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5
Winner St. Thomas STU 23-6
4
Southeastern SEU 28-4
Winner
St. Thomas STU
23-6
5
Final
4
Southeastern SEU
28-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Thomas STU 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 5 3 0
Southeastern SEU 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 2

W: Magaldi, Johana (7-2) L: Maria Zelenka (12-2) S: Ortiz, Christina (8)

Game Recap: Softball | | Eli Sirota

Softball Opens Series At Southeastern With 5-4 Triumph

Lakeland, Fla. - Opening a three-game Sun Conference series at sixth-ranked Southeastern University on Tuesday, the 11t -ranked St. Thomas University softball team used an early home run from Emma Edwards to take the lead before ending the contest with the final three runs for a 5-4 triumph.

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
Final: #11 St. Thomas 4, #6 Southeastern
Records: #11 St. Thomas (23-6, 7-0 Sun Conference) | #6 Southeastern (28-4, 9-1 Sun Conference)
All-Time Series: STU trails 13-30
 

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Leading off the top of the second with a base on ball, Edwards quickly gave STU a 2-0 lead off a home run that scored herself and Jade Fayad.
  • Southeastern knotted the score in the bottom of the second.
  • Back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the third propelled the host to a 4-2 lead.
  • Mya Achenbach cut the deficit in half with a single that sent  Sydnee Fordham home before tying the score off a Fire error.
  • The Bobcats capitalized on a Southeastern error in the top of the sixth to take a 5-4 lead.

NOTEWORTHY:
  • Edwards went 1-3 with a home run and two runs scored.
  • Achenbach went 1-4 with one RBI and one run scored.
  • Christina Ortiz held Southeastern off the scoreboard for three innings 

ON THE HORIZON

The Bobcats and Southeastern conclude their conference series on Wednesday, Mar. 25 with first pitch for the doubleheader slated for 1 pm.
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