Notables
-First meetings vs. both programs
-All nine runs CSS allowed on the day came with two outs
-All seven runs CSS scored vs. MSJ came with two outs
-Bremer extends hit streak to 10 games
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica softball team was on both ends of 7-2 games on Monday at the Rebel Spring Games.
Wooster 7, CSS 2
The Saints opened in the morning against The College of Wooster (Ohio) and allowed seven runs in the first three innings to fall 7-2.
The Fighting Scots (1-0) scored five runs in the first inning, all with two outs. Wooster added two-out RBIs in the second and third innings to extend the lead to 7-0.
Alexa Bremer (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) and
Toni Bishop (Roseville, Minn./Roseville HS) had RBI singles in the fifth to cut the margin to 7-2, but that was it for the Saints.
Maggie Schley (Mounds View, Minn./Irondale HS) picked up the loss in her first start of the season. Maddy Chase struck out eight for Wooster.
Bishop,
Hannah Borgeson (Woodville, Wis./Baldwin-Woodville HS) and
Cindi Rydlund (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) each had two hits for the Saints. Bridget Serrurier was 3-for-4 for the Scots.
CSS 7, Mount St. Joseph 2
The Saints followed the loss by using a seven-run third inning to rally past Mount St. Joseph University (Ohio) 7-2.
The Lions (5-3) took a 2-0 lead thanks to a pair of two-out RBIs in the second and third innings. In the bottom of the third the Saints used a little two-out magic themselves. With runners at the corners,
Marjaana Dailey (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) roped a bases-clearing double to tie the game at 2-2.
Chrisi Mizera (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East HS) followed with a RBI single to plate
Carley Moisio (Hoyt Lakes, Minn./Mesabi East HS) to give CSS a 3-2 lead. After a single and walk loaded the bases,
Olivia Bretting (Ashland, Wis. /Ashland HS ) brought home Mizera to make it 4-2. Still with two outs, Bremer hit a two-run single to bring in
Samantha Clark (Brule, Wis/Northwestern HS) and
Toni Bishop (Roseville, Minn./Roseville HS) to extend the lead to 6-2. It was another RBI single by Rydlund to conclude the scoring in the inning to put the Saints on top 7-2.
Mizera held the Lions in check the rest of the way as the Saints won 7-2. Mizera struck out four and allowed five hits to earn her first win of the season.
Dailey, Mizera and Rydlund each had two hits as eight different Saints recorded hits in the game.
Up Next
The Saints (2-6) are off on Tuesday and return to competition on Wednesday when they face Carroll University (Wis.) and Ramapo College (N.J.).
