MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (April 13^th, 2019) – The St. Thomas University Bobcats Softball Team (22-14, 8-10 TSC) split the double-header on Saturday afternoon at 'The Colonel' for senior day against the Warner University Royals (24-10, 10-8 TSC). Game one saw a final score in favor of the Bobcats 5-2, while game two favored the Royals 5-0.
 
Game One
Starters: Alliyah Sands (SS), GiGi Santos (LF), Melody Grafals (C), Jordan Kruempel (DP), Emily Santos (CF), Nanet Manieri (RF), McKenna Delaware (2B), Alexis Castroman (1B), Sarah Descheene (3B), Kaitlin Spalding (SP)
Notes

• St. Thomas University made a quick change to have Jennifer Acevedo in the circle. Acevedo recorded her ninth victory.
• STU opened up the offense hot jumping on the board in the bottom of the first.
• G. Santos with a base hit and stole second to move into scoring position.
• An RBI single through the right side courtesy of Grafals got the first run on the board.
• E. Santos two out double to center field plated the second run of the inning give St. Thomas a 2-0 lead.
• The score remained through three innings of play.
• Warner was able to tack on one run the fourth.
• The Bobcats quickly responded in the bottom of the fifth with a three run inning.
• Senior catcher, Grafals, bolted a three-run home run off the score board to extend the lead to 5-1.
• It would be just enough insurance as the Royals tried getting a late rally going but came up short only pushing two across in the top of the sixth.

Box Score Notables

• GiGi Santos went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs scored.
• Melody Grafals hits her team-leading third home run on the season.
• McKenna Delaware recorded a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate as well.

#MVBobcats

• G. Santos: 3-for-3, two runs, stolen base
• M. Grafals: 2-for-3, two runs, three-run home run, four RBIs
• M. Delaware: 2-for-2, sac bunt

 
Game Two
Starters: Sands (SS), G. Santos (LF), Grafals (C), Delaware (2B), Kruempel (DP), E. Santos (CF), Tyenna Colon (RF), Spalding (SP), Dayma Pla (1B), Descheene (3B)
Notes

• Warner jumped on the board in the top of the first scoring a run to jump to an early 1-0 lead.
• STU stranded runners at third in the first and second innings.
• The Royals had two more two-run innings in the fifth and seventh to take a 5-0 lead.
• St. Thomas tried to rally in the bottom half of the seventh but were unable to put any runs across the board.

 
Eight Bobcats were honored in between games for Senior Day as the Class of 2019. Alliyah Sands, Melody Grafals, McKenna Delaware, Alexis Castroman, Jennifer Acevedo, Nanet Manieri, GiGi Santos, and Emily Santos. We congratulate all players on great careers and wish the best for the rest of the journey.
 
Upcoming
St. Thomas will travel to Ave Maria, Fla. on Wednesday, April 17^th, 2019 for another conference double-header, first pitch is set for 2 p.m.