MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (February 27, 2021) - St. Thomas University (STU) Softball (3-1) swept a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon against Edward Waters College (4-3), winning game one 3-0 and game two 9-1 from Colonel Jacqueline Kelly Field.

Game One

Bobcat Starters

• Kaitlin Spalding - Right Field
• Eliza Artiles - Second Base
• Destiny Pacetti - Center Field
• Daniela Bautista - Shortstop
• Lishanty Guillermo - Catcher
• Talia Brown - Left Brown
• Alyssa Luna - Designated Player
• Sarah Deschenne - Third Base 
• Rachel Samaniego - First Base 
• Abbigail Smith - Pitcher

Game Notes

• Fresh-off a complete-game victory on Wednesday against the FNU Conquistadors, Smith took to the mound to open the Saturday doubleheader against Edward Waters.
• Smith retired the first ten Tiger hitters she faced to open the game before allowing a fourth-inning single.
• STU was held hitless until the fourth inning when Spalding lined a lead-off single to left-field. 
• Later in the inning, Bautista homered over the left-field fence for her first and the team's first home run of the season, giving St. Thomas a 2-0 lead over Edward Waters. 
• The Bobcats added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth inning, as Guillermo scored Nicole Hauck on a fielder's choice, bringing the score to 3-0.
• Smith finished her second consecutive complete game by working around two singles in the top of the seventh, as STU won 3-0. 

MVBobcats
Abbigail Smith: (2-0), CG, shutout
Daniella Bautista: 1-3, 2-R HR

Game Two

Bobcat Starters

• Spalding - Right Field
• Artiles - Second Base
• Guillermo - Catcher
• Bautista - Shortstop
• Gabriella Gilbert - Third Base
• Kylie Chamber - Designated Player
• Oaskarley Ochoa - Left Field
• Erica Winter - Pitcher
• Nicole Hauck - Center Field

Game Notes

• Winter retired the Tigers in order, opening the second game of the doubleheader.
• EWC scored its first run of the game on an error by STU, as the Tigers took a 1-0 advantage.
• Winter and the Bobcats quickly tied the game in the bottom of the second inning, as Winter scored Ochoa on a single.
• STU took its first lead of the game by taking advantage of EWC errors, as St. Thomas led 3-1 after three innings of play.
• A four-run bottom of the fourth inning broke the game open for STU. 
• Spalding led the inning off with a triple to center-field and scored on a double from Artiles. 
• Bautista singled in Artiles with a base-hit, putting the score at 5-1.
• Winter capped off the inning with a two-run double, plating Gilbert and Chambers.
• Winter finished her outing with two strikeouts in the sixth inning.
• STU sealed the run-rule victory as Winter scored on a bunt single from Hauck.

MVBobcats
Erica Winter: (1-1) CG, four strikeouts, 0 ER; 3-4, 3 RBI
Eliza Artiles: 2-3, 2 R, RBI

Upcoming
St. Thomas takes on No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan University on Monday, March 1, in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. from Colonel Jacqueline Kelly Field.  

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