Sage softball tallies another split on day two of Florida trip

Sage softball tallies another split on day two of Florida trip

 

Clermont, FL – The Sage Colleges' softball team was in action on Monday in Florida on the team's spring training trip. The Gators opened the day with a 7-3 loss to WPI and wrapped the day with an 11-5 win over Mt. Ida College. Sage is 2-2 on the year.

Score by Innings    1 2 3 4 5 6 7     R  H  E

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WPI                1 5  0 0 0 0 1     7  12 2               

Sage               1 0  0 0 2 0 0     3  2  4                 

Against WPI, Sage's junior Kristen Beikirch (Brockport, NY/Brockport) had a double and two RBIS to pace the offense, while the Engineers had 12 hits.

For the Gators, sophomore pitcher Katie Kovage (Hoosick Falls, NY/Hoosick Falls Central) suffered the loss after 1 1/3 innings of work with four hits allowed. She allowed one earned run with one walk. She was replaced by freshman Erika Daigle (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa), who worked 5 2/3 innings, She gave up eight hits with one earned run with nine strikeouts and only one walk.

Score by Innings    1 2 3 4 5 6 7     R  H  E

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Sage                0 3 0 5 0 0 3     11 12 4               

Mt. Ida             0 1 0 2 1 0 1     5  4  5                 

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Beikirch and rookie outfielder Frankie Pearson (Hoosick Falls, NY/Hoosick Falls Central) each tripled to pace the Gator offense. Beikirch finished with a pair of RBIs and added a single, while Pearson drove in a run as well. Rookie Kelsey Wood (North Dighton, MA/Dighton-Rehoboth) had an RBI with two singles, while senior short stop Hillary Faas (East Greenbush, NY/Columbia) had a two singles and two RBI's. Kovage added to the Gator output with two singles and an RBI.

For the Gators, Kovage collected the win as she worked 6.1 innings and is now 2-1. She gave up three hits with one earned run with three strikeouts. Freshman Lindsay Brace (Moriah, NY/Moriah Central) worked 2/3 of an inning and gave up a pair of earned runs with one hit and four walks.

Sage returns to action on Tuesday facing Penn St.-Behrend at Hancock Park (Clermont, Florida) at 1 p.m., while wrapping the day facing Lancaster Bible College at Hancock Park at 3 p.m.