FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- The Fairmont State University softball team welcomed Davis & Elkins College to Duvall-Rosier Field. The Falcons rallied in game one for a 7-4 win before 13-1 victory in five innings.
Game 1: Fairmont State 7, Davis & Elkins 4
Davis & Elkins took the early lead in the first game when it scored two runs on a double to left field. The visitors added another run with a sacrifice fly to hold a 3-0 advantage.
Fairmont State's offense finally got rolling the in the bottom of the third when it had runners on second and third with just one out. Unfortunately, the home squad was unable to drive in a run. However, in the bottom of the fourth, the Falcons were on the board when
Alexa Foresha crushed a ball over the left field wall to make it a 4-1 game.
In the bottom of the fifth, FSU had a similar situation like the third with runners in scoring position and one out. Just like the third though, the team did not produce a run. The Senators added another run in the sixth with an RBI single to left field to increase the lead back to three (4-1).
The Falcons started to piece together a strong inning in the sixth as
Carly Crowder scored on a wild pitch. Fairmont then worked the bases loaded as
Breonna Marietta drew a walk to bring home
Grace Sobeck. The next at-bat,
Emma Paul curled a ball just inside the left field foul pole for a grand slam and to give FSU a 7-4 lead.
Cailtin Morey went to work in the top of the seventh as she allowed a one-out double but got the next two Senators to ground out and hit a fly ball to left to end the game.
At the plate,
Bella Hess was 3-4 while Foresha and
Abbie Keilholz each finished with two hits.
Game 2: Fairmont State 13, Davis & Elkins 1 (5 Inn.)
In game two, it was the Falcons who took the early lead when
Elizabeth Waszkiewicz singled to left field to score Hess.
Alyssa McCormick followed with a sacrifice fly as
Kensy Thomas was able to tag up from third to score the second run of the inning. A Foresha walk loaded the bases that led to Sobeck tripling to center field to clear the bases and make it a 5-0 game.
Fairmont State added to its total in the second when McCormick singled to left center as Hess and Paul scored. Foresha drove in two more runs with a double down the left field line to make a nine-run contest (9-0).
As the game progressed to the fourth inning, the Falcons kept the strong hitting when Foresha doubled once more to drive in another run.
Alexa Andrews followed with an RBI single as
Allyson Nordling scored. Sobeck then lifted a ball to right for a sacrifice fly before Keilholz doubled to plate the final run of the game for FSU. In the top of the fifth, D&E got on the board thanks to a solo home run as the hosts won the game in five innings.
Delaney Haller earned the win as she pitched 3.2 innings of shutout ball with three strikeouts. Sobeck drove in four runs while McCormick and Foresha drove in another three runs apiece.
Fairmont State (13-7) hits the road for four games in Pennsylvania. The trip starts on Tuesday, March 18 against Chestnut Hill College. Game one is slated for a 2:00 p.m. start.
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