ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Despite a fifth-inning rally that saw the Tritons plate three runs, the Eckerd softball team could not overcome a Nova Southeastern offensive outburst as EC dropped the first game of the doubleheader, 13-3. NSU's offense continued in the second game, plating five runs in innings four through six to take the game, 8-3, Saturday afternoon at the Turley Athletic Complex.
The Sharks did their damage in the first three innings, scoring 13 runs on 15 hits. Lauren Margolis ended Nova Southeastern's shutout bid with a three-run homerun in the fifth frame, her fourth of the year. Eckerd's rally was halted as NSU took the opener, 13-3.
The finale played to a much closer affair. Nova Southeastern got on the board in the first as Sydney Lageyre scored on a passed ball. However, Brenna Lokeinsky immediately answered with a solo shot to right field to tie the game, 1-1. In the second inning, NSU's Madison Fine answered with a homerun to regain the Sharks' lead, 2-1.
Nova Southeastern plated six runs in innings four through five via an RBI double, four RBI singles, and a sacrifice fly. Margolis hit her second homerun of the day in the sixth stanza, and Hannah Burge tallied an RBI groundout in the seventh, but it was not enough, as NSU took game two and the series, 8-3.
HOW IT ENDED
Game One
Final: Nova Southeastern 13, Eckerd 3 (5 Innings)
WP: Hess (10-4) LP: Benefield (1-2) HR: Margolis (4)
Game Two
Final: Nova Southeastern 8, Eckerd 3
WP: Ellard (6-3) LP: Perkins (9-9) HR: Lokeinsky (6), Margolis (5), Fine (1)
Records: Eckerd 16-16 (5-13 SSC); Nova Southeastern 27-9 (14-4 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Following two homeruns on the day, Margolis moves to five on the year, ranking tied for second on the squad and one behind the team lead of six, set by Lokeinsky.
- As a team, Eckerd has 20 homeruns, ranking second in the conference.
- Lokeinsky tallied three hits and an RBI on the day.
- Margolis went 2-for-6 with two homeruns and four RBIs across both games.
- Megan Diaz, Sara Soterakis, Brooklyn Cardona, Hannah Burge, and Addison Langston registered a hit on the day.
UP NEXT
The Tritons travel to Rollins for a three-game road SSC series beginning on Thursday at 7:00 PM.
