Kinsley Castro - Sophomore
Eckerd Tritons Softball
(9-13, 3-6 SSC)
Hillsdale College
(8-8, 0-0 GMAC)
History
This is the 7th and 8th games between the Tritons and Chargers. At their last matchup, Eckerd upset Hillsdale College 3-1 on February 10, 2019.
Last Time Out
Pair of No-Hitters Leads Eckerd to Dominant Doubleheader Sweep of Post
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd softball team was firing on all cylinders on Saturday as the Tritons produced an all-around outstanding performance at the Turley Athletic Complex, with a pair of walk-off run-rule victories, 9-0 and 8-0, against Post (Conn.). The Eckerd pitching staff stymied the Eagles' bats as Avery Beauchaine tossed a no-hitter with nine strikeouts in the opener, while Reese Founds and Brandilyn Reymer combined to twirl a no-hitter in game two.
Eckerd got on the board early in the opener with two runs in the opening frame as Hannah Taylor and Addisan Langston delivered a pair of RBI singles. EC tacked on four runs in the next frame on Ella Coiner's two-run single and RBIs from Taylor and Langston.
Lauren Margolis made it a 7-0 game in the third with an RBI single. Coiner ended the game in the fifth on a two-run homerun to straight-on center field. Beauchaine dazzled in the circle, keeping hitters off-balance, with nine strikeouts. She allowed three walks.
Founds and Reymer combined to echo Beauchaine's performance in game two, with a combined no-hitter and eight strikeouts.
Eckerd broke through in the third inning as Margolis and Taylor added back-to-back homeruns with Margolis' being a two-run shot. The Tritons added three runs in the fourth on RBIs by Margolis and Coiner and a run scored on an error. Coiner added another RBI in the fifth while Margolis' sacrifice fly ended the game in the fifth.