CLERMONT, Fla. – The Endicott softball team fell to Anderson University (Ind.), 4-3, and Fitchburg State University, 7-0, on Tuesday afternoon at the Legends Way Complex.
GAME 1 – Anderson 4, Endicott 3
Ravens' senior pitcher Sami Frazier (Greenfield, Ind.) picked up the victory (2-0) on six innings, four hits, three runs (all earned), two walks and a strikeout. Junior reliever Rachel Fiscus (Browsnburg, Ind.) notched her first save of the season when she entered the seventh inning for Frazier with runners on first-and-second and no outs and did not allow a hit or a run. Fiscus did walk the first batter she faced, however, before inducing a foul out to the catcher, a groundout to third, and a strikeout looking to lock up the win.
Endicott senior Courtney Blake (East Islip, N.Y.) took the loss (0-3) on six innings, 13 hits, four runs (all earned), no walks and two strikeouts.
Trailing 2-0 in the top of the fifth, the Gulls rallied for two runs behind an RBI double down the left field line from Lexi Pederson (Chandler, Ariz.) and a run-producing single to left center via Casie Beauchemin (Lincoln, R.I.).
Anderson reclaimed the lead in the next half inning when Taylar Kelso (Avon, Ind.) knocked in Morgan Burke (Kokomo, Ind.) from second with a line drive single to right field for a 3-2 advantage.
In the sixth, the Ravens added an all-important insurance run with two outs in the frame on a Shelby Shaffer (Greenwood, Ind.) RBI single to center that plated Brynn Gooding (Anderson, Ind.) from second base. Gooding reached base via a double to left field before the second out of the inning was converted.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Anderson (3-2) is now 4-1 in the all-time series versus Endicott, which dates back March 17, 2011.
- The Gulls won the first-ever meeting between the two programs by a 3-0 score.
- Pederson collected her first multi-hit game of the season as she finished the contest going 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, and one run scored.
FOR THE FOES
- Megan Wade (Evansville, Ind.) gave the Ravens a 1-0 lead in the first with an RBI double down the right field line before Frazier lifted a solo homer to left field in the fourth for a 2-0 advantage.
- Shaffer, Burke, and Wade went a combined 7-for-9 with two runs scored and one RBI at the top of the lineup (1-2-3).
- Shaffer led the trio with a 3-for-4, one run scored, and one RBI day at the plate.
GAME 2 – Fitchburg State 7, Endicott 0
Fitchburg State starter Kaylee Sylvestre (Central Falls, R.I.) earned the win (2-1) against the Gulls in game two with a complete-game, one-hit effort on 95 pitches. The freshman starter also struck out four batters, induced nine ground outs and eight fly outs, and issued only three walks in the victory.
Mikaela Mallozzi (Shelton, Conn.) suffered the hard-luck loss on seven innings, 10 hits, seven runs (one earned), no walks, and one strikeout.
After taking a 1-0 lead in the fourth on a fielding error, the Falcons tacked on three runs in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively, and never looked back.
Michelle LeBlanc (Ashburnham, Mass.) highlighted the offensive efforts with a two-run double to left field in the sixth.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Falcons (2-4) claimed their first win in the all-time series against Endicott today.
- The Gulls lead the all-time series, which dates back to May 9, 2003, by a 2-1 margin.
- Margaret Martzolf (Port Saint Lucie, Fla.) broke up Sylvestre's no-hit bid with a single to center field in the fourth.
- Martzolf also worked a walk in the second to finish the day 1-for-2 (one walk) at the plate.
FOR THE FOES
- Katie Gildea (Bedford, Mass.) was 3-for-4 with one run scored and an RBI in the win.
- Eight out of the Falcons' nine hitters in the lineup registered at least one hit.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (1-5) take on North Central (9 AM) and Concordia (11 AM) on Thursday, March 17 at the Legends Way Complex. For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
