ST.PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd softball team added five runs over the final three innings to take the series opener against Lynn, 6-1, at the Turley Athletic Complex on Friday night.
Eckerd scored early for a 1-0 lead in the second inning as Hannah Taylor delivered an RBI single. However, the Knights evened the score in the next frame with a double steal.
The Tritons rallied for three runs in the fourth inning, loading the bases with two outs. Molly Scott scored on a wild pitch, and Ashely Cain followed with a two-run single for a 4-1 tilt. EC added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth on an error and an RBI single from Abby Lucas.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 6, Lynn 1
WP: Reymer (4-4) LP: Prickett (4-5)
RECORDS: Eckerd 8-7 (3-4 SSC) Lynn 6-8
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Taylor led Eckerd with three RBIs.
- Cain added a pair of RBIs, while Taylor and Lucas added one each.
- Brandilyn Reymer earned her fourth win of the year with nine strikeouts. She has posted eight or more strikeouts in five straight games.
UP NEXT
Eckerd and Lynn finish the series tomorrow with a doubleheader at noon.
