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Mar 17, 2024; Clermont, FL, USA; Middlebury softball during the The Spring Games at the Hancock Park. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mike Watters
Sarah LaFond tallied four hits, four runs and three RBIs during today's games.
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Winner Kalamazoo KALAMAZO 2-1
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Middlebury MIDSOFT 5-4
Winner
Kalamazoo KALAMAZO
2-1
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Final
8
Middlebury MIDSOFT
5-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Kalamazoo KALAMAZO 2 3 0 5 0 0 1 11 15 2
Middlebury MIDSOFT 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 8 12 2

W: J. Cook (2-0) L: Hausman, Samantha (0-2)

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Winner Middlebury MIDSOFT 6-4
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Southern Virginia SOUTHERN 4-11
Winner
Middlebury MIDSOFT
6-4
15
Final
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Southern Virginia SOUTHERN
4-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Middlebury MIDSOFT 2 1 3 2 4 1 2 15 12 3
Southern Virginia SOUTHERN 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 7 6

W: Lont, McKenna (4-1) L: E. DeGroot (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Takes One Of Two On Day Five of THE Spring Games

The Middlebury softball team fell to Kalamazoo 11-8 during this morning's action, but bounced back with a resounding 15-6 victory over Southern Virginia to conclude the fifth day of THE Spring Games.
 
HIGHLIGHTS VS. KALAMAZOO
  • The Hornets began the contest with five runs over the opening two innings. Bella Caza highlighted the spurt with two singles and two runs batted in. 
  • In the fourth, Kalamazoo extended its advantage with the bases loaded. Caza continued her strong day, bringing all three runners home with a single to center field to make it 8-0. The Hornets tacked on two more runs on a wild pitch and a sacrifice bunt to increase the lead to 10-0.
  • The Panthers responded with four runs in the bottom of the frame. Kelley Dever drove home two runs with an RBI double to left center. Jewel Ashbrook followed with a single down the right-field line to plate Sarah LaFond and Jennifer Westphal followed by scoring Dever with a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to six (10-4).
  • Kalamazoo added another run in the top of the seventh. Lizzy Rottenberk singled and eventually came around to score on a two-bagger by Jordan Wesaw.
  • The Panthers nearly pulled off the comeback in the bottom of the seventh. Nina Schroeder and Olivia Scholes began the inning with back-to-back base hits. Kristyn Carroll and Cate Viola kept the rally going with singles of their own to bring in both runners and make it 11-6. 
  • Later in the frame with runners on first and second, LaFond blasted a double to left field, scoring Carroll and Viola to pull within three (11-8), but the Hornets held on for the win.
HIGHLIGHTS VS. SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
  • Middlebury jumped out to a 2-0 advantage in the top of the first. With runners on second and third, a Knights' miscue allowed one run to cross the plate before LaFond reached on a fielder's choice to score Viola.
  • Southern Virginia answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning on a pair of Panther miscues and a fielder's choice to take a 3-2 edge.
  • Middlebury knotted the score at 3-3 in the second. McKenna Lont ripped a single up the middle which brought Skylar Wong in to score. 
  • The Knights responded with two runs in the bottom of the frame. With runners on second and third, Kymbal Jones drove a base hit to right center which cleared the bases, bringing the score to 5-3.
  • The Panthers would not go away, taking a 6-5 lead in the third. LaFond reached on a Southern Virginia error and Dever followed with a single. Westphal roped a base hit through the right side to plate LaFond and make it 5-4. Later in the inning with runners at each base, Carroll singled to bring Westphal home before Viola knocked a sacrifice fly to left to drive Schroeder across the plate and give Middlebury a 6-5 edge.
  • In the fourth, the Panthers continued to pull away, adding two more runs on a fielder's choice and a Knight miscue to claim an 8-5 lead.
  • Middlebury broke the game open in the fifth scoring four times, highlighted by a run-scoring single from Dever to make it 12-5.
  • Southern Virginia answered with a run in the bottom of the fifth, as a groundout by Mattison Christensen scored Madison Lloyd to make it 12-6. That was as close as the Knights would get, as the Panthers tacked on three more runs over the final two innings, capped by a two-run double by Samantha Hausman in the seventh, to cruise to the 15-6 victory.
NOTES
  • Lont secured her fourth win in the circle during the win against Southern Virginia.
  • The Panthers scored in every inning of their victory over the Knights.
  • Middlebury faced Kalamazoo for the fifth time in program history, while it took on Southern Virginia for the first time ever.
The Panthers return to the field on Friday to take on Endicott at 9:10 a.m. and Wisconsin-River Falls at 1:45 p.m.
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