Third Split Keeps Softball at .500 in Florida

Clermont, Fla. – The Wentworth softball team improved to 3-3 after splitting its third day at The Spring Games in Clermont, Fla. The Leopards fell to Ursinus by a single run, 3-2, and bounced back in the nightcap with a 7-1 victory over Sage.

Ursinus 3, Wentworth 2

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – GAME ONE LEADERS

• Hits: Sabrina Haarstick (2-4), Kaitlin Pettenger (1-2 (triple)), Julia Bollentin (1-3), Brionna Myers (1-3)
• RBI: Julia Bollentin (1), Briana Beverly (1)
• Runs: Kaitlin Pettenger (2)

IN THE CIRCLE

• Erin Hancock (2-1) - 7.0 innings pitched – 1 strikeout, 9 hits, 2 earned runs
   

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ursinus piled all three runs into the top half of the first inning, as leadoff batter Mackenzie Brennan put the Bears in scoring position with a triple to right field. Morgan Comfort worked a walk, stole, second, and returned home along with Brennan after a two-RBI single down the right field line by Amanda Ladzinski. With two outs down, Delaney Baker drove in Heather Lazer, who reached first on an infield error, as Ursinus led 3-0 after one half inning.
• Brennan wasn't the only one to crack a leadoff triple in the first game of the morning, as freshman Kaitlin Pettenger (Flanders, N.J.) belted one to center field to start the Leopards off strong. Sophomore Briana Beverly (Pawcatuck, Conn.) plated Pettenger with a groundout to short, putting Wentworth on the board 3-1.
• Julia Bollentin (South Kingstown, R.I.) drove in the Leopards' second run of the game with a two-out single to right in the third, but Ursinus allowed just four Leopards to reach base throughout the contest, none of which were able to plate home.
  
   

THE SERIES

• This was the first meeting between the two schools.
  

Wentworth 7, Sage 1

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – GAME TWO LEADERS

• Hits: Briana Beverly (2-4), Sabrina Haarstick (2-4), Kaitlin Pettenger (1-3), Deanna DiPilato (1-2), Alyssa Lohr (1-3)
• RBI:  Sabrina Haarstick (3), Julia Bollentin (1)
• Runs: Kaitlin Pettenger (2), Briana Beverly (2)

IN THE CIRCLE

• Kayla DeMedeiros (1-2) – 7.0 innings pitched – 2 strikeouts, 4 hits, 0 earned runs
   

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Paced by seven hits overall, including two apiece from Beverly and Sabrina Haarstick (Milford, Mass.), the Leopards drew first blood following back-to-back singles from Pettenger and Beverly. Both plated home on a deep single from Haarstick, giving the Leopards a 2-0 lead after a half inning.
• Both teams experienced a handful of errors throughout the contest, as Sage scored their only run of the game in the bottom of the second, which came on the heels of an infield error.
  
   

THE SERIES

• This was the first meeting between the two teams
   
  

NEXT

• Wentworth will play two tomorrow, starting with a 10:30 a.m. game vs Alfred.

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