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CLERMONT, Fla. – Cornerstone picked up a pair of wins on Thursday afternoon as they posted a season high 11 runs in the opener over Saint Thomas and then held off Point Park in eight innings to win 8-7 in the nightcap. The two victories lift the Golden Eagles' record to 5-3 on the season as they will play Bethel (Ind.) and Spring Arbor on Friday.

Game Flow

Game 1 – Having the day off before helped the Golden Eagles from the start as they jumped out to a 9-0 lead after one and added a 10th run in the second for the commanding lead. Highlighting the 9-run first was the first career homerun off the bat of freshman Logan Myers (FR/Alpena, Mich.) and a 2-out 2-RBI double from Jenna Weightman (SR/Greensburg, Pa.).

Weightman picked up another RBI in the second when she scored Alexandra Szajna and the CU scoring was finished in the 6th when another freshman, Jessica Wright (FR/Jenison, Mich.), matched Myers with her first collegiate homerun. Saint Thomas did manage to extend the game after trailing 10-0 heading into the fifth as the Bobcats scored five times to cut the score in half. Freshman Brooke Leonard (FR/Zeeland, Mich.) finished off the win with a 1-2-3 7th to improve to 2-1 on the year.

Game 2 – Cornerstone saw their offense again jump out in front with three quick runs in the top of the first but Point Park showed grit in fighting back and it was a sign of things to come. After seeing the Pioneers tie it up, CU then re-took the lead with a single run in each of the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to take a 6-3 lead.

With two outs in the seventh, Cornerstone had an error that allowed the bases to be cleared to tie the score and the game went into extras. CU then re-took the lead in the eighth with a pair of runs and held off a final Pioneer rally to win 8-7.

From the Box Score
1 – First career homeruns by Jessica Wright and Logan Myers

2 – Number of wins now for freshman Whitney Denton (FR/Caledonia, Mich.) who is 2-0 on the year

5-3 – overall record for the Golden Eagles with four games remaining down in Clermont

What's Next
Cornerstone will play two more games on Friday afternoon as they face Bethel (Ind.) and Spring Arbor at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Softball Contact: Aaron Sagraves | 616-334-3831 | aaron.sagraves@cornerstone.edu
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