CLERMONT, Fla. (February 29, 2020) - St. Thomas University (STU) Softball (3-7) split their doubleheader in day two of the PFX Games, defeating Siena Heights (MI.) (0-2) 6-5, and losing to Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH.) (4-6), 9-2, on Saturday afternoon.

Game One
Bobcat Starters
Rachel Samaniego (First Base), Eliza Artiles (Third Base), Deavyn McDade (Designated Player), Ashley Rosado (Shortstop), Tyenna Colon (Second Base), Kally Martin (Right Field), Taelor Schmitz (Left Field), Nicole Hauck (Center Field), Dayma Pla (Catcher), Erica Winter (Pitcher)

Game Notes

• Siena Heights got on the board in the first inning against the Bobcats, scoring on an RBI single to left field, taking a 1-0 lead.
• STU quickly tied the game, as Rosado reached on an error to bring in Artiles.
• Winter recorded a shutdown inning, as Colon recorded a double play with Samaniego
• The Bobcats broke the game open in the bottom of the third inning, scoring four runs.
• Samaniego and Artiles recorded back-to-back hits, as Artiles brought in Samaniego on an RBI single, putting STU in front, 2-1.
• Artiles later scored on a wild pitch.
• Colon doubled to right-center, plating Rosado.
• STU capped off the inning with their fourth and final run, as Colon scored on another error, as St. Thomas took a 5-1 lead.
• Winter allowed the second run of the game in the top of the fourth inning, on an RBI double, putting the score at 5-2.
• SHU rallied to tie the game in the final inning, as Winter was relieved by Abbigail Smith.
• The freshman, Smith, entered the game with two outs and the bases loaded and displayed a veteran presence, recording a groudout to escape the jam and preserve a 5-5 tie.
• Pla led off the bottom of the seventh by reaching on an errorm before being pinch-ran for by Sarah Descheene.
• Descheene was moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt, as McDade stepped to the plate.
• McDade singled to second, as the Bobcats walked-off to win their third game of the season, 6-5.

MVBobcats

• Eliza Artiles: 2-4, two runs
• Deavyn McDade: 2-4, walk-off RBI
• Abbigail Smith: first collegiate win

Game Two
Bobcat Starters
Samaniego (First Base), Artiles (Third Base), McDade (Designated Player), Rosado (Shortstop), Colon (Second Base), Martin (Right Field), Schmitz (Left Field), Juliana Uribe (Center Field), Pla (Catcher), Smith (Pitcher)

Game Notes

• Following her first collegiate win, Smith got the starting nod in game two for the Bobcats and recorded a 1-2-3 inning.
• Mount Vernon Nazarene scored two runs in the bottom of the second inning, first on a sacrifice fly ad then on an RBI fielder's choice, taking a 2-0 lead.
• MVNU tagged on five runs in the bottom of the third inning, chasing Smith from the game as Kaitlyn Spalding took over in the circle for STU.
• Colon blasted her first career collegiate home run, driving the ball over the center field wall and bringing in Rosado. 
• The score held until the bottom of the sixth, as MVNU added a home run of their own, adding to the lead and putting the score at 9-2.
• Two consecutive singles from Martin and Schmitz tried to start a last-inning rally; however, STU could not score and lost the game, 9-2.

Upcoming
STU has another doubleheader on Sunday, March 1, starting at 11:30 a.m. against Michigan-Dearborn from the Fortune Road Athletic Complex.