MELBOURNE, Fla. – Softball closed out their third consecutive double-header of the week against #12 Indiana Wesleyan and Mount Vernon Nazarene. In the first game of the day the Golden Eagles managed to hang around with the Wildcats until the 6^th inning where they ran away with a 7-3 win. Taylor Zwagerman highlighted the contest with a perfect 3-3 at the plate to tally half of the Golden Eagles hits. In the second game of the day Cornerstone struggled from the very beginning as the first pitch of the day resulted in a hit. The Golden Eagles played catch up from that point forward as they were defeated 9-3 against Mount Vernon Nazarene. The ladies record now sits at 7-3 on the season as they get a day of rest before returning to action on March 6^th against Waldorf and Bethel in another double-header. 
 
Game One Recap: Cornerstone – 3 #12 Indiana Wesleyan – 7

• The Golden Eagles defense held strong in the 1^st inning as the Wildcats responded as well with three straight grounders to the second baseman. 
• Indiana Wesleyan struck first in the 2^nd inning to take an early 2-0 lead in the game. 
• Taylor Zwagerman started her strong game with a single up the middle at the bottom of the 3^rd to get the Cornerstone offense moving. 
• The Golden Eagles came up empty once again despite having multiple runners in scoring position. 
• The score stayed the same until the 5^th inning when the Wildcats punched in another run to take a 3-0 advantage. 
• Paige Liddell and Taylor Zwagerman put two balls in play to set up the Golden Eagles in the bottom of the 5^th. 
• Indiana Wesleyan had errors add up quickly to help Cornerstone tie the game at 3-3 headed into the final couple innings. 
• The Wildcats responded quickly once again as they added three more runs led by multiple stolen bases in the top of the 6^th. 
• The Golden Eagles surrendered one more run in the final inning of the game as they fell 7-2 to Indiana Wesleyan. 

Game Two Recap: Cornerstone – 3 Mount Vernon Nazarene – 9

• Mount Vernon Nazarene came out with a chip on their shoulder as it only took one pitch for them to reach first base. 
• The Cougars followed it up with three runs in the first inning to gain the quick lead. 
• Once Morgan Jenkins reached first base it was only a matter of time until she reached second with a stolen base to pace the Golden Eagles. 
• Anna Griffioen and Alexis Ashbay connected their bats with back-to-back pitches to drive in one run and get Cornerstone on the board, yet they trailed 3-1 after one inning. 
• The game remained the same until the Cougars added another run in the top of the 3^rd inning to make the game 4-1.
• In the 4^th inning the Golden Eagles managed to load the bases but once again they could not find a way to drive in any scoring runs. 
• The Cougars struck again in the 5^th inning from an error as they led 5-1 headed into the final stretch. 
• The 6^th and 7^th inning did not belong to the Golden Eagles once again as they saw more runs be brought in by the Cougars to trail 9-1. 
• Strong hitting from the Golden Eagles began in the 7^th inning which was far too late for Cornerstone. 
• Rylee Stephenson managed to drive in two runs for the Golden Eagles, but they fell 9-3 to Mount Vernon Nazarene. 

By the Numbers:
26 – Cornerstone gave up 26 total hits on the day compared to their 14. 
16 – The Golden Eagles left 16 runners on base in the two games, yet their opponents combined for 15 of their own. 

What's Next?
The Golden Eagles earned a much needed day of rest before they return to action with another double-header on March 6^th against Waldorf and Bethel at 10:00 am and 2:30 pm. 
 
Contact: Jonny Strube | jon.strube@cornerstone.edu
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