WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The Saint Michael's College softball team lost to a pair of 2023 NCAA Tournament qualifiers on Thursday, against Lewis University, 2-0, and No. 7 University of Indianapolis, 6-0, during The Spring Games at the DiamondPlex Softball Complex. UIndy's national ranking is according to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).
 
GAME 1
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-7), Lewis (14-5)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Angelica Johns (Westbrook, Maine/Westbrook), 1-for-4
• Junior Riley Sroczinski (Raynham, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham Regional), 1-for-2, 1 BB
• Sophomore CJ Davidson (Canyon Lake, Calif./Vista Murrieta), 1-for-4; 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 K

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Jalyn Powell, 2-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR
• Sophomore Kristen Graham, 1-for-2, 1 BB
• Sophomore Erica Hoffman, 1-for-4, 1 R
• Senior Payton Wuske, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K

THE ACTION

• Johns singled in the top of the first inning before reaching second on an error following senior Meghan Connor (Saint Albans, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans/Endicott) grounder, but Wuske retired the next two batters.
• Lewis loaded the bases with one down in both the second and third but couldn't push a run across, and the Purple Knights left the bases loaded in the fourth.
• With two out in the bottom of the seventh, Hoffman extended the game with a single to center before Powell walked it off with a two-run homer to left field.

GAME 2
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-8), UIndy (21-2)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Connor, 1-for-3, 1 2B
• Junior Jenna Devens (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany), 1-for-2, 1 BB, 1 2B
• Junior Kelleigh Simpson (West Burke, Vt./Lyndon Institute), 2 IP, 5 R, 1 BB, 2 K, loss
• First-year Paris Richards (Oregon City, Ore./Lake Oswego), 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K in relief

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Sydnee Perry, 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI
• Junior Jocelyn Calvin, 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB
• Junior Jayden Casebolt, 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K

THE ACTION

• Calvin scored on a two-out error in the top of the first inning, and the Greyhounds scored four more runs on four hits in the second. Calvin provided a two-run single.
• Perry added an RBI knock in the third, but Richards retired eight of the next nine batters, not yielding a hit in that time.
• The Purple Knights put two on with two down in the third, but Casebolt induced an inning-ending fly ball while working around two-out doubles by Connor and Devens in the first and sixth frames, respectively, to secure the shutout.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday against Northern State University (11:15 a.m.) and Wayne State (Mich.) University (4 p.m.) at The Spring Games in Winter Haven, Fla.