SB vs Warner
1
Warner (FL) WU 6-3
4
Winner St. Thomas STU 12-2
Warner (FL) WU
6-3
1
Final
4
St. Thomas STU
12-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Warner (FL) WU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
St. Thomas STU 0 0 0 1 2 1 X 4 6 2

W: Magaldi, Johana (5-1) L: E. Hernandez (3-1) S: Ortiz, Christina (5)

Game Recap: Softball | | Eli Sirota

Softball Opens Series Against Warner With 4-1 Victory

Miami Gardens, Fla. - Beginning their Sun Conference title defense on Friday evening, the 18th-ranked St. Thomas University Softball Team overcame an early deficit to visiting Warner University in a 4-1 victory.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #18 St. Thomas 4, Warner 1
Records: #18 St. Thomas (12-2, 1-0 Sun Conference) | Mount Mercy (6-3, 0-1 Sun Conference)
All-Time Series: STU trails 24-26
 

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Warner took advantage of a Bobcats' error in the top of the first to quickly get on the scoreboard.
  • Keeping the bottom of the fourth alive with a Bailey LeGere double, STU knotted the score off a Jade Fayad double.
  • Warner errors in the bottom of the fifth allowed STU to score a pair of runs and take a 3-1 lead.
  • Loading the bases with no outs in the bottom of the sixth, Emma Edwards sent LeGere home on a sacrifice fly to extend the Bobcats lead to 4-1.

NOTEWORTHY:
  • Fayad went 2-2 with one run scored and one double.
  • Legere went 2-3 with one run scored and one double.
  • Johana Magaldi started the contest, throwing 5.2 innings with one unearned run allowed off three hits while striking out two batters.
  • Christina Ortiz got the save after tossing the final 1.1 innings without allowing a Royal on base.

ON THE HORIZON

The Bobcats conclude their Sun Conference series with Warner on Saturday, Feb. 28 with first pitch for the doubleheader set for 12:00 pm.
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