Winter Haven, Fla.—The Dominican University Softball team was ready for action on day two of their spring break trip. The Stars played Wittenberg in game one and Husson in game two.
Results:
Dominican: 1
Wittenberg: 2
How it Happened:
-The Stars got nothing rolling in the first with a two-out walk, while Wittenberg scored 2 runs on 2 errors in the bottom of the first inning.
-DU went three up, three down in the second inning, while Sophomore starting pitcher
Hannah Richards returned the favor to the Tigers in the second.
-After Freshman
Adison Hasse reached on an error in the top of the fourth inning, Sophomore
Raegyn Davis got the first hit of the game. Senior
Ryley Davis brought home Hasse on a single up the middle to get the Stars on the board.
-Richards kept rolling in the fourth inning by getting three outs in five batters. DU went into the 5
th inning down 2-1.
-After a leadoff walk by Junior
Kailee Diaz Randall, Dominican played some small ball with Junior Mariah Fogerson-McCoy laying down a sacrifice bunt that moved Diaz Randall to second and then third after making the second baseman make an error. Sophomore
Kayla Amormino then followed it up with a bunt single to shortstop, then advanced to second with no one covering the base. Amormino and Diaz Randall were stranded on second and third, as the next two batters were retired.
-The starting pitcher Richards throwing her best game in her collegiate career, continued to mow down batters in the fifth inning by getting all three outs in four batters.
-The old-school pitcher's duel continued in the sixth inning with both teams going 1-2-3. Dominican went into the 7
th inning down 2-1.
-The Stars could not manufacture anything in the 7th, losing 2-1. Both runs by the Tigers were unearned.
Shining Stars:
-Sophomore
Hannah Richards was incredible in the circle, going 6 innings and only giving up 1 hit. Richards also picked up 3 strikeouts.
-Senior
Ryley Davis went 1-3 with an RBI
-Sophomore
Raegyn Davis went 1-2 with a walk.
Leading the Way:
Hits: Amormino, Ry. Davis, and Rae. Davis (1)
RBI: Ry. Davis (1)
BB: Rae. Davis and Diaz Randall (1)
IP: Richards (6)
K's: Richards (3)
Results:
Dominican: 1
Husson: 3
How it Happened:
-Junior starting pitcher
Liberty Rivard started off in the right way, getting three outs in the first four batters.
-Sophomore
Isabella Olmos led the inning off with a leadoff single, but DU could not get her across in the first inning.
-After the leadoff hitter reached on an error, Husson earned two runs on a two-run homerun, making the score 2-0.
-Dominican continued struggling to get those bats going in the bottom of the second inning. Junior
Kailee Diaz Randall earned a two-out hit in the inning, but nothing further after that.
-Rivard stranded runners at first and second in the third inning, holding the score at 2-0.
-The Stars got another two-out single in their half of the third inning by Sophomore
Kayla Amormino.
-The Junior starter kept rolling in the fourth, getting the Eagles in order, with the help of Freshman
Charlie Harris making a catch while running into the fence down the right field line.
-The Stars got on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning with some two-out magic. Sophomore
Sara Cornell hitting a double into the left center gap, with Diaz Randall driving her in on the next at bat with an RBI single to right field.
-The defense and pitching from Rivard continued to be stellar by getting three outs in four batters.
-Dominican got runners on base with Sophomore
Isabella Olmos reaching on an error and Amormino following it up by laying down a perfect bunt, but once again the Stars were unable to get those runners across. The score remained 2-1, headed to the 6
th inning.
-Husson got that run back by scoring a run on three hits.
-DU got two runners on with Sophomore
Madisen Butler and Diaz Randall both earning singles with one out but were stranded on first and second.
-Sophomore
Rhiannon Rubio came in relief and did her job getting Husson out and holding the score at 3-1 entering the bottom of the 7
th.
-Dominican got a runner on before being doubled up on a line drive to center field to end the game.
Shining Stars:
-Junior
Kailee Diaz Randall found her stride going 3-3 with an RBI.
-Junior
Liberty Rivard started in the circle for the Stars and went 6 innings with 2 strikeouts in her outing.
-Sophomore
Kayla Amormino continued to grow as a slapper, going 2-4 with a line drive up the middle and a bunt single.
-Sophomore
Rhiannon Rubio pitched a scoreless inning with 2 strikeouts.
Leading the Way:
Hits: Diaz Randall (3)
RBI: Diaz Randall
Run: Amormino and Olmos (2)
2B: Cornell (1)
IP: Rivard (6)
K's: Rubio and Rivard (2)
What's Next:
Dominican University Softball moves to 1-7 on the season and will head to their second day in Florida, being 1-3 so far. The Stars will enjoy a day off before playing Beloit College and #24 Belhaven University (Miss.) on Wednesday, March 11. The first pitch against Beloit will be at 2:30 PM EST.