Posted: Mar 09, 2024
Softball: Ravens Record First Loss of the Season to Cedarville Yellow Jackets, 3-1
Cedarville
(3-14)
3
Franklin Pierce
(2-1)
1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cedarville | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
|
Franklin Pierce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Recap by student-staff writer Joe Mclaughlin
VIERA, FL (3/7/24) -- The Franklin Pierce softball team dropped their first loss of the season Thursday to the Cedarville Yellowjackets, 3-1.
Score: Franklin Pierce 1, Cedarville 3
Records: Franklin Pierce 3-1 (0-0 NE10), Cedarville 3-14 (0-0 G-MAC)
Location: White Easton Field: Space Coast Spring Games, Viera, FL
Date: March 7th, 2024
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The scoring began on a tough break for the Ravens. In the 2nd Inning, Yellowjackets senior infielder Mariah Wallace scored on a wild pitch, giving the Yellowjackets an early 1-0 lead.
- The Ravens tied the game in the bottom of the 4th Inning. Senior catcher Ashley Cangiano (North Attleboro, MA) tripled to right center field, making the tying run a base-hit away. Senior infielder Susannah Campos (Lemoore, CA) would provide that RBI base-hit to right field, scoring Cangiano and tying the game 1-1.
- The Yellowjackets then recaptured the lead in the top of the 5th Inning, scoring 2 runs. Yellowjackets sophomore catcher Camryn Taktak tripled to right-center to start, with sophomore Lindsay Linker coming in to pinch-run for Taktak. The next hit was an RBI single down the right field line by senior outfielder Kaley Clark, scoring Linker and giving the Yellowjackets a 2-1 lead. Clark then reached third off a throwing error. The third run came off an RBI single by sophomore outfielder Dana Bertke, scoring Clark to make it 3-1.
BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS:
- Both teams tallied 6 hits in the game, however the difference was in runners left on base. The Ravens left 5 runners stranded to the Yellowjackets 3.
- The Ravens also had the only error of the game off a wild throw, which would set up the third run for the Yellowjackets.
- Ravens' Freshman starting pitcher, Georgia Clough (Barriere, British Columbia), pitched 4 innings giving up 4 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, and striking out 6 batters. Freshman pitcher Kennedy Morris (Stafford, CT) pitched the remaining 3 innings, giving up 2 hits, 0 runs, and 0 walks.
- Yellowjackets' senior pitcher Casey Bertke pitched all seven innings, giving up 6 hits, 1 run, 1 walk and striking out 6 batters.
UP NEXT FOR THE RAVENS: The Ravens' next two games are Friday against Saginaw Valley at 10 am and Holy Family at 12:15 pm in Melbourne, FL.