Jaguar softball earns the split on day one of THE Spring Games tournament in Madiera Beach, Florida.
Game one versus Chattanooga
South Alabama would get the scoring going in the top of the first inning. Meredith Keel would lead off the game with a double to left center. Marley Sims would lay down the sac bunt, advancing Keel to third. Sasha Willems would hit the ball to right for a sac fly and RBI, scoring Keel on the play. Jags led 1-0. Gabby Stagner would ground out to shortstop ending the inning.
Jenna Hardy who got the start for the Jaguars on the mound. She would make the 1-0 score hold up. Hardy would pitch a seven inning complete game three hit shut out, striking out six and walking one on 90 pitches. Jenna would improve her record to 7-4 on the year.
Game two vs Iowa
Iowa and South Alabama would trade zeros for the first three innings. Iowa would break through in the top of the fourth inning, scoring 4 runs. The big blow coming on a 3 run home run by Grace Banes. Iowa would lead 4-0.
in the bottom of the 4th inning the Jag bats would answer back.
Mackenzie Brasher would single up the middle on the first pitch. Sasha Willems would fly out to left field. After Brasher was thrown out trying to steal second for out 2, Victoria Ortiz would hit a solo home run to right. That cut the Jaguars deficit to 4-1. Gabby Stagner flew out to right ending the inning.
The 4-1 score held until the Jaguars came up in the bottom of the sixth.
Keel would reach on a throwing error and advance to second. After Brasher grounded out and Willems popped out for out two. Ortiz stepped up and hit an RBI single to center. The Jags now trail 4-2. Stagner would ground out to the pitcher to end the inning.
Unfortunately, the Jaguars could not get any closer. The final score 4-2. Olivia Lackie picks up the loss. Lackie would go the distance, pitching 7 innings, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits. Striking out 7 on 90 pitches. Lackie’s record would fall to 7-4. South Alabama’s overall record goes to 14-8.
Next up
Saturday
Game one- vs Lehigh 8am
Game two- vs Iona 10:30
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