third time in five seasons in his rein of the program.
 
The Lady Railsplitters bolstered a home record of 21-5 on the campaign, a line that will lead the group with much confidence into this weekend's South Atlantic Conference Championship, hosted inside the friendly confines of Dorothy Neely Field.
 
Game 1 – Lincoln Memorial fall to No. 19 North Georgia 2-1.
 
Just three combined runs in the afternoon's opener reached home safely, thanks to a thrilling pitchers' duel that saw LMU ace Emma Frost and North Georgia's Delaney Heaberlin both going the distance in Dahlonega.
 
Right fielder Kelsey Hoskins evened the nail-biting contest in the top-half of the third, clobbering her third home run of the season to left field. The Lady Nighthawks ultimately pushed across the game-winning run in the fifth off an RBI single to right-center.
 
Junior Emma Frost saw action through all six innings in the circle, only allowing the two runs with zero walks issued. Frost moves to 18-8 on the campaign.
 
Game 2 – Lincoln Memorial fall to No. 19 North Georgia 3-1.
 
Game two saw LMU's Hayley Tamaro and UNG's Kristen Davis battle it out down the stretch in the circle, as the Nighthawks broke through in the game's third inning, with a fielder's choice that safely pushed across a run, putting North Georgia up yet again on the Lady Railsplitters.
 
The Lady Nighthawks again pushed across additional runs in the ensuing two innings of action before a Shelby Blake RBI single through the left side in the fifth pulled the Blue & Grey within two runs. Jordan Warzynski of UNG earned the save, keeping LMU at-bay through the contest's final three frames.
 
Senior Hayley Tamaro moved to 8-3 to close our the 2022 regular season campaign, striking out five through six innings in the circle.  
 
UP NEXT…
The Lady Railsplitters will compete for the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Championship inside the Dorothy Neely Softball Complex, taking on the Royals of Queens in a conference quarterfinal this Friday, April 29. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m. EST. 
 
Stay tuned to LMURailsplitters.com, as well as LMU's social media platforms —@LMURailsplitter on Twitter, @LMURailsplitters on Facebook and @lmurailsplitters on Instagram — for complete coverage of Lady Railsplitter softball through the 2022 season.