Score: Nazareth College 9 – Elmira College 1
Score: Nazareth College 10 – Elmira College 1
Records: Nazareth (9-5, 2-2 E8), Elmira (1-4, 0-4 E8)
Location: Flyer Field – Rochester, N.Y.
 
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Elmira College softball team dropped both games of an Empire 8 Conference doubleheader for the second day in a row, falling to Nazareth College by a final score of 9-1 in the opening game and 10-1 in the latter contest on Sunday afternoon in Rochester, New York.

In the first tilt, the Golden Flyers took an early lead over EC, plating six runners in the bottom of the second inning, all of which were scored with two outs. Naz's Rachel Mertens started the run with a single off of the Soaring Eagles' starting pitcher Katie McDougal '18. The Golden Flyers added five more before an EC pitching change stemmed the Nazareth push.

Nazareth added three more insurance runs in the bottom of the third, following a Delaney St. George home run.

The Soaring Eagles were held scoreless until the fourth inning when Emily Clark '19 launched her first homer of the season. Unfortunately for EC, this would be the last run of the contest, as it took the 9-1 E8 loss.

The second game of the twin bill started much more promisingly for Elmira. In the top of the first, Emily Carlin '17 drove home Maddy Johnson '19 with a one-out single to center field. The Soaring Eagles had an opportunity to drive in a few more runs with the bases loaded and two outs, but a Rachel Katzenberger '19 groundout to the shortstop left three on base.

From that point, EC's starter Carlin, held the Golden Flyers to just one run for the next four innings, keeping the Purple and Gold in contention. Despite the strong pitching effort, Elmira's offense was unable to give Carlin any run support, as her RBI stood as EC's lone score of the game.

The fifth inning was where the Golden Flyers took control of the contest, as they poured in nine runs in the bottom of the inning. The massive push in the fifth was capped off by a St. George bomb that ended the contest in five innings.
 
Inside the Box Score (Game One)

• Elmira scored one run on three hits.
• Naz scored nine runs on 10 hits.
• Clark went 1-for-2 in the game with a fourth-inning homer.
• Johnson went 2-for-3 in the opening contest.
• McDougal pitched 3.2 innings and gave up seven runs while striking out two in the losing effort.
• St. George drove in four batters with a double and a three-run home run.

 
Inside the Box Score (Game Two)

• EC scored one run on three hits and.
• The Golden Flyers plated 10 runners on 12 hits.
• Johnson went 2-for-3 with one run scored.
• Carlin finished 1-for-2 in the contest with one RBI.
• Carlin pitched 4.1 innings and gave up nine earned runs on 12 hits and one walk and was given the loss.
• St. George hit a grand slam in the fifth inning.

 
News and Notes

• Elmira falls to 1-4 on the season.
• The Purple and Gold open E8 play 0-4.
• The Golden Flyers improve to 9-3 in the all-time series against the Soaring Eagles.
• Clark's homer in the first game was the first of her season and the second of her career.
• Clark's bomb was also the first home run by an Elmira player this year.
• With a pair of 2-for-3 outings, Johnson is 9-for-16 on the season, good for a team-leading .563 batting average.
• Johnson's run scored in the first game was the first of her season.
• Carlin's RBI in the second tilt was her first of the c.ampaign

 
Up Next
The Soaring Eagles are right back at it with a doubleheader against the Kangaroos of SUNY Canton tomorrow at Eldridge Park Stadium. The non-conference twin bill is slated to begin at 2:30 p.m.