CLERMONT, Fla. – The Edgewood College Softball team dropped a pair of games on its final day in Florida, falling against both the University of Southern Maine and New York University. The Eagles finished their spring trip with a 3-5 record after 10-1 (Southern Maine) and 11-3 (New York) setbacks on Friday.
SOUTHERN MAINE 10, EAGLES 1 (F/6)
- The day started against the Huskies (3-6) and Edgewood College (7-9) found itself in an early hole in that contest. Southern Maine struck for four runs in the first and added three more in the second, building an early 7-0 lead. Madison Day roped a two-RBI double in the first inning for the Huskies, while Hannah Shields drove in two with a double in the second.
- The Eagles lone run came in the bottom of the third courtesy of a solo home run off the bat
Olivia Hebert. It was the first career collegiate home run for the Eagles catcher.
- The top of the Huskies order proved to be a problem for the Eagles as the first four batters combined for six hits and scored nine of the 10 Southern Maine runs. Kaitlyn Nelson led the way with three hits, while scoring three times.
- In addition to Hebert's home run, the Eagles were paced by
Kya Loffswold. She tallied two hits.
- Belle Snyder got the win for the Huskies, throwing a complete game (six innings). She struck out three.
Lauren Ludvigsen took the loss for the Eagles after pitching the first inning.
Elizabeth Malarski tossed the final five frames.
NEW YORK 11, EAGLES 3 (F/5)
- While Southern Maine jumped on the Eagles early, New York used a big fourth-inning to pull away from Edgewood College in the nightcap. The Violets (4-7) held a 3-1 lead before scoring six times in the bottom of the fourth.
- The Eagles plated two runs in the top of the fifth to delay the eight-run rule, but New York pushed across two more for the 11-3 final.
- Kalena Paredes proved to be a tough out for the Eagles in game two as she went 4-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and three runs scored. Sophia Leon added three hits and scored twice from the top of the Violets order.
- The Eagles had seven players finish with one hit each.
Jenna Sanchez,
Alyse Maurer, and
Haylee Kasuboski all drove in runs, while Loffswold, Malarski, and
Mackenzie Doherty scored.
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Tatum Duff was the pitcher of record for the Eagles, working 3.1 innings. Both
Grace Pustina and Malarski recorded outs as well. Maggie Swan went the distance for the Violets, striking out six.
UP NEXT
- The Eagles will head back to Wisconsin as they will finish the season with 24-straight conference games. The first of those are set for next Saturday, March 26 with a league doubleheader at Lakeland. The home opener will be the following day against Alverno.
