WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The Glenville State Softball team dropped their first two games of THE Spring Games in Florida today, falling to Upper Iowa 3-2 in nine innings and 2-0 to Concordia-St. Paul. The Pioneer bats produced 10 hits while the pitching staff struck out 13 batters on the day.
Game One – GSU 2 | Upper Iowa 3 (9 Inn.)
The Pioneers scored their first run of THE Spring Games in the top of the 1st as Emma McLean brought Shelby McDaniels home on a dribbler to the pitcher. After dominating the first two innings of the game, Holly Brehm surrendered a run due to the Peacocks drawing a walk and ripping a triple to right, tying the game up at one all.
The bats for both sides went quiet, forcing the contest to go into extra innings. It wouldn't be until the top of the 9th when the Pioneers took the lead on an Emily Nolan single up the middle. Down a run in the bottom half of the 9th, Upper Iowa tied the game with an RBI double to center and walked it off with two outs, thanks to an RBI single to right.
Box Score
Five different Pioneers finished the game with a hit while Emily Nolan and Emma McLean tallied an RBI each. Holly Brehm pitched 8.2 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits and two walks. She struck out 10 in the loss.
The Peacocks had four hits, all by four separate players. Ari Charles, Laila Pelds, and Elyse Rios finished with one RBI apiece. Delaney Vetter secured her fourth win of the season, going the full nine innings and giving up two runs (unearned) on five hits and no walks. Vetter picked up 14 strikeouts as well.
Game Two – GSU 0 | Concordia St. Paul 2
The Golden Bears scored the only runs of the game in the top of the 1st, plating the first run on a wild pitch and run #2 on an RBI double to left. The Pioneers put a runner in scoring position in the bottom of the 4th but a fly out to left halted the scoring opportunity for GSU. It was a struggle all day long for Glenville to get the bats going, eventually falling to CSP 2-0.
Box Score
Makenna Negley and Kylee Goodman both went 2-3 in the game to lead the Pioneer offense. Madison Thimmes took the loss after two innings, finishing with a stat line of 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB and 1 K. Meghan Stump pitched five solid innings of relief, allowing no runs and striking out two.
The Golden Bears were led by Riley Rosenthal's 3-4 performance, backed up by five other CSP hitters who picked up a hit. Danni Sharum recorded the lone RBI of the game. Erica McCullough got her 6th win, pitching seven innings and striking out seven.
Up Next For The Pioneers
The Pioneers will play tomorrow against College of Staten Island (4-2) at 10 a.m. and Wayne State College (1-15) at 12:30 p.m.
