MINNEOLA, Fla. – The Golden Eagles suffered two heartbreaking losses on Friday in the second to last day of Florida action. A walkoff grand slam boosted the Hannibal-LaGrange Trojans over CU by a score of 7-6 in the first game. In game two, after the Golden Eagles took a 9-8 lead in the 8th inning against Saint Francis, the Cougars scored a controversial game-tying run at home plate before walking off with an RBI single. The pair of setbacks brings Cornerstone's record to 4-8 heading to the final day of the spring break trip. Cornerstone will wrap up the trip with Calumet St. Joseph at 9:15 and #6 Marian at 11:30.
Game 1: Cornerstone 6 -- Hannibal-LaGrange 7
- Hannibal-LaGrange started off the scoring with a three-run home run in the 3rd inning.
- Cornerstone had a two-out rally in the 4th inning that evened the game up at 3-3 thanks to back-to-back RBI hits from Rachel Younts and McKena Razenberg.
- Sierra Sanchez started the 6th inning with a pinch-hit double off the fence in right field. Maddie Vassar drove her in with an infield single. Vassar then scored on an RBI single by Alessa Baldwin-Buchner. Another unearned run made it 6-3 Cornerstone heading into the 7th inning.
- The first three Trojans reached base in the bottom of the 7th inning, setting up a walkoff grand slam that soared over the fence in left field.
Game 2: Cornerstone 9 – Saint Francis (Ind.) 10 (8 innings)
- The Cougars opened the scoring with an RBI double in the 1st inning
- McKena Razenberg hit a bases-clearing, three-RBI double in the 2nd inning before scoring via an error on the same play.
- A grand slam highlighted a five-run 2nd inning for the Cougars to make it 6-4.
- Sierra Sanchez cut the deficit to 6-5 with a groundout in the 4th inning.
- In the 5th inning, Jocelyn Hernandez hit the team's first home run of the season, a three-run moonshot to left field to give Cornerstone an 8-6 lead.
- Saint Francis scored a pair of unearned runs to even the game at 8-8 heading into the 7th inning.
- With the international tiebreaker rule in effect in the eighth inning, the Golden Eagles got their runner home to take a 9-8 lead.
- With two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Saint Francis scored the game-tying run on a controversial call at home plate before handing CU their second walkoff loss of the day.
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3 – Career-high three RBI for
Jocelyn Hernandez vs. Saint Francis thanks to her first career home run.
4 – Career-high four RBI for
McKena Razenberg vs. Saint Francis
2 – Two doubles for Razenberg against Saint Francis. Second consecutive day with a Golden Eagle with two doubles (
Savanna Sanchez with two against William Woods on 3/7/19)
3,2,1 – Three walks, two runs scored, and one sacrifice bunt for
Allisen Martz against Saint Francis
8 – Season-high eight RBI for CU against Saint Francis
What's Next?
The Golden Eagles will conclude the spring break trip on Saturday in Kissimmee with a 9:15 game against Calumet St. Joseph and an 11:30 game against #6 Marian.
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