CLERMONT, Fla. – The Edgewood College Eagles softball squad continued their early 2023 slate with two more games in Florida Monday morning. They battled with the Macalester Scots before a late morning tilt with the Marywood Pacers. The Eagles (7-5) put together an impressive fifth inning to push past the Scots (5-4), before the Pacers (2-0) seized a commanding 13-1 victory in five frames.
GAME ONE: EDGEWOOD COLLEGE 10, MACALESTER 6
- Errors helped the Eagles to an early lead over the Scots. A
Kya Loffswold single to the shortstop opened the scoring, while a fielder's choice turned into two unearned runs thanks to throwing errors to make it 3-0 after one. An
Olivia Hebert rocket out of the park through center field left things at 5-0 after the top of the second.
- Macalester struck back in the bottom of the second. Twin doubles to left center brought in three runs, while a fielder's choice to third followed by a single to center tied things up at 5-5 after two.
- After quiet third and fourth innings featuring a total of 15 batters between both teams, Edgewood College broke the game wide open with a five-run fifth. After the first three batters all reached to load the bases, a
Haylee Kasuboski fielder's choice brought in the first run. Hebert tallied what turned out to be the game-winner with a sacrifice fly to right field. The small ball continued as Loffswold singled up the middle for another run, while
Alyse Maurer wrapped up the Eagles scoring with a two-RBI single to center field.
- The Scots stole home in the bottom of the fifth, but never got a runner past first in the last two innings as the Edgewood College defense shut them down.
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Gaby Slater tossed a complete game and earned the victory, fanning four Macalester batters.
- Hebert went 2-of-3 with a walk, a double, a home run and three RBIs. Loffswold was a perfect four-of-four with two RBIs, while Maurer swung two-of-three with a pair of RBIs and a walk.
GAME TWO: MARYWOOD 13, EDGEWOOD COLLEGE 1 (5 INNINGS)
- The Pacers started hot against the Eagles. Small ball started them off on strong footing, a two RBI single up the middle followed by a two RBI single to center field starting things off 3-0. A sacrifice grounder to second, then a single to left field left things 5-0 Marywood after one.
- The Pacers continued their momentum into the second with more power, an Ashdon Clark 2 RBI shot to left field leading off the continued scoring. A bases loaded walk followed by a double to left field lifted the Marywood advantage to double digits, while a grounder to the pitcher settled things at 11-0.
- A passed ball in the third finished the day offensively for Marywood.
Jenna Sanchez prevented the shutout with a single to left field in the fourth.
- Marissa Gregory threw a complete game gem in the victory, facing 17 batters in five innings with only three hits allowed and three Edgewood College batters struck out. She also walked no batters.
- Clark brought the offense, hitting two-of-two with four RBIs and a walk, including a home run. Three others from the Pacers recorded two RBIs, while four in total had a pair of hits.
- Sanchez, Hebert, and Loffswold were the Eagles to make it on base in the defeat.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The meeting against Macalester was the first time the two teams met in softball.
- The loss to Marywood snapped a four-game winning streak against the Pacers.
- Hebert leads all qualifying Edgewood College batters in batting average (.462) and home runs (three) after the pair of games today.
UP NEXT
The Eagles continue The Spring Games with two more matchups tomorrow. They play against the Chicago Maroons and the Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Hawks starting at 9:00 a.m. EDT. The Maroons are 5 -1 against the Eagles and the two last met in 2005, while this is the first time Edgewood College will meet the Scarlet Hawks in softball.
