CLERMONT, Fla. – The Golden Eagles dropped both games on Friday after losing to No. 7 Marian 9-1 in five innings, and Trinity Christian 5-3 after a hard-fought battle. The two losses puts Cornerstone to 3-9 on the season heading into Saturday nights Florida finale against Saint Xavier and Saint Ambrose.
 
Game Flow
 
Cornerstone 1 – Marian 9 – Rachel Younts started the second inning with a double off the fence in centerfield. She came around to score off a groundout by Moriah Wilke. The rest of the game was all Marian. They scored four runs in the third, three runs in the fourth, and two runs in the fifth to end it by mercy. Caitlyn Hartline had two of the team's three hits.
 
Cornerstone 3 – Trinity Christian 5 – Things fell in Cornerstone's favor for the majority of the game, but a five-run sixth inning propelled the Trolls to a victory. Rachel Chriss led off both the second and fourth innings with base hits, and scored both times. She scored off the bat of Brooke Leonard in the second and Jessica Wright in the fourth. Chelsey Kriger tacked on the third run by scoring off a wild pitch. Up until the rough sixth inning, Brooke Leonard was strong in the circle, striking out seven batters.
 
 
 
From the Box Score
2 – Two hits by Caitlyn Hartline against Marian, and two hits by Rachel Chriss and McKena Razenberg against Trinity
7 – Seven strikeouts by Brooke Leonard against Trinity—A season-high, and one short of a career high.
4 – Four straight games in which the Golden Eagles have recorded a double.
0 – The Golden Eagles committed zero errors over both games.
 
 
Starter's Lines
 
Game 1 – Whitney Denton – 2.0IP, 5H, 4R (4ER), 0K, 3BB
Game 2 – Brooke Leonard – 5.1IP, 7H, 5R (5ER), 1K, 0BB
 
 
 
What's Next
CU will conclude Florida action on Saturday with games against No. 2 Saint Xavier (6:00 pm) and Saint Ambrose (8:30).
 
 
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