RALEIGH, N.C. – The Elmira College Softball team fell in each of its Saturday afternoon contests, wrapping up the Grand Slam Triangle Classic with a pair of losses to Mary Baldwin (0-2, G1) and Randolph (0-8, G2). The Soaring Eagles, who were held to just three hits on the afternoon, received a solid pitching performance from MaryAnn Sobel '25 against the Fighting Squirrels in game one as the sophomore went 6.0 innings, allowing just a pair of runs (one earned), on five hits while inducing 11 ground balls for outs.
Arian Wilcox '25 would record two of Elmira's three hits on the afternoon (two singles), while Bella DeAmelia '24 would record the other hit to go along with four walks in the pair of games.
GAME INFORMATION (GAME ONE):
SCORE: Elmira 0, Mary Baldwin 2
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (0-3, 0-0 E8), Mary Baldwin (4-3, 0-0 USA South)
LOCATION: Raleigh, North Carolina | Walnut Creek Complex
W|L|S: Molly Thompson (W, 1-1), MaryAnn Sobel (L, 0-2)
Offense was to a minimum for both teams, as Mary Baldwin scored both of its runs from a sacrifice fly, as well as a fielder's choice against Sobel and the Soaring Eagles. After Sobel allowed just two hits through the first three innings of play, the Fighting Squirrels were able to reach the leadoff batter of the fourth via a Soaring Eagle defensive error before Olivia Gagne stole third. The next at bat, Mary Baldwin plated its first run of the game to take a 1-0 lead.
The Fighting Squirrels would score its final run of the ballgame in the sixth inning after a bunt single and a sacrifice bunt, followed by a Soaring Eagle error and a fielder's choice scored Leanna Rankin, unearned.
GAME INFORMATION:
SCORE: Elmira 0, Randolph 8 (F/5)
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (0-4, 0-0 E8), Randolph (4-3, 0-0 ODAC)
LOCATION: Raleigh, North Carolina | Walnut Creek Complex
W|L|S: Emily Morris (W, 2-0), Madison Lodowski (L, 0-2)
In game two, the Wildcats would plate runs in each of the first four innings, including a three run first inning against Elmira starting pitcher Madison Lodowski '26. The Wildcats would send six to the plate, going for three runs on a pair of singles and a double.
In the second, the Wildcats would score a run despite not recording a hit, using a walk, hit batsmen, a groundout, and a fielder's choice to take a 4-0 lead. Randolph would score a pair of runs on just one hit in the third inning, using two Soaring Eagle errors to its credit to increase its lead to 6-0.
The offense would come to a halt after the fourth inning where the Wildcats scored another pair of runs against Sobel with a trio of singles, increasing the lead to 8-0 where the game would come to a close after five innings. Elmira would threaten in the fourth to score as the Soaring Eagles loaded the bases via a walk from Katie DiStefano '24, a single from Wilcox, and another walk from Natalie Tom '25. The next two Soaring Eagles were retired by Wildcat pitcher Emily Morris.
UP NEXT:
Elmira will return to the field on Friday, March 15, when heading to Williamsport, Pennsylvania to take on the Wildcats of Penn College in a doubleheader set to begin at 3:00 PM.
