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Cornerstone University Golden Eagles
Vallad
0
Cornerstone CSSB 0-5
2
Winner Hannibal LaGrange HLGSB 3-5
Cornerstone CSSB
0-5
0
Final
2
Hannibal LaGrange HLGSB
3-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cornerstone CSSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Hannibal LaGrange HLGSB 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 6 0

W: Sicily Johnston (1-2) L: Younts, Rachel (0-2)

3
Trinity Christian TCC 0-3
4
Winner Cornerstone CSSB 1-5
Trinity Christian TCC
0-3
3
Final
4
Cornerstone CSSB
1-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Trinity Christian TCC 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 1
Cornerstone CSSB 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 8 0

W: Loera, Ashley (1-1) L: Emili Bell (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | @seth_walters1

Softball in the win column with 4-3 victory over TCC

CLERMONT, Fla. – The Golden Eagles continued their 14-game spring break trip with two more games on Monday. After a tight 2-0 loss to Hannibal-LaGrange, Cornerstone battled for their first victory of the season against Trinity Christian, winning 4-3 in walkoff fashion. The Golden Eagles improve to 1-5 overall heading into Tuesday morning, when they'll face off against Trinity International at 9:00 am and Carlow at 11:30 am.

Game 1: Hannibal-LaGrange 2 – Cornerstone 0
  • The Trojans scored two runs in the first inning, one of which was unearned.
  • Cornerstone stranded six runners on base over the final four innings, including two in the 5th and two in the 7th.
  • Alessa Baldwin-Buchner had the first multi-hit game of the year for CU with a pair of base hits
  • Rachel Younts pitching line: 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 K, 6 H

Game 2: Cornerstone 4 – Trinity Christian 3 (8 innings)
  • Sierra Sanchez gave Cornerstone its first lead of the season by scoring on a wild pitch in the 2nd inning. The run snapped a 33-inning scoreless drought for the Golden Eagles.
  • Trinity Christian gained the lead in the 3rd inning by hitting a pair of solo home runs.
  • Kaitlin Johnson had five strikeouts in the first three innings
  • Johnson evened the game up at 2-2 in the 4th inning with a fly ball that was just deep enough to score Hannah May from third base.
  • The Trolls took a late 3-2 lead in the 7th inning on a sacrifice fly.
  • Baldwin-Buchner evened the game at 3-3 with a sacrifice bunt to send the game to extra innings (video below)
  • With the international tiebreaker in effect (runner on second base to start inning), Cornerstone escaped the top of the 8th inning by stranding the Troll at third base.
  • On the first pitch of the bottom of the eighth inning, Lexi Lieske advanced to third on a wild pitch, turned the corner and proceeded to score the winning run.

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That's a First:
  • First multi-hit game as a Golden Eagle for Alessa Baldwin-Buchner (two vs. Hannibal-LaGrange)
  • First career RBI for Kaitlin Johnson (4th inning vs. Trinity Christian)
  • First hit as a Golden Eagle for Hannah May (4th inning vs. Trinity Christian)
  • First RBI as a Golden Eagle for Baldwin-Bucher (7th inning vs. Trinity Christian)
  • First win in the circle for Ashley Loera, who pitched the top of the 8th inning vs. Trinity Christian.

By the Numbers
3 – Three-hit game for Mackenzie Vallad vs. Trinity Christian, tying a career high.
7 – Seven strikeouts in seven innings for Kaitlin Johnson against Trinity Christian.
3 – Three hits on the day for McKena Razenberg, who had one against Hannibal-LaGrange and two against Trinity Christian.

What's Next?
The Golden Eagles will return to action on Tuesday morning in Clermont. They will take on Trinity International at 9:00 am and Carlow at 11:30 am.
 
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