NAPLES, Fla. - Widener Softball falls in both games in the second day with little rest of their Florida tournament.
The Pride drop to 2-2 on the season and remain 0-0 in conference play.
BY THE NUMBERS: GAME ONE
BY THE NUMBERS: GAME TWO
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST PITTSBURGH AT BRADFORD
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The Panthers batted first and were able to score off a triple that was batted in. The Pride had three straight strikes, and the first inning ended with the team down 0-1. The same happened in the second inning, getting a score on a walk that advanced twice and was batted home on a single. Again, the Pride went three straight outs to put the team down 0-2 at the end of the second. In the third inning, the Panthers again were on the verge of scoring with a runner on third and an out. Pride fielding was able to produce two outs to shut down the scoring opportunity. In the bottom of the third, Kate Tong's single led to a fielder's choice to get her out and allow Abby Blake's hit to land her on second. Liv Robinson's single advanced Blake to third, and Robinson stole second shortly after. Jalia Lawrence hit a ground out to first that advanced Robinson to third and allowed Blake to score, and despite a pop-up to third the Pride were on the board down 1-2.
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The Panthers would go on a tear in the top of the fourth. They scored six in the inning and blew the lead wide open to 8-1. Needing a strong inning at the bottom of the fourth, Alyssa Gomez was walked after an out to begin. Sara Clymer and Samantha McCarthy are walked back-to-back to load the bases, and Ally McDaid would sub for Clymer. Tong's strikeout would lead to a wild pitch that scored Gomez, advanced McCarthy to second and McDaid to third. Amanda Danz would also be walked, allowing McDaid to score and the rest of the bases to become loaded. Again, Lawrence is walked to score McCarthy and load the bases again, but a pop up out would finish the high scoring inning as the Pride would be down 4-8. In the top of the fifth, a triple would highlight two RBIs as the Panthers would score two to extend their lead. With two fly outs and a ground out in the bottom of the fifth, the Pride were down 4-10. Despite a single, the Pride's fielding would force three straight outs against the Panthers. In their chance to bat, McCarthy's single and stolen second would start the Pride's comeback attempt. Tong's single would advance McCarthy to third, and Abby Blake's single RBI would have McCarthy score and Tong advance to second. Liv Robinson's RBI single would have Tong score and Blake would be thrown out at home. The Pride would be down 6-10 entering the final inning. Again in the seventh, the Panthers would fail to pick up anything but a walk in their batting chance, leaving the Pride needing four runs to tie the game. Unfortunately, the Pride would score none as the game would end with a 6-10 Widener loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST PENN STATE ALTOONA
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The Pride first at bat, but two ground outs and a fly out put an end to that quickly. The Lions would score two in response, putting the Pride down 0-2 to start. In the second inning, the Pride couldn't find home plate despite a Blake single, and the Lions pushed their lead to 0-7 with five runs. In the third, Blake Shuler was walked and advanced to second off a Lawrence ground out, but the Shuler never made it home. A Lion RBI triple would extend the lead to 0-8 at the end of the third.
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Paris Balilonis would hit a single to start the fourth inning, and a ground out from Gomez would advance her to second. Danz's single would advance Gomez to third, but two Pride outs would end the inning without a score. The Lions would score three more at the bottom of the fourth to make the score 0-11. Three straight Pride outs at the top of the fifth would finish the game as the team would fall 0-11.
UP NEXT
The Pride will get some rest and continue their Florida games against Lesley and Emerson. Those games are set for Wednesday, March 13 at 9am and 11am.
