Sylvania, Ohio – Softball took a trip to Lourdes where they came away with a split. In game one it took 10 innings to decide a winner as Lourdes inched past the Golden Eagles. Game two belonged to the Golden Eagles as they clutched a 3-2 win to secure head coach Kelsey Kooistra's 100^th career win. Cornerstone will return home for a double-header against UNOH on Saturday, April 12^th at 1pm and 3pm. 
 
Game One Recap: Cornerstone – 5 Lourdes – 6

• Morgan Jenkins kicked off the game with a solid single and stolen base to set up the Golden Eagles early in the contest. 
• Back-to-back scarifies allowed for Cornerstone to secure the lead and first run of the game after the 1^stinning. 
• Cornerstone continued the small ball success after Emma Boonstra singled as they took a 2-0 lead after the top of the 3^rd inning. 
• The Lourdes bats got hot quickly as they managed to drive in two runs in the bottom of the 3^rd to tie the game at 2-2. 
• The Golden Eagles defense continued to slip as the Gray Wolves tallied another run in the 4^th inning to take their first lead of the game. 
• The top of the 6^th belonged to the Golden Eagles as Maddy Chatman kicked off the inning with a single and stolen base. 
• Moriah Sprague and Sam Timmer cracked deep balls for Cornerstone which drove in 3 runs which gave the Golden Eagles a 5-3 lead. 
• Lourdes refused to quit as they responded right away to tie the game up once again headed into the final inning. 
• It took 10 innings to decide the winner of game one as the Gray Wolves finally broke down the Cornerstone defense to win 6-5. 

Game Two Recap: Cornerstone – 3 Lourdes – 2

• Sam Timmer struck first for the Golden Eagles in game two with a double into right field, but the Golden Eagles could not find any joy. 
• The game remained scoreless through the first three innings of the game with both defenses holding strong. 
• Dylan Holmes and Emma Boonstra singled to kick off a strong 5^th inning. 
• The Golden Eagles next big play came from Anna Griffioen as she tripled to drive in Cornerstone runs.
• Alayna Meade finished the top of the 5^th with a single to boost Cornerstone to a 3-0 lead. 
• Lourdes got started right behind the Golden Eagles in the bottom of the 5^th with two runs of their own as Cornerstone still held a 3-2 lead. 
• The Golden Eagles saw Anna Griffioen and Alayna Meade continue solid performances in the top of the 7^th with singles to set up Cornerstone, but they could not find any runs. 
• McKenna Gilde closed out her strong outing with two strikeouts to secure the 3-2 victory in game two. 

By the Numbers:
100 – With today's victory in game two coach Kelsey Kooistra hit 100 career wins. 
10 – Cornerstone left 10 runners on base in both games compared to Lourdes 14. 
2 – The Golden Eagles saw Anna Griffioen and Moriah Sprague find triples in today's games. 

What's Next?
The Golden Eagles have a quick turnaround as they travel back home for another double-header this time facing off against UNOH on April 12^th at 1pm and 3pm. 

Contact: Jonny Strube | jon.strube@cornerstone.edu
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