Softball Drops Home Doubleheader Contest Against Carroll
O’FALLON, Ill.—The Fontbonne University softball team dropped a pair of tough contests against Carroll on Saturday.
O'FALLON, Ill.—The Fontbonne University softball team dropped a pair of tough contests against Carroll on Saturday.
Game One
Final: Carroll 8, Fontbonne 0 (5 innings)
Location: O'Fallon, Ill.
Records: Carroll 1-0, Fontbonne 2-3
How It Happened
In the first, with two on and two outs, Claudia Spencer came through with an RBI single that plated Lauren Harshbarger, who led off with a walk, to give the Pioneers a 1-0 lead.
The Pioneers added onto its lead in the third plating six runs on five hits to own a 7-0 advantage. With Amanda Osterhus on the mound that proved to be more than enough with the senior hurler striking out 10 and pitching a no-hitter en route to the 8-0 mercy rule win.
Carroll Notables
- Spencer led the offense going 3-for-3 with a run scored and three RBI.
- Madison Wagner finished 2-for-2 with a run scored.
- Allyssa Demma, Megan Funk, and Mathena Higgins had an RBI each.
Fontbonne Notables
- Lexi Becker took the tough loss allowing eight runs in 4.0 innings of work.
Game Two
Final: Carroll 5, Fontbonne 2
Location: O'Fallon, Ill.
Records: Carroll 2-0, Fontbonne 2-4
How It Happened
In the home half of the first, Hannah Miener got things going with a two out double. She was able to score on Gracie Morris' RBI single up the middle to give them a 1-0 lead.
That score remained the same up until the top of the fourth. Lauren Harshbarger led off with a single and she raced home on Madison Wagner's triple to tie it up. Kaylee Learman followed with an RBI double to give the Pioneers a 2-1 advantage.
In the fifth, the Pioneers pushed its lead out to 5-1 plating three runs on three hits highlighted by Learman's two-run shot.
The Griffins did get one of those runs back with Lauren Proehl coming through with a pinch-hit single to get things started. Two batters later, Grace Harlin doubled to plate Proehl to trim the deficit down to 5-2. However, that'd be as close as they'd get with Carroll hanging on for the three-run win.
Carroll Notables
- Starter Breanna Roberts got the win after going 5.0 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits, and striking out six.
- Learman led the offense going 2-for-4 with a run scored and three RBI.
- Madison Wagner went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI of her own.
Fontbonne Notables
- Miener went 2-for-3 at the dish with a run scored.
- Grace Harlin, Gracie Morris, Patience Vandermeirden, Daisy Watkins, and Lauren Proehl added a hit each.
- Inside the circle, Michaela Mason fell to 0-1 after allowing five runs in 4.2 innings pitched.
Up Next
The Griffins will now head down to Clermont, Fla., for the week and first-up is Regis (Mass.) at 11:15 a.m., on Monday followed by Aurora at 1:30 p.m.
Fans make sure to stay updated on fontbonnegriffins.com throughout the year for full updates and recaps on the softball team.