Softball Topples Elizabethtown, Pitt.-Greensburg in Friday's Florida Slate

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Two solid performances on both ends of the diamond helped the Wentworth Institute of Technology softball team (3-5) to a pair of commanding wins over Elizabethtown (2-6) and Pitt.-Greensburg (3-7) on Friday.

GAME ONE: WENTWORTH 5, ELIZABETHTOWN 2

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• With the bases loaded in the first inning, a ground out from Jess Rowe plated a runner. Later on, Lexi Lefkowski capitalized on a fielder's choice, driving home a run by Kelsey Medalia to mark a 2-0 lead for Wentworth.
• The Blue Jays knotted the score with a run apiece in the second and third inning, marking a 2-2 game. In the back half of the third, the Leopards broke the tie on a sac fly from Sydney Miccile, plating a run by Lefkowski to raise the score to 3-2.
• A single from Miccile in the fourth inning with two runners in scoring position plated one, extending Wentworth's lead to 4-2. A walk with the bases loaded later on drove in another run to push the game to 5-2.
• After two Blue Jays got on base in the seventh inning to threaten the score, Julie Schriver retired the following three, ending the threat and earning her second win of the season. The junior struck out two and only surrendered five hits in a complete game.
• Offensively, Lefkowski and Katie Kranz led with two hits apiece. Rowe also ripped a double in the fourth.

SERIES NOTES:

• The Black & Gold lead the all-time series, 3-0.

GAME TWO: WENTWORTH 11, PITT.-GREENSBURG 1 (FINAL – 5 INNINGS)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Black & Gold opened the game up in the first inning, first with a Rowe double driving home an initial run. From there, a Lauren Trostel single plated a run by Lefkowski before a double by Kayla Richard drove home another two runners, padding the advantage at 4-0.
• A Medalia single with the bases loaded in the third frame drove home another two runners, extending the lead to 6-0. Kyla Igawa bombed a double to the outfield to plate another two runners, marking an 8-0 score.
• Linnea Carlson got in on the RBI surge in the fourth inning, notching a double of her own to drive in two runs and extend the lead to 10-0. Another Medalia hit, this time as a double, drove home Carlson to push the lead to 11-0.
• Trostel and Medalia led the Black & Gold with three hits apiece, with the latter totaling 3 RBI. In the circle, Rowe struck out two batters and earned her first win of the year. In relief, Mikaela Martinez only surrendered one hit in just over an inning of action.

SERIES NOTES:

• The Leopards lead the all-time series, 3-1.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth caps their spring break run tomorrow, dueling with Carthage and Rhode Island College.

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