CLERMONT, Fla. - The Saint Michael's College softball team lost a pair of contests on Saturday during The Spring Games at Legends Way, falling to Wayne State (Mich.) University, 9-0 in six innings, and against 2024 NCAA Tournament qualifier Saint Martin's University, 9-1 in five innings.
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DOUBLEHEADER FACTS
- Senior Jenna Devens (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany) socked a pair of doubles on Saturday to tie Megan O'Connor's '09 program record (31).
GAME 1
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (2-1), Wayne State (10-10)
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SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Devens, 3-for-3, 1 2B
- Junior Brooke Edgerly (Morley, Mich./Morley Stanwood), 2-for-3
- Junior CJ Davidson (Canyon Lake, Calif./Vista Murrieta), 3.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, loss
- First-year Maddy Eaton (Seabrook, N.H./Winnacunnet), 2.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 0 ER in relief
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Senior Madison Martinez, 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI
- First-year Katelyn DeWitt, 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
- First-year Elly Koopman, 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB
- First-year Morgan Williams, 2-for-4, 2 R, 1 RBI
- Sophomore Sydney Long, 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K
THE ACTION
- Edgerly and Devens both singled in the home half of the first inning to put two on with one out, but Long wriggled out of the frame unscathed.
- No batter for either team reached base again until Williams broke Davidson's perfect game with one out in the fourth, kickstarting a five-run rally. First-year Hunter Near's two-run single was the big blow, while two unearned runs scored with two away.
- Devens doubled leading off the home half but moved no further.
- The Warriors put the game out of reach with four unearned runs with two out in the sixth.
GAME 2
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (2-2), Saint Martin's (17-7)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Devens, 1-for-2, 1 RBI, 1 2B
- Edgerly, 1-for-2
- First-year Kate Parker (Quispamsis, New Brunswick/Kennebecasis Valley), 3 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, loss
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Senior Kekai Schultz, 2-for-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR
- Junior Haley Agena, 2-for-3, 2 R, 1 3B
- Sophomore Jules Detrinidad, 2-for-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B
- Sophomore Ashley Goodale, 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 SB
- Sophomore Amanda Peterson, 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
THE ACTION
- Devens blasted a double to straightaway center field with two out in the top of the first inning to plate first-year Maddy Booska (Burlington, Vt./Colchester) from second base.
- The Saints countered with five runs on four hits in the third, with Schultz's three-run home run breaking the game open.
- Saint Martin's scored four more runs the following inning, sparked by Detrinidad's RBI double.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Sunday against Emporia State University (10:30 a.m.) and Purdue University Northwest (12:45 p.m.) in Leesburg, Fla., during The Spring Games.