SB vs GVU
5
Grand View GVU 0-3
7
Winner St. Thomas STU 1-0
Grand View GVU
0-3
5
Final
7
St. Thomas STU
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Grand View GVU 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 12 1
St. Thomas STU 0 4 0 1 2 0 X 7 8 1

W: Magaldi, Johana (1-0) L: M. Waldorf (0-1) S: Ortiz, Christina (1)

3
Grand View GRAND VI
5
Winner St. Thomas ST. THOM
Grand View GRAND VI
3
Final
5
St. Thomas ST. THOM
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Grand View GRAND VI 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 7 1
St. Thomas ST. THOM 2 1 0 2 0 0 X 5 6 2

W: Vizcaino, Melody (1-0) L: M. Blomgren (0-1) S: Ortiz, Christina (2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Eli Sirota

Softball Opens 2026 Season With Doubleheader Sweep Of. No. 6 Grand View

Miami Gardens, Fla. - Kicking off the 2026 with a doubleheader against No. 6 Grand View on Saturday afternoon, the 19th-ranked St. Thomas Softball Team won both outings of the top-25 matchup 7-5 and 5-3.

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
Final: #19 St. Thomas 7, #6 Grand View 5 | #19 St. Thomas 5, #6 Grand View 3
Records: #19 St. Thomas (2-0) | #6 Grand View (0-4)
All-Time Series: STU leads 2-0
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1)
  • Bailey LeGere capitalized on a GVU error in the bottom of the second to score the opening run and kick off a four-run frame with Jade Fayad touching home plate off a wild pitch before Alahnis Berrios and Bre'Asia Thomas scored Sydnee Fordham and Maggie Kirk off RBI singles.
  • Mya Achenback hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth.
  • Grand View cut into the lead off a two-RBI single in the top of the fifth.
  • Fordham and Gianella Gomez recreated the Bobcats' five-run lead in the bottom of the fifth off RBI hits that scored Ashley Ramon and Fordham.
  • Grand View staged a rally in the top of the seventh, scoring three runs before the Bobcats closed the first game.
 
NOTEWORTHY (GAME 1)
  • Achenbach went 2-3 with a home run.
  • Fordham scored two runs.
  • Lilly Herdon drew a pair of walks.
  • Johana Magaldi tossed 6.1 innings with five runs allowed off 11 hits for the win.
  • Christiana Ortiz closed out the game for the save.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2)
  • Fayad quickly got the Bobcats on the scoreboard off a RBI double in the bottom of the first that sent Kiara Selby home before Fordham plated LeGere to make it 2-0.
  • Grand View cut the lead in half in the top of the second.
  • Achenbach scored in the bottom of the second off a GVU error.
  • Grand View answered the hosts' run with one of their own in the top of the third to make it 3-2.
  • Fayad extended STU's lead to 5-2 off a two-RBI single in the bottom of the fourth that scored Herndon and Achenbach.
  • Grand View finished the score with a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth.
 
NOTEWORTHY (GAME 2)
  • Selby went 2-2 with one run scored.
  • Fayad went 2-3 with three RBI.
  • Achenbach rounded the bases twice.
  • Melody Vizcaino threw 5.0 innings, allowing three runs of seven hits in the win.
  • Ortiz earned her second save with two scoreless frames.

ON THE HORIZON
The Bobcats host Florida National ina  doubleheader on Tuesday, Feb. 3 with first pitch slated for 4:00 pm.
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