Softball Picks Up Split To Open UNC-Wilmington Tournament

Wilmington, N.C.—Merrimack Softball picked up a split in their first two games in their weekend tournament in Wilmington, losing 8-3 to Kent State and rebounding with a 4-2 win over UNC-Wilmington.
 
GAME 1:  Kent State scored the game's first four runs in the first 3 ½ innings before Merrimack fired back into the contest after a two run double from Sydney Samuel scoring Caity Lemay and Madeline Arvai before Sofia Palyan scored Samuel with a sac fly. The Golden Flash would score once in the fifth and put the first game of the day to rest with a three run seventh inning.
 
Notes and Numbers:

• Ellen Hubbard had two hits in game one.
• Madison Cerpa, Sydney Samuel, and Sofia Palyan all doubled.
• Madeline Arvai, Caity Lemay had the other two hits.

 


GAME 2: Merrimack was able to get off to a good start in the second game of the day as Courtney Lanpher doubled in the first and would score on a throwing error, that would be the game's lone run until the sixth inning, as Sofia Palyan would score Gabby Kaduson with a single to left field. UNC-Wilmington would tie the game in the bottom half of the inning but Merrimack would take the lead right back in the seventh as they would score two runs on four hits and Madie Fornwalt would finish the complete game with a 1-2-3 final frame.
 
Notes and Numbers:

• Ellen Hubbard went 3 for 4 at the plate.
• Courtney Lanpher also had three hits including a double.
• Sofia Palyan had two hits and an RBI.
• Madison Cerpa, Gabby Kaduson, Sydney Samuel and Sydney Shinopulos all had a hit each.
• Kaduson also stole two bases.
• Madie Fornwalt tossed a complete game, giving up two hits and one run, striking out five.

Up Next: Merrimack finishes out the tournament with a doubleheader with Kent State tomorrow at 8 AM and 10:20 AM.
 
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