College of Charleston
Jacksonville
Softball Swept On Day Two Of Holy City Showdown
3/8/2015 2:01:00 AM | Softball
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. –The College of Charleston softball team was defeated by Jacksonville University, 3-1, and Loyola-Chicago, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon in what was day two of the Holy City Showdown.
“It's always disappointing to drop two games but then to do it on our home field… It's just really hard to swallow,” explained head coach Linda Kalafatis. “We just didn't cash in with runners in scoring position today. Our pitching and defense was good, we just have to put it all together. We'll have to play with some urgency tomorrow”
The bats were quiet throughout most of the day. Chandler Frisbie who went 2-4 with two walks paced the Cougars while Katie Padilla also added two RBI's for CofC.
Samantha Martin only gave up two earned runs over 11 innings pitched on the day, striking out 11 batters, and only giving up three walks. Despite the loss, Martin retired Loyola-Chicago in order four straight times after the third inning to end game.
Jacksonville 3 CofC 1 | Box Score
The Dolphins opened the first inning with Ashley Simon plating Danielle Baker to take an early 1-0 lead.
The College would answer in the second after Chandler Frisbie stole home on a passed ball, tying the game 1-1.
The Dolphins would make their move in the fourth inning after loading the bases on Hope Klicker, plating the eventual two winning runs and take a 3-1 lead over CofC.
Rebecca Mueller and Chandler Frisbie paced the Cougars with two hits apiece.
Loyola-Chicago 3 CofC 2 | Box Score
Loyola-Chicago pounced on CofC early as well, taking a 1-0 lead after an RBI double by Brooke Wyderski.
The Ramblers would bring across two more runs in the third on RBI singles from Katy LaCivita and Jessica Balzano.
Despite giving up two earned runs, Samantha Martin had a strong outing, pitching a complete game, striking out seven batters and not issuing a walk.
The Cougars would try to mount a comeback in the 4th inning after Sara Garcia tripled to right center. She would later score off of a double by Katie Padilla to cut the Rambler lead to 3-1.
CofC had bases loaded in the 6th inning but could only plate one run after Katie Padilla was hit by a pitch and the comeback came up one run short.
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