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Cornerstone University Golden Eagles
Molly Poole
7
Winner Aquinas College AQSB 24-7
0
Cornerstone CSSB 15-14
Winner
Aquinas College AQSB
24-7
7
Final
0
Cornerstone CSSB
15-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Aquinas College AQSB 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 7 13 1
Cornerstone CSSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

W: Kayla Fessenden (10-0) L: Loera, Ashley (3-2)

11
Winner Cornerstone CSSB 16-14
9
Aquinas College AQSB 24-8
Winner
Cornerstone CSSB
16-14
11
Final
9
Aquinas College AQSB
24-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cornerstone CSSB 3 0 4 2 1 1 0 11 15 3
Aquinas College AQSB 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 9 9 3

W: Nachazel, Abby (1-0) L: Grace Maguire (1-2) S: Hurrle, Kailin (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Aaron Sagraves

Softball splits in late non-conference double-header vs. Aquinas

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – In a rare late-season non-conference matchup with their crosstown rivals from Aquinas, the Golden Eagles poured on 11 runs in the nightcap to salvage a split with a 7-0 setback in game one and 11-9 win in game two. The games were a makeup from a week ago and will send Cornerstone into their final WHAC DH of the season on Saturday at Siena Heights with an overall record of 16-14. 

Game one
  • Aquinas threatened from the very beginning against CU starter Ashley Loera but the Golden Eagles limited the damage with only one run in the top of the first
  • The Saints would go on to score in the third, fourth and sixth innings to plate seven total runs
  • The CU bats were extremely quiet as they mustered only one hit from McKenzie Butgereit
  • Cornerstone saw 18 different position players get in the game while two pitchers – Loera and Ally Pohlad, got time in the circle

Game two
  • The two teams combined for 20 runs and 24 hits in the nightcap as each team also struggled a little bit on defense, committing three errors each
  • Cornerstone's bats came alive early in game two as they plated four runs in the top of the first, highlighted by a solo HR from Butgereit and double steal from Alicia Ontiveros and Bailey Anson
  • CU added to their lead with four more runs in the third with RBI singles from Ontiveros, Abby Nachazel and Gabby Fundora. Morgan Murat plated a run with a SAC Fly
  • AQ came right back with four runs of their own in the bottom of the inning and that started a back and forth, offensive slugfest
  • CU got homeruns from Jocelyn Hernandez and Nachazel as they scored in every inning except the second and seventh
  • Closer Kailin Hurrle came in to shut down the Saints in the final frame to seal the 11-9 win

By the numbers
4 – CU and Aquinas played four games this year all at CU with a total of 59 runs scored in all
1 – the win against Aquinas is the first for CU against their rival since 2016
16-14 – CU concludes their non-conference slate with 16 wins – it is the most since 2015 when the Golden Eagles posted 17 wins (in 34 games)
2 – Cornerstone has two regular season games remaining against Siena Heights on Saturday. CU is 8-10 in the WHAC (one wins gives CU their most wins in conference play since 2014)

What's next
Cornerstone travels to Siena Heights on Saturday for the regular season finale.
 
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