KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Widener University softball team concluded its Florida trip on high-note, defeating Otterbein University by a score of 5-3, then downing St. Joseph's College 8-3 on Thursday afternoon. It is the first sweep for the Blue and Gold in Florida since the 2016 season.

Highlights

• Kait Jaworski tossed her second complete game win of the season
• Sydney Powell notched her second win of the year
• Jamie Gosselin finished the day with four hits and four runs scored
• Malia Calciano had three hits and two RBI
• Hope DiMario tallied two hits and scored two runs
• Carli Benozich had an RBI in each game

How it happened vs Otterbein

• Pitching dominated most the morning, resulting in a scoreless tie entering the sixth inning.
• Mikaela Lovell got it started, taking one for the team after being hit by a pitch.
• Gosselin moved Lovell to second with a single.
• After an Ally McDowell lineout to short, Benozich walked, loading the bases with one out.
• Malia Calciano singled, knocking in Lovell and Gosselin and giving the Pride a 2-0 advantage
• The Cardinals evened the score in the bottom of the sixth and neither team got a run in the seventh, resulting in extra innings.
• Tiebreaker rules state that each team begins with a runner on second base in extra innings. Maddie Kienbaum was the designated runner for the Pride.
• Lovell began the rally again, singling to lead off the eighth. Kienbaum went to third on the hit. Lovell stole second.
• Gosselin bunted to advance the runners, but a throwing error put her on second base. Kienbaum crossed the plate on the play, providing Widener a 3-2 lead.
• Lovell scored on a wild pitch and Gosselin moved up to third.
• McDowell walked then stole second, giving the Pride two on with no outs.
• Benozich singled, scoring Gosselin and making it 5-2 in favor of Widener.
• Otterbein minimized the damage, keeping the deficit at three.
• The Cardinals got one back in the bottom of the eighth but Jaworski denied the comeback effort.

How it happened vs St Joseph's

• After giving up a three-piece in the top of the first, Widener responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning off of RBI singles from Benozich and Ariel Silva.
• Two more crossed the plate for the Pride in the second thanks to an Ally McDowell triple.
• Four runs in the fourth by Widener cemented the final score.
• Stellar pitching from Powell and Isabella Kostic held the Bears scoreless for the final six innings.

Up next
Widener travels to Penn State Abington on Wednesday, March 13 to face the Nittany Lions at 3:00 p.m.