Notables-CSS beat both teams on Sunday-Micah McGuiness (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS)' hit streak ends at nine games-Alexa Bremer (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) is on a seven-game hit streak
CLERMONT, Fla. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica softball team played both Eastern Connecticut State and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for a second time on this spring trip on Wednesday, but did not find success this go-round, falling in both contests.
ECSU 2, CSS 1The Warriors scored two runs in the first two innings and the Saints stranded the tying run at third in the top of the seventh in a 2-1 loss.
Eastern Connecticut State recorded a pair of RBI singles in the first two innings to take a 2-0 lead.
St. Scholastica had a runner thrown out at the plate in the top of fifth, but were able to get out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom frame.
The Saints made things interesting in the seventh. After two quick outs, the Saints got a single from
Maggie Schley (Mounds View, Minn./Irondale HS) followed by a double by
Kara Warren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) to put runners at second and third.
Rendi Johnson (Bonney Lake, Wash./Bonney Lake HS) followed with a single to bring in Schley and cut the lead to 2-1. However, the rally ended there as the Saints flied out to end the game.
Warren was 2-for-2 at the plate. The Saints managed six hits to the Warriors' 10 hits
UWW 4, CSS 1The Warhawks scored four straight runs in the final three innings to rally past the Saints and win 4-1.
Warren had a one-out triple in the fourth inning. She came in to score when Schley hit a sacrifice fly to center to give CSS a 1-0 lead.
A one-out RBI triple, followed by a RBI single in the top of the fifth gave Whitewater a 2-1 lead. The Warhawks added a pair of run-scoring singles in the top of the seventh to make the final 4-1.
Warren and
Hannah Borgeson (Woodville, Wis./Baldwin-Woodville HS) both went 2-for-3 in the loss. Amy Ricci was 4-for-4 for Whitewater.
Up NextThe Saints (7-8) conclude spring break play tomorrow when it faces Hope College (Mich.) at 3 p.m. (ET).