MISENHEIMER, N.C. – The Elmira College Softball team was back in action on Sunday afternoon against the #20 nationally-ranked Falcons from Pfeiffer University. After dropping its first game of the afternoon 17-0, the Soaring Eagles would battle through the first three and a half innings of play in game two, before a six-run fourth inning for the Falcons would ultimately be the difference.
On the afternoon, Brianna Ramstine '25 would finish 4-for-6 from the plate, which increased her early season average to .500. Additionally, Kaitlyn Belmont '24 would see a trio of hits in game two, while Hannah Colwill '27 drove in a pair of runs on a double in the sixth.
GAME INFORMATION:
SCORE (G1): Elmira 0, #20 Pfeiffer 17
SCORE (G2/F5): Elmira 4, #20 Pfeiffer 9
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (0-4, 0-0 E8), #20 Pfeiffer (16-0, 0-0 USA South)
LOCATION: Misenheimer, N.C. | Jack Ingram Field
W|L|S: Kali Morton (W, 6-0), Maryann Sobel '25 (L, 0-2) - GAME 1
W|L|S: Emma Bullin (W, 3-0), Cadey Wheat '27 (L, 0-1) - GAME 2
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- In game one, the Soaring Eagles would find itself in a 10-0 deficit after the first inning, recording ten hits which included just one extra base hit, while taking advantage of a pair of Elmira errors. Sobel would be lifted after just 0.1 innings inside the circle, before Wheat came on in relief.
- Wheat would go the next 1.2 innings, where she would finish allowing five runs on six hits, while walking four and striking out two as the Falcons used a five-run second inning to increase its lead.
- Kendall McAnelly '27 would toss the final two innings for EC, allowing a pair of runs on six hits, while walking one and striking out one.
- Offensively, the Soaring Eagles would be held to just three hits, as Asia Curkendall '25, Ramstine, and Katie Distefano '24 each tallied a hit, including a double for Ramstine.
- In game two, the Soaring Eagles would see Jocelyn Jean '27 lead off the game with a single to right field. After stealing second, Ramstine would single her home following a throwing error on the play from the Falcons.
- After Curkendall reached base safely on a fielding error which allowed for Ramstine to score, the Falcons would tie the game following a two-run home run in the bottom of the second against Wheat.
- The contest would remain tied until the fourth, when the Falcons used five hits to push across six runs, which would ultimately be the difference in the contest.
- In game two, Ramstine and Belmont would finish with three hits a piece, while Madison Brown-Bloom '23, Brooke Eastman '27, Colwill, Distefano, and Jean finished with one hit a piece.
UP NEXT:
The Soaring Eagles return to the field on Tuesday, March 19 when hosting Wells in its home-opener at the Holding Point Recreation Complex. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 PM in game one against the Express.
