LAKE WALES, Fla - The Royals host their season home opener against Reinhardt University tonight at Daly Field in non-conference matchup.

It beautiful day for softball as our Lady Royals hosted their season opener on Daly field facing Reinhardt University in a double header this afternoon. They pitched their pitcher to watch Madalyn Morton to start off the series. The first game started off very good defensively. The Royals defense held it together. In the 4th Inning we started making errors defensively allowing for runners to get on base and score four unearned runs. We answered back in the 7th with Tyler Mooring's shot to the left field cap allowing her teammate to score a run and earn Warner first run of the season. For our pitcher to watch this season held the team to four runs, zero earned runs, and seven strikeouts. They ended this game down 4-1. After a short break the sun was going down Allie Hughes took the mound. She could not find her groove tonight and with some errors on defense game two didn't go as planned. Raelyn Roland sparked some hope back to the Lady Royals as she was their first hit of the game in the 5th inning hitting a hard single to left field scoring Autumn Calcagno. Jordan Moore closed the gap some more and hit another single to right field, scoring Violet Irving for the second run of the night. The game ended 10-2. It was a slow and upsetting start for our Lady Royals but next week they will come out ready to compete against Thomas University.

Game 1 
INSIDE THE GAME: Warner University vs. Reinhardt University
FINAL: Warner  1, Reinhardt 4
RECORDS: Warner University (0-1), Reinhardt University(1-0)

Game 2 
INSIDE THE GAME:  Warner University vs. Reinhardt University
FINAL: Warner  2, Reinhardt 10
RECORDS: Warner University (0-2), Reinhardt University(2-0)

GAME HIGHLIGHT

• Madalyn Morton had 7 strikeouts tonight and allowed no earned runs for the Royals in the first game.
• In the first game Tyler Moorings earned the first RBI of the Royals this season, scoring Autumn Calcagno in the 7th.
• In the second game Raelyn Roland found the Royals first RBI in this game, singling to left field allowing Autumn Calcagno to score.
• Jordan Moore in the second game drove in a run, lining a ball into the right field gap which scored Violet Irving.

UP NEXT 
The Lady Royals after an upsetting home opener will host Thomas in a double header February 9th at 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM.