Game 1 Box Score I Game 2 Box Score
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University softball team split a doubleheader with Dayton on Wednesday in the Colonels' home opener at Gertrude Hood Field, losing game one, 2-0, before bouncing back to take game two, 4-1.
Sophomore right-hander
Bethany Todd (1-0) – a transfer from the University of Kentucky – earned her first win as a Colonel in game two, pitching a complete game and limiting Dayton (8-10) to only three hits.
Hannah Heraty put the Flyers up early in game two, blasting a solo shot to left center in the top of the second. However, Todd settled in after that early hiccup and kept the visitors at bay the rest of the way.
In the meantime, the EKU offense finally came to life. With two outs in the bottom of the fourth, sophomore
Mattira Morales delivered a clutch, two-out, two-run home run to left that scored freshman
Gabriela De La Cerda and gave the Colonels their first lead of the day.
One inning later, the Colonels delivered with two down again. This time, it was senior
Hannah Clark who crushed a two-run homer to left center, plating junior
Melissa Jacobsen and handing Eastern a pair of insurance runs.
Olivia Lessman (0-2) received the loss for Dayton in game two, going four innings and surrendering two runs on two hits.
Game one was a pitchers' duel between EKU junior right-hander
Mollie Paulick and the Dayton duo of Jessica Gilliam and Jessica Weaver.
The game was scoreless until the final inning, when the Flyers staged a two-out, two-run rally to escape with the victory.
Paulick (3-4) tossed all seven innings, allowing only two runs on five hits while striking out six.
Weaver (3-3) earned the win for Dayton, coming on in relief in the fifth inning and stifling the Colonels to only one hit over the final 2.1.
Senior
Destinee Lizzmore paced the Colonels at the plate in game one, going 2-for-3 with a double.
EKU (8-9) left nine runners stranded in the loss.
The Colonels now head to Wilmington, North Carolina for a five-game tournament this weekend.
