CLERMONT, Fla. – The Edgewood College softball team faced Hamline University and Buffalo State in their final gameday at THE Spring Games. Hamline University took game one 13-8. Buffalo State took home the non-conference win over Edgewood College 7-6. On the Eagles final day of non-conference play, the Eagles recorded 21 hits and scored 15 runs.
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY 13, EDGEWOOD COLLEGE 9
- Hamline University (7-4) and Edgewood College (5-11) combined for 22 runs on Thursday morning. The slugfest saw a total of 25 hits, 13 of which came from the Eagles bats.
- The Pipers opened the morning with a four-run first inning, before the Eagles responded with three runs of their own. A Grace Ott single plated Olivia Hebert for the first Eagle run of the contest. Grace Ott and Gracie Halfman both came across to score for the Eagles, as they trailed 4-3 after the first frame.
- Both teams made quick work of the second and third frames before a nine run fourth inning. Hamline tacked on five runs to take a 9-3 lead in the top of the frame. Edgewood College again responded, with doubles off the bats of Allie Draper and Hebert scoring runs for the Eagles. An RBI single from Ott put the Eagles within two runs (9-7) of the Pipers.
- Hamline would score four more runs before the bottom of the seventh inning. The Eagles came to the plate, scoring twice but not enough to take home the victory.
- Draper, Ott, Halfman Lily Mabs and Chloe McLaughlin each recorded two hits against the Pipers. Draper and Hebert recorded doubles.
- Lauren Prigge earned the start for the Eagles on Thursday morning, pitching three innings and striking out a batter. Tatum Duff and Kaitlin Pratt each recorded two innings of relief.
BUFFALO STATE 7, EDGEWOOD COLLEGE 6
- Edgewood College battled back-and-forth with the Buffalo State Bengals (2-6) in their final non-conference contest of the season. Buffalo State scored first, plating three runs in the bottom of the first inning.
- Hebert added her second double of the day, plating Natalie Fields in the third frame.
- The Eagles entered the fifth frame with a three-run deficit. With runners on second and third Hebert executed the sacrifice squeeze to score Natalie Fields for the Eagles second run of the game. Halfman put the Eagles back in contention with a two-run home run to tie the game four runs apiece.
- Two strikeouts from Grace Baugnet in the bottom of the fifth frame helped the Eagles defense make quick work of the Bengals attack. The Eagles continued to ride their momentum into the sixth inning, where an RBI single from McLaughlin gave the Eagles a 5-4 advantage. McLaughlin would come around to score via a wild pitch later in the inning to give the Eagles a 6-4 advantage.
- The Bengals scored three runs in the bottom of the frame to re-gain a 7-6 lead.
- Fields, Hebert, and Camden Shepherd each recorded doubles against the Bengals.
- Baugnet went the distance in the circle, striking out two batters.
UP NEXT
- Edgewood College will open conference play on Monday, March 24 against Alverno. Doubleheader action is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. from Ceniti Park.
