CLERMONT, Fla. – The Golden Eagles closed out their spring break action with two games under the Saturday night lights. They fell to No. 2 Saint Xavier 8-1 and were shut out by Saint Ambrose 3-0. Cornerstone drops to 3-11 on the year as they fly back to Michigan to take on Alma on Wednesday.
 
Game Flow
 
Cornerstone 1 – Saint Xavier 8 – Over the course of the first four innings, Saint Xavier scored one run but left a total of 11 runners on base. They finally broke the game open in the fifth inning with six runs, before adding another in the sixth. Cornerstone's lone run came off a strange play that appeared to be an inning-ending putout at home plate but was overturned for fielder's interference, as Mackenzie Vallad ran home from second off the bat of Lexi Lieske.
Lieske tallied two of the Golden Eagles' four hits.
 
Cornerstone 0 – Saint Ambrose 3 – Saint Ambrose hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning. The Cornerstone bats combined for three hits: A double from Jessica Wright and base hits from Lexi Lieske and Rachel Chriss. Brooke Leonard pitched a complete game and struck out five.
 
 
 
From the Box Score
3 – Three hits for freshman Lexi Lieske over both games
6 – Six straight games in which the Golden Eagles have recorded a double, with Mackenzie Vallad doubling against Saint Xavier and Jessica Wright doubling against Saint Ambrose.
3 – Three straight Saint Ambrose batters retired by the strikeout in the third inning by Brooke Leonard.
 
 
Starter's Lines
 
Game 1 – Rachel Younts – 4.2IP, 11H, 6R (1ER), 1K, 2BB
Game 2 – Brooke Leonard – 6.0IP, 8H, 3R (3ER), 5K, 0BB
 
 
 
What's Next
Cornerstone will return to Michigan to play a doubleheader against Alma College on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00pm, with the second game to follow.
 
 
Softball Contact: Seth Walters
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