MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Widener softball team split a pair of games with Mary Washington and Grove City on the second day of the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic on Tuesday at North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex.
After dropping a 2-1 contest to Mary Washington in their morning game, the Pride bounced back by beating Grove City, 4-1, in the afternoon. The split put the Pride at 2-2 on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST GROVE CITY
- After Grove City took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, the Pride quickly tied it up in the bottom half after Kelly Dodgson hit a RBI single. Kaylin Johnson scored on the play.
- Then, Johnson scored again to give the Pride a 2-1 lead in the third inning after coming home from second base on a Grove City throwing error in which the Wolverines tried to get her out at third following an Ally McDowell ground out to the pitcher.
- In the fourth, Mikayla Fedele extended the lead after scoring on a McDowell fielder's choice.
- The Pride capped their scoring in the sixth with Dodgson driving in McDowell on a single.
- Liz Renavitz picked up the win on the mound, as she hurled a complete game in which she allowed one earned run on six hits while striking out eight.
- Dodgson and Renavitz both had two hits apiece for the Pride in the win. Johnson reached base in all four plate appearances after drawing three walks and hitting a single in the sixth inning.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST MARY WASHINGTON
- The Pride and Eagles were scoreless through three innings before the Eagles pushed across two runs in the fourth inning to take the lead.
- Widener cut Mary Washington's lead to one in the bottom of the sixth after Malia Calciano hit a RBI single to center field to bring home pinch runner Autumn Barge, who entered the game after Dodgson reached on a fielder's choice. Before coming home, Barge stole second base to get into scoring position.
- However, the Pride could not rally in the seventh, as they went down in order in the seventh to end the game.
- Calciano paced the Pride at the plate, going 2-for-3. Bella Walker and Abby Blake each had a hit in the defeat.
UP NEXT
The Pride will play Waynesburg and Grove City on Thursday in their final two games in Myrtle Beach. Widener will take on Waynesburg at 10 a.m., then will meet Grove City at 2 p.m.
