MELBOURNE, Fla. - The Eckerd softball team's 13-game win streak ended on Friday night as they dropped a 1-0 decision at Florida Tech at Nancy Bottge Field.
The pitchers battled toe-to-toe, with neither team able to plate a run until the sixth inning.
Eckerd threatened in the first as Lauren Margolis walked and advanced to third on Skylar Redish's single. However, EC could not push a run across.
The Tritons nearly added a run in the fifth. Brenna Lokeinsky added a two-out single and looked to score on Ella Coiner's single to right center, but Coiner was thrown out at second before the run crossed.
Florida Tech led off the sixth with a base hit, and the runner advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt and groundout before scoring on a single to left.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Florida Tech 1, Eckerd 0
WP: Guider (6-5) LP: Benefield (8-5)
RECORDS: Eckerd 20-10 (5-8 SSC); Florida Tech 18-19 (8-11) SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Lokeinsky led Eckerd with two hits, while Coiner and Redish added a hit each.
- With a walk in the first inning, Lauren Margolis moved her season total to 31, setting a single-season program record. She passed her record of 30 set last season. She added two more to move her career total to 78, ranking second in program history and five walks away from tying the record.
- Coiner added a stolen base, her 15th of the season and Eckerd's 79th of the year. Eckerd's 79 stolen bases are the most since at least 2005.
- Brielle Benefield scattered three hits on the night over six innings.
- The Tritons snapped their 13-game win streak. The win streak was the longest since 2015.
UP NEXT
Eckerd and Florida Tech conclude the series tomorrow with a doubleheader at noon.
