Alma Softball Moves to 4-2 After Tuesday Split
The Alma College softball team improved to 4-2 by splitting a pair of
games on Tuesday, in the Gene Cusic Classic Tournament in Fort Myers,
Fla., beating Concordia-St. Paul 6-2 and dropping the nightcap 9-1 to
Mercyhurst University.
Against Concordia sophomore Brittany
Fales (Midland/Dow) earned her first collegiate win as she went the distance giving
up five hits while striking out two. The Scots scored a pair of runs in
the second inning to knot the score at two apiece. With two outs Kasey
Miller (Grand Ledge) stole second after getting on board by a fielders choice and Amy
Gaudard (Mt. Pleasant) knocked her in with a single up the middle. Emily Blahnik
(Corunna) followed with her own single plating pinch runner Kelsey Rightenburg (Lexington/Croswell-Lexington).
Alma
scored two more runs in the bottom of the third on a walk to Katie
Seagraves (Lapeer/East), an RBI double by Liana Easterby (Troy) and a single by Miller. The
Scots added two insurance runs in their half of the sixth inning with
one out singles by Miller, and Gaudard. Blahnik and Sarah Johnson (Portland) laced
two consecutive singles scoring Miller and Gaudard to finish the
scoring. Gaudard and Blahnik finished the game with three hits and
Missy Morcom (Chelsea) and Milller were two for three.
In the second game sophomore Jamie Christian (Armada) took the loss in her first outing of the
season going five innings before being relieved by Katie Koechling (Wheaton, Ill./North).
Mercyhurst’s pitcher threw a four-hitter against the Scots. Alma had
scoring opportunities in the fourth and sixth innings but double plays
closed the door. The Scots scored their only run in the bottom of the
seventh on walks to Fales and Erica Guitar (Croswell/Croswell-Lexington). Catilyn Ross (Merill) pinch ran
for Fales and both moved up a base on a double steal. Ross then scored
on a wild pitch.
Alma will have Wednesday off before continuing action on Thursday with Capital University and Augustana College.
Posted: Wed, February 28th, 2007 at 10:50AM
