WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Eckerd softball team rallied from a 3-1 deficit to take the rubber match of the series, 4-3, over Palm Beach Atlantic on Hannah Taylor's RBI double in the seventh on Friday night at Simpson Field.
The game was slated for noon but pushed back to a 5:15 PM start due to inclement weather. PBA took the lead in the opening frame with an inside-the-park homerun. Eckerd rallied in the third to tie the game at 1-1, capitalizing on a pair of Sailfish errors and an RBI from Ella Coiner.
Palm Beach Atlantic took the lead, 3-1, in the third on a two-run homer. Lauren Margolis equalized for Eckerd in the fifth with a two-run homerun to left center.
The Tritons escaped a jam in the sixth with runners on the corners and one out as Hannah Taylor grabbed a short pop-up behind the plate and fired it to third for the inning-ending double play.
Coiner led off the seventh with a walk before advancing to second on a wild pitch. Taylor quickly brought her in with a double to left field to take the 4-3 lead. Avery Beauchaine set down the Sailfish in order in the seventh with a pair of strikeouts to end the game.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 4, Palm Beach Atlantic 3
WP: Beauchaine (2-3) LP: Storms (0-4) HR: Rodriguez (1), Mullett (1), Margolis (5)
RECORDS: Eckerd 11-19 (5-10 SSC); Palm Beach Atlantic 9-17 (5-10 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Taylor went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
- Coiner, Margolis, Megan Diaz, Addisan Langston, and Mia Hernandez added a hit each in the game.
- Margolis added two RBIs and her fifth homer of the season.
- Beauchaine collected her second win of the year, tossing 4.2 innings, allowing no runs, and collecting four strikeouts.
UP NEXT
Eckerd faces a bye weekend in conference action and returns to play on April 5-6, hosting Florida Tech for a three-game series.
