Viera, Fla. - The Eckerd softball team erupted for 19 runs across two games at the Space Coast Games on Tuesday afternoon, taking the opener over Saint Anselm (NH), 3-0, and Post (Conn.) 16-2 in five innings.
After a quiet start to the game, Eckerd capitalized on some Hawks miscues for a pair of runs in the fourth on a bases-loaded walk and hit-by-pitch. EC added another run in the fifth for a 3-0 favor on another bases-loaded walk. Meanwhile, Julia Heter kept the SAU bats at bay, surrendering just two hits.
In the finale, the Tritons' bats exploded early with seven runs in the first inning, highlighted by an Ella Coiner RBI triple. Eckerd added four runs in the second and third as well for a 15-2 tilt. A Molly Scott RBI double in the fifth gave the Tritons a 16-2 favor for the run-rule win.
HOW IT ENDED
Game One
FINAL: Eckerd 3, Saint Anselm 0
WP: Heter (8-2) LP: Lee (2-2)
Game Two
FINAL: Ecekrd 16, Post 2 (5 Innings)
WP: Founds (3-2) LP: Barnett (0-1)
RECORDS: Eckerd 18-10; Post 0-12, Saint Anselm 9-4
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Julia collected her eighth win of the season in the opener, limiting the Hawks to just two hits while posting a career-high 12 strikeouts.
- Heter has won each of her last six appearances.
- Six Tritons recorded two hits against Post: Lex Difato, Maddie Bostack, Julia Hete, Ava Planeta, Molly Scott, and Mia Hernandez.
- Everyone in the Tritons lineup reached base in the game versus Post.
- Bostack swapped four bags against Post, while Eckerd had 10 as a team on the day.
- Scott and Hernandez had three RBIs each in the finale.
UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to action on Thursday, hosting St. Michael's (NJ) for a doubleheader at 4:00 PM.
