LAKE WALES, Fla. (March 11th, 2020) – The St. Thomas University Softball team (7-13, 0-4 TSC) took a mid-week road trip up to Lake Wales, Fla. to take on conference foe, 25th ranked Warner University Royals (19-3, 4-0 TSC) on Wednesday evening. The Bobcats fell in both contests, 1-0 and 10-2, respectively, from Daly Field.
Bobcat Starters:
Eliza Artiles - 2B
Juliana Uribe - RF
Tyenna Colon - SS
Deavyn McDade - DP
Taelor Schmitz - LF
Rachael Samaniego - 1B
Nicole Hauck - CF
Erica Winter - SP
Sarah Dscheene - 3B
Dayma Pla - C/flex
Game One Highlights:
- Winter (3-5) got the start in the circle for the Bobcats for the 10th time this season.
- STU threatened first sparking a two-out rally in the top of the first.
- Colon and McDade delivered back-to-back singles from the three and four spots in the lineup but will get stranded on the base path.
- In the top of the fourth, the Bobcats would get a lead-off single from Schmitz, who later stole second to be in scoring position, but would get left hanging 60-feet from scoring.
- Winter would retire 18 of 23 batters faced after giving up a lead-off single to start the game.
- The top of the seventh seemed to be rolling in favor of the Bobcats as Hauck singled up the middle.
- Kally Martin would come in to pinch-hit and would successfully execute what was supposed to be a sacrifice bunt but turned into a single.Â
- The Royals would get out of the jam and would go on to win in walk-off fashion, capitalizing off a Bobcat error to take the victory in the bottom half of the seventh.
Box Score Notables
- Erica Winter; 6.2 innings pitched, six hits, no earned runs, three strikeouts.
Game Two Starters
Eliza Artiles - 3B
Rachael Samaniego - 2B
Tyenna Colon - SS
Deavyn McDade - DP
Lucia Esposito - C
Juliana Uribe - RF
Nicole Hauck - CF
Taelor Schmitz - LF
Kally Martin - DP
Larisa Smits - SP/flex
Game Two Highlights
- Smits (2-2) would get the rock for game two as she gathers her fifth start on the year.
- Warner would jump out to an early 3-0 lead over St. Thomas in the top of the first.
- The Bobcats would respond with a run of their own in the top of the second, making the game 3-1.
- Quick fundamental softball after a lead-off walk by McDade set up the sacrifice bunt for Esposito.
- Uribe would reach on an error and allow for Mcaded to score.
- The Royals would then bounce back for another five-runs, two in the bottom of the second and three in the bottom of the third.
- St. Thomas would score their second and final run in the top of the third.
- Artiles led off with an infield single. Colon would then reach on a hit by pitch to put two aboard.
- McDade reached on a fielder's choice, and an error by the shortstop led to the second run.
- Warner would cap off the night with runs in the fifth and sixth innings to run the final score, 10-2.
Upcoming
St. Thomas will stay on the road and play a double-header in Jacksonville, Fla. against Trinity Baptist College on Thursday, March 12th at 5/7 p.m.
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