KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Spring Arbor University softball team split a pair of games on Thursday at The Spring Games at the Fortune Road Athletic Complex in Kissimmee, Florida. The Cougars fell to the University of Michigan-Dearborn 8-0 before bouncing back to defeat Siena Heights University by an identical 8-0 score.

THE BASICS

SCORES: Spring Arbor 0, Michigan-Dearborn 8

Spring Arbor 8, Siena Heights 0

LOCATION: Fortune Road Athletic Complex | Kissimmee, Fla.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 6-9, Michigan-Dearborn 7-8, Siena Heights 4-5

VS. MICHIGAN-DEARBORN

• Michigan-Dearborn broke the game open with seven runs in the second inning, and added one more in the fifth.
• Spring Arbor was held to four hits and left five runners on base.

VS. SIENA HEIGHTS

• After being handed an 8-0 loss in the day's first game, Spring Arbor returned the favor in the second game.
• The Cougars got the scoring started in the third inning, plating three runs on a pair of SHU errors.
• Hannah Laurin led off the fourth inning with her first career home run – a solo shot to left-center. Later in the frame, Jessie Panchaud touched home on a double steal to put SAU up 5-0
• Spring Arbor tallied three more runs in the fifth to bring the eight-run mercy rule into effect. A single by Sarah Matlock allowed Jade Nowe to score and Cora Millay followed with a two-run single to right.
• Two days after throwing a complete game, one-hit shutout against Cleary University, Lauren Wirgau delivered another gem against the Saints. The senior pitcher tossed five scoreless innings allowing just three hits while striking out four batters.

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor wraps up its trip with two more games on Friday, Mar. 6. The Cougars play Hannibal-LaGrange University at 9:15 a.m. and Robert Morris University at 11:30 a.m.

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