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Box Score 2 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – In non-conference action, the Eckerd College Softball team dropped a twin bill to Palm Beach Atlantic, 13-5 and 4-3.
The two teams met up for the second time this season. In the first match up, the Tritons (30-18, 8-13) were victorious pulling off a sweep of the Sailfish, but today PBA returned the favor.
Carrie Shere led off game one crushing her eighth home run of the year. Off to a hot start, EC and the Sailfish were cruising until the fourth inning when the runs came pouring in.
Trailing by one run,
Amber Hay sent a double down the left field line and crossed the plate on the next play off an errant throw.
Rachael Luckett then gave the Tritons the lead sending a single up the middle, scoring
Dana Paul.
Kaycie Duncan brought in the final two runs of the game picking up a double of her own.
Holding onto a three run lead, defensive miscues by the Tritons gave PBA a three run lead before the Sailfish tacked on five more in the fifth inning, run ruling EC.
Duncan continued to swing the hot stick in game two, crushing her second double of the day giving Eckerd an early lead.
Erin Dixson picked up an RBI of her own in the third sending a single to deep right center.
The Sailfish were not going to go down without a fight, tacking on two runs. Paul gave the Tritons the lead with a deep fly ball to centerfield scoring
Kiana Sladicki. Down to the final three outs, EC was unable to hush the PBA bats as they picked up two runs on three hits, completing the sweep.
Hay was tagged with both losses on the day, falling to 19-13 on the year. Duncan and Shere each collected three hits on the day while seven different Tritons grabbed hits in game one.
EC will head into the final stretch, traveling to Webber International on Tuesday for a double header. Game one is set to start at 2 pm.
