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Florida National FLORIDA 11-6
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Winner Cornerstone CORNERST 3-0
Florida National FLORIDA
11-6
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Final
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Cornerstone CORNERST
3-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Florida National FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 2
Cornerstone CORNERST 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 3 5 1

W: Braam, Alyssa (1-0) L: G. Hay (0-1)

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Winner Spring Arbor SPRING A 2-1
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Cornerstone CORNERST 3-0
Winner
Spring Arbor SPRING A
2-1
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Final
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Cornerstone CORNERST
3-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Spring Arbor SPRING A 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 10 1
Cornerstone CORNERST 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 7 1

W: E. Hamp (2-0) L: Johnson, Kaitlin (1-1) S: K. Sturgeon (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits in Day One at NTC Spring Games

Kissimmee, Fla. – It was a bright and sunny day in Florida as Cornerstone kicked off the NTC Spring Games going 1-1. In the opener from the Fortune Road Athletic Complex, the Golden Eagles took down Florida National 3-1 behind a home run from Maddy Chatman and strong pitching performances from Mikayla Meade and Alyssa Braam. Then, in game two, CU fell 6-4 against Spring Arbor after a late comeback fell just short. The Golden Eagles now move to 3-1 on the season.
 
Game One: Cornerstone – 3 | Florida National - 1
  • Florida National had hot bats early in the game but could not get a run in the first two innings despite four hits.
  • Then, Cornerstone got on the board in a big way after Maddy Chatman hit a home run to left center, putting the Golden Eagles up 1-0 in the bottom of the third. "I had been looking for a big hit and it came at a great time to put our team up," said Chatman.
  • The bats were relatively quiet for the next two innings until Florida National got on the board after a bunt brought in their first run of the game in the top of the sixth.
  • The Golden Eagles responded in a big way in the bottom of the sixth after Jolie Groeneveld stole third base.
  • With Groeneveld on third, Mackenzie Nagelhout singled to left center, driving in the run to give Cornerstone a 2-1 advantage.
  • A few batters later, Jocelyn Hernandez singled to right center, driving in Nagelhout for a CU insurance run as the Golden Eagles went up 3-1 after six innings of play.
  • In the top of the seventh, Alyssa Braam earned her first win as a Golden Eagle when she finished the game on a strikeout as CU took their opener in Florida 3-1.
 
Game Two: Spring Arbor 6 | Cornerstone – 4
  • Spring Arbor got on the board first by scoring two unearned runs in the top of the second before Kaitlin Johnson was able to end the inning on a strikeout.
  • SAU doubled their lead in the top of the third after a Cougar single drove in two runs to go up 4-0.
  • Cornerstone's bats were quiet early in this one, but the Golden Eagles were able to make some noise with some savvy baserunning by Abbey Brower that landed her on third base.
  • With Bower on third, McKenzie Butgereit singled to right center, bringing in the Golden Eagles first run of the game.
  • In the top of the fifth, Spring Arbor added two more runs to extend their lead to 6-1.
  • Cornerstone would not be deterred as their bats started to warm up in the bottom of the sixth. With the bases loaded, Delaney Wilson had a sacrifice fly that brought Allisen Martz home to cut the Cougar lead to 6-2.
  • Then, in the bottom of the seventh, Mackenzie Nagelhout singled to center, bringing Sydney Tilma home. 
  • A couple batters later, Sydney Carr delivered on a sacrifice fly to left field, which drove Jolie Groeneveld home.
  • That would be the end of the scoring for Cornerstone as they dropped their second game in Florida 6-4.

By the Numbers:
3 – Stolen bases by Jolie Groeneveld over the two games today. 
7 – Kaitlin Johnson led the team with seven strikeouts in the Spring Arbor matchup. 
12 – Hits by Cornerstone over the course of both games.
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone will continue their games in Florida over spring break at the NTC Spring Games on Monday, March 7. The Golden Eagles will take on #18 Marion (Ind.) at 3:45 p.m., then take on Bethel (Ind.) at 6 p.m. 
 
Softball Contact: Jesse Campbell
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