Kissimmee, FL---- The Sage Colleges softball team wrapped competition on Thursday at the Orlando Spring Rebel Games. The Gators dropped the first game on the day to Baldwin Wallace College, 6-0 and then defeated Widener University, 6-5. Sage returns from Florida with a strong showing having produced a 4-4 record under the guidance of their new coach, Jamie Brown.

Sage returns to action on Saturday, March 17 hosting Cazenovia College at Robison Field (Troy, NY) in the team's 2012 home opener at noon in a non-conference doubleheader.

Game # 1 Baldwin Wallace College 6-0 Sage

           Record                         Record
Sage (3-4) vs. Baldwin Wallace (6-3)

Score by Innings                            R H E
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Baldwin-Wallace..... 100 201 2 - 6 10 0
Sage .....................  000 000 0 - 0 2 2

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Baldwin-Wallace     IP H R ER BB SO
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Sarah Baker......... 7.0 2  0  0    0  4

Sage                   IP   H R ER BB SO
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Rachel Smith.......3.1  6 3  3  2    2
Kelsey Newberg..3.2 4  3  3  2    1

Win - Baker (2-0). Loss - Smith (2-2).

Sage's junior pitcher Rachel Smith (Valatie, NY/Ichabod Crane) and Kelsey Newberg (New Britain, CT/New Britain) both worked in the contest as Smith started and worked 3.1 innings for the Gators. Smith falls to 2-2 on the young season. She yielded just three earned runs off six hits and fanned a pair in the action. Newberg came in the game in relief and worked 3.2 innings and scattered four hits with three earned runs.

Offensively for the Gators, Smith and rookie Kristen Beikirch (Brockport, NY/Brockport) tallied hits off BWC's Sarah Baker, who improved to 2-0 in the complete game outing.

Game # 2 Sage 6-5 Widener

              Record     Record
Sage (4-4) vs. Widener (3-3)

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7    R H E
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Sage -                 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 - 6 7 0
Widener -            1 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0

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SAGE                          IP H R ER BB SO
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Rachel Smith              2.1IP 3 H 4R 4ER 3BB 1SO
Kelsey Newberg(2-2) 4.2IP 5 H 1R 1ER 1BB 5SO

Widener                      IP     H    R    ER   BB SO
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Christine Mattis         6.1 6 H 6R 6 ER 5BB 2 SO
Taylor Schultz           0.2  1 H  0R 0ER 1BB 0 SO

The Gators came from behind to collect the win in the Florida trip finale as they knocked off the Pride of Widener University. Sage jumped out to a 3-1 lead heading to the middle of the third inning, but found themselves down 5-3 by inning's close. Sage rallied and regained the lead after plating three runs in the top of the sixth inning and held on for the 6-5 win.

Sophomore Hillary Faas (East Greenbush, NY/Columbia), senior Meghan Welcome (Cohoes, NY/Cohoes), and sophomore Tricia Gaulin (South Glens Falls, NY/South Glens Falls) all racked up doubles for the Gators.

Welcome now has 21 career doubles, which is second all-time on the Gator career record book behind Kellie Jones' 36 doubles.

Smith got the nod as the Gator starter and worked 2.1 innings with four runs allowed off three hits. Newberg came in the game in the bottom of the third inning and proceeded to strike out five en route to the win in relief. She stands at 2-2 on the year.

Smith did provide the game-winning at bat as she drew a bases loaded walk in the top of the sixth inning and gave Sage a 6-5 lead.