TUESDAY'S SCORES
SIUE 5, Boston College 4
Central Florida 4,
SIUE 1
UT Martin 2, Saint Francis 0
UT Martin 11, Detorit 4
SIUE 5, BOSTON COLLEGE 4; CENTRAL FLORIDA 4, SIUE 1
ORLANDO, Fla. - SIUE split its first two games of a seven-game road trip, defeating Boston College 5-4 and falling to host Central Florida 4-1.
SIUE, 7-6, is now idle for two days before continuing the trip with two games Friday at USF Under Armour Showcase in Clearwater, Fla., against Loyola (Ill.) and Providence.
The Cougars opened up the day with its 10th one-run game of the season in the win over Boston College, 4-8. SIUE ran up a five-run lead before the Eagles made a late run.
Jill Rackers gave SIUE a 1-0 lead in the second inning with an RBI single, driving home CC Hutchinson.
SIUE rallied for four runs in the sixth inning. Samantha Stanicek capped the rally with two-run double down the left field line off BC starter Andrea Filler.
SIUE pitcher Erin Greenwalt picked up the victory after scattering eight hits and striking out three. Amanda Lambrecht helped Greenwalt out of a jam in the sixth and pitched a perfect seventh to collect her first save of the season.
Lambrecht started game two against Central Florida and lasted 3 1/3 innings before Haley Chambers finished off the final 2 2/3. Chambers allowed three hits and no runs.
Shelby Turnier went six innings for Central Florida for the pitching victory. She allowed four hits and struck out six. Lauren Dannelly threw the seventh and earned a save.
SIUE scored its only run in the fourth on an RBI triple by Kayla Riggs.
Central Florida improved to 14-8, taking advantage of a three-run fifth. Kalyn Cenal's RBI single highlighted the inning.
UT MARTIN 2, SAINT FRANCIS 0; UT MARTIN 11, DETROIT 3
ORLANDO, Fla. - The University of Tennessee at Martin softball team used a barrage of hits and key pitching performances to down Saint Francis 2-0 and Detroit Mercy 11-2 in six innings on Day 2 in the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla.
UT Martin 2 – Saint Francis 0
UT Martin sophomore starter Vincent proved to be too much for the Red Flash, allowing just three hits in seven shutout innings. Vincent effectively struck out five while only allowing one walk.
Sophomore Tate blasted a solo home run in the fourth to give Vincent the lead that the Skyhawks would not squander. Junior Kayla Wade led the Skyhawks with two hits, coming in the first and sixth innings. The speedster used one of her three steals in the game to swipe home in the sixth, proving to final score of the game.
UT Martin 11 – Detroit Mercy 2
In a game which began with five lead changes, UT Martin proved to be too much for the Titans thanks to 10 hits, including four for extra bases. Tate went 4-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs in the contest.
The Skyhawks exploded for five runs in the third on solo home runs by Leah Taylor and Tate before Stephanie Nidiffer and freshman Jessie Britt each added an RBI in the frame.
True freshman Glenn capitalized on just her third career start allowing two runs over five innings in the circle. She struck out four, while walking one and surrendering seven hits.
After allowing the first two batters to reach base in the top of the sixth, Lewis entered the game to quickly extinguish the threat, striking out three consecutive batters to end the frame.