CLERMONT, Fla. – The Spring Arbor University softball team wrapped up its time at The Spring Games in Florida by splitting a pair of games on Friday. The Cougars defeated Judson University 9-1 before falling to Dordt University 4-3 in eight innings.
VS. JUDSON
SCORE: Spring Arbor 9, Judson 1
LOCATION: Clermont, Fla.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 8-4, Judson 3-14
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- Spring Arbor scored nine runs over the first three innings, including five in the third.
- Lexi Cain went 2-for-2 with a double and four RBIs while Emmalee Hamp and Payton Grange also collected two hits each.
- Elena Jones pitched four shutout innings while holding Judson hit-less and striking out two on her way to picking up the win.
VS. DORDT
SCORE: Spring Arbor 3, Dordt 4
LOCATION: Clermont, Fla.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 8-5, Dordt 11-12
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- Dordt did most of its damage in the first inning, plating three runs to grab an early lead.
- Spring Arbor battled back, scoring one in the fourth on a Tammy Craven RBI double before tying the game at 3-3 on a two-RBI single by Grace Lentz in the fifth inning.
- After a scoreless sixth and seventh, the game went into extra innings where Dordt was able to push a run across in the eighth to walk-off with the victory.
- Hamp had two more hits while Lentz went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.
- Hamp pitched 7.1 innings giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out 11 batters.
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor opens Crossroads League play against Taylor University in Upland, Indiana on Tuesday, Mar. 12.
