DADE CITY, Fla. - The Eckerd softball team dropped its Sunshine State Conference doubleheader, 3-2 and 9-2, on the road at No. 13 Saint Leo on Saturday afternoon.
Eckerd struck first in the opener with a pair of runs in the fourth inning on Addisan Langston's two-run double. However, Saint Leo plated three runs in the bottom of the frame on a trio of RBI run singles to take a 3-2 favor. EC was unable to get a runner aboard in the final three innings as SLU took game one, 3-2.
The Lions took an early 4-0 edge in the second inning of the finale with three RBI hits and a run scoring on an error.
Eckerd responded in the third with a pair of runs on Ella Coiner's bases-loaded two-run double.
Saint Leo added six runs in the sixth to seal the game.
HOW IT ENDED
Game One
FINAL: NO. 13 Saint Leo 3, Eckerd 2
WP: Thomas (6-1) LP: Benefield (8-9) S: Betts (5)
Game Two
FINAL: No. 13 Saint Leo 9, Eckerd 2
WP: Betts (21-2) LP: Beauchaine (5-6)
RECORDS: Eckerd 20-21 (5-19 SSC); Saint Leo 39-7 (20-4 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Langston recorded Eckerd's only hit in the opener. She also had two RBIs.
- Cardona went 2-for-3 in the finale. Brenna Lokeinsky, Coiner, and Jadyn Wight each recorded a hit as well.
- Coiner posted two RBIs in the finale.
UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to the Turley Athletic Complex, hosting Embry-Riddle for a three-game series, with game one starting at 6:00 PM on Thursday.
