CLERMONT, Fla. – The Golden Eagles continued their season on Tuesday morning with a pair of early morning games. They fell 2-0 to Marian, who entered the season ranked No. 7 in the NAIA and then Cornerstone fell to Cardinal Stritch 12-0 in five innings. They'll take a 3-5 record into Thursday's games against Bellevue and No. 2 Saint Xavier.
 
Game Flow
 
Cornerstone 0 – Marian 2 – The Cornerstone defense behind pitcher Brooke Leonard got out of two big jams in the first and fourth innings. Marian finally broke the ice with a run in the fifth before adding an insurance run in the sixth. Mackenzie Vallad had two of the three hits for CU.
 
Cornerstone 0 – Cardinal Stritch 12– The Wolves' bats exploded in the first inning and they never stopped. They tallied 19 hits over the five-inning game. Rachel Chriss got her first hit of the season. Freshmen Cierra Langejans and Alicia Ontiveros also recorded hits.
 
 
From the Box Score
5 – five putouts by left fielder Annie Fila against Marian
.429 – Mackenzie Vallad is batting .429 over the first eight games of the season.
2 – two complete games for Brooke Leonard so far this season, with an ERA of 2.70 in 20 total innings pitched
 
 
Starter's Lines
 
Game 1 – Brooke Leonard – 6.0IP, 8H, 2R (1ER), 0K, 0BB
Game 2 – Whitney Denton – 1.1IP, 8H, 7R (7ER), 1K, 0BB
 
 
What's Next
CU will be back in action on Thursday with games against Bellevue (1:00 pm) and No. 2 Saint Xavier (3:30p)
 
 
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