LEESBURG, FLA. – The Edgewood College Eagles softball squad kicked off The Spring Games Friday down in Florida. They faced off with the Carthage Firebirds before battling with the Westminster (PA) Titans. The Eagles (4-4) had a good day, a strong pitching outing and solid hitting taking down the Firebirds (6-5) in 5-0 fashion, before they hit and stole bases in roughly equal measure in a 10-2 victory against the Titans (4-5).
GAME ONE: EDGEWOOD COLLEGE 5, CARTHAGE 0
- Both lineups were relatively quiet until the third inning. A bunt from
Natalie Fields on a successful squeeze play put the Eagles on the board in the third inning 1-0.
Gracie Halfman singled in one through the right side in the fourth for a 2-0 lead.
Carlie Odejewski continued the singles parade, one to left center in the fifth tallying another.
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Mackenzie Miller brought in a run in the sixth inning while being thrown out at first.
Jenna Sanchez wrapped up the day with an RBI single to first base for the final tally.
GAME TWO: EDGEWOOD COLLEGE 10, WESTMINSTER 2 (5 INNINGS)
- A double steal in the first inning set the tone for the day, with
Grace Ott swiping second while Hebert stole home.
Gracie Halfman singled up the middle to leave things 2-0 after one. The Titans would record a run while another baserunner was caught stealing in the top of the second inning.
- The Eagles poured it on in the bottom of the second.
Alyse Maurer singled in a run down the left field line with Hebert following it up with a single up the middle for two RBIs. Ott struck again, this time with a single through the left side. More singles would load the bases and Sanchez would clear them with a three-RBI double to left field. Sanchez put one more on the board for good measure with the last out of the inning, stealing home.
- Westminster would threaten to keep the game alive in the fifth, singles loading the bases and scoring one to cut the lead to 10-2 with no one out. The Edgewood College defense would impress, cutting down the Titans threat with no further runs and earning the victory in five innings.
- The Eagles totaled nine stolen bases in the high-action affair.
TOP PERFORMERS
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Tatum Duff and
Elizabeth Malarski each earned complete game victories against the Firebirds and Titans respectively.
- Hebert hit 4-for-5 on the day with four runs, two RBIs and four stolen bases in total.
- Sanchez had a 2-for-2 outing in game two, including three RBIs and two doubles.
- Maurer had a strong day on the whole, hitting 3-for-3 with two runs before grabbing a pair of stolen bases in the second outing.
- Odejewski stole two bases against Westminster and another against Carthage.
THE OPPOSITION
- Izzy Hernandez hit 2-for-3 for the Firebirds.
- Olivia Hristov threw two scoreless innings in relief in game one.
- Danielle Teasdale was 2-for-3 at the plate for the Titans.
- Emma Redinger tossed 2.1 innings in relief with one hit allowed for Westminster.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The nine stolen bases against the Titans tied for the second-most stolen bases in a single game in program history (Maranatha Baptist, 4/17/14).
- The outing against Carthage was the first since 2012 and game two was the first time the Titans and Eagles have met in softball.
- Hebert has recorded a hit in seven of eight games this season.
UP NEXT
The Spring Games continue tomorrow for Edgewood College. They will battle with the SUNY Geneseo Knights at 11:30 a.m. EST and the Rivier Raiders at 1:30 p.m. EST in Clermont, Fla. The Knights won the first meeting in 2022, while the Eagles took down the Raiders in their lone meeting in 2018.
