South Central Reporter

Beavers Split Opening Games on Spring Break Trip

Blackburn Softball began their spring trip over the weekend with a loss followed by a win. The Beavers lost to DeSales 8-4, then won over Martin Luther by a final of 7-6.

 

A handful of walks led to DeSales taking an early 1-0 lead over Blackburn. Another string of hits led DeSales to a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning, but the Beavers cut the lead in half in the bottom half of the inning.

 

DeSales increased the lead to 4-1 in the top of the third. They extended the lead even further in the top of the fifth from a string of walks allowed by Blackburn. The Beavers made things interesting in the bottom of the fifth. A single by Breana Allen followed by a single from Chelsea Terranova led to three runs scored by Blackburn. At the end of the fifth, the score was 6-4.

 

DeSales put the finishing touches on the game in the top of the sixth and seventh innings. They plated a run in each frame, making their lead 8-4 going into the bottom of the seventh. Blackburn was unable to mount the comeback and lost the opening game of their spring break trip.

 

 

 

The Beavers bounced back against Martin Luther following their first loss. They won the game against Martin Luther by a final score of 7-6.

 

A single in the bottom of the first by Madi Fry tied the game at 1-1 after Martin Luther had taken a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Natalie Keith gave the Beavers a 3-1 lead later in the inning on another single.

 

Martin Luther plated another run in the top of the second, then scored in the top of the third on a single to tie the game. They regained the lead in the top of the fifth on a string of hits, and were leading 6-3 at the end of the half inning.

 

The Beavers were unable to score again until the bottom of the seventh inning, where they ended up winning the game. A single from Chelsea Ashlock made the score 6-4, then after a strikeout and follow up single, Madi Fry tied the game on a base hit to center. The Beavers won the game as Miley Kwiatkowski scored the game-winning run with two outs in the seventh.

 

The Beavers will continue their spring trip with another pair of games today, followed by a game tomorrow and Wednesday.

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