MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (April 14, 2021) - St. Thomas University (STU) Softball (11-15, 5-11 TSC) split a Sun Conference doubleheader against No. 18 Warner University on Wednesday evening. STU run-ruled the Warner Royals, 8-0, in game one and lost 3-0 in the night-cap.
Game One
Bobcat Starters
Game Notes
- Smits opened the game with two strikeouts in the top of the first inning.Â
- Smits worked around a one-out double with two consecutive outs to keep the score at 0-0.
- Descheene led off the bottom of the third with a walk, and STU loaded the bases with back-to-back bunts.Â
- Gilbert lined a two-run single to center field, scoring Pacetti and Artiles and giving STU a 2-0 lead.
- Smits helped herself out and drove in two more runs, with a two-run double, as the Bobcats took a 4-0 advantage.
- Artiles started the bottom of the fifth inning with a triple to right field and scored on a wild pitch.
- Smits led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a triple of her own for her second hit of the game.
- Brown doubled to right field, driving in Negron and Nicole Hauck, as STU took a 7-0 lead.
- Pacetti finished the run-rule win with an RBI double, giving the Bobcats an 8-0 victory over the No. 18 Royals.
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Game TwoÂ
Bobcat Starters
Game Notes
- Winter started the game with a 1-2-3 inning, setting up the Bobcat offense.
- Neither team had a base-runner until Descheene doubled to left field.Â
- Winter recorded the retired the first 13-Royals she faced, before allowing back-to-back hits as Warner took a 1-0 lead.Â
- WU took a 2-0 lead on an RBI single, and capped off the three-run inning with a run on a passed ball.
- The STU offense held scoreless the remainder of the game, as the Bobcats were shutout and fell 3-0 in the second half of the doubleheader.Â
Upcoming
St. Thomas takes on Florida National in a doubleheader on Saturday, April 17, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Game one begins at 1 p.m.
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