Game One: Stevens Institute of Technology 5 – Elmira College 0
Game Two: Stevens Institute of Technology 8 – Elmira College 0
Records: Elmira (2-3, 0-2 E8), Stevens (5-7, 2-0 E8)
Location: Weehawken Waterfront Park -- Weehawken, N.J.
 
WEEHAWKEN, N.J. -- The Elmira College softball team was held scoreless in both ends of its Empire 8 Conference-opening doubleheader against the Stevens Institute of Technology today in Weehawken, New Jersey. The Soaring Eagles suffered 5-0 and 8-0 losses to the Ducks at the Weehawken Waterfront Park.

McKenzie Slaven '20 was given the start for EC in game one. The local product from Horseheads, New York, pitched all 6.0 innings and allowed five runs, four of which were earned, to go along with four strikeouts. Slaven went 5.2 innings without giving up an earned run, but the persistent Ducks plated two in both the fifth and sixth innings to seal the victory.

The Soaring Eagles' best scoring chance came in the top of the third inning, when EC put two on base with two outs. Allie Krohn '20 and Maddy Johnson '19 hit back-to-back singles to give Hannah Lundgren '18 a prime chance to tie the score. Unfortunately for Elmira, Stevens' starting pitcher Christine LaRochelle halted EC's scoring chance by striking out Lundgren on four pitches.

Similar to the opening game, the Soaring Eagles struggled to get their bats going in the second contest of the doubleheader. The Purple and Gold were held to just two hits in the five-inning bout. Johnson singled in the fourth inning to extend her hit streak to five consecutive games to start the year, while Carolyn Corcoran '19 hammered a double in the fifth frame to round out EC's hits.

The Ducks got to Katie McDougal '18, EC's starting pitcher, early in the second contest by putting four runs on the board in the first 2.0 innings. All four of Stevens' second-inning runs were unearned, as Elmira started the frame with two consecutive fielding errors. A run in the third and three more in the fourth, highlighted by a two-run homer from Madison Gemma, sealed the 8-0 victory for Stevens. McDougal pitched all 4.0 innings for the Soaring Eagles and allowed eight runs, four of which were earned.
 
News and Notes

• Elmira's record dipped below .500 at 2-3 overall after losing both games of its first road doubleheader of 2018.
• EC was held scoreless in both bouts of a doubleheader for the first time since the 2015 season.
• The Soaring Eagles have hit at least one double in all five games this year.
• Johnson produced a hit in both games vs. Stevens, extending her hit streak to five straight to start her junior year.
• Elmira starting pitchers have thrown complete games in all five contests so far this season.
• Slaven tied her season high with four strikeouts despite the loss in the pitcher's circle.
• Slaven also has a hit in each of her first two collegiate games.
• In the early game, Krohn logged the first multi-hit game of her career by going 2-for-2.

 
Up Next
The Elmira women will have off until Thursday, April 5, when they head to Buffalo, New York, for a non-league twin bill against Medaille College. The opening contest is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. at Mccarthy Park.