CLERMONT, Fla. – The Indiana University of Pennsylvania softball program fell to Bentley in the first contest by a score of 6-5 before bouncing back to beat Alliance 6-4 immediately following that one heading into its rest day on Monday.
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Despite only collecting four hits versus AU, IUP scored six runs via two sacrifice flies and three baserunners crossed the plate directly correlated to Warriors errors.
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Delaney Patella had a 2-for-2 game, a pair of RBIs, and a run scored in the second contest while
Faith Jones and
Jaycee Haidze had two singles apiece in game one against Bentley.
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Tess Smiley recorded an RBI-triple and
Meghan Grill laced a double for the only extra-base hits of the day.
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The speed came on the legs of
Paige Truax and
Allyssa Schmidt who each nabbed two steals each.
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Anyssa Brannon secured the victory on the mound with three innings of two-run, two-hit ball while
Bella Bucy locked down save number two on the year by getting four outs over six batters faced.
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The next two Spring Games will be on Tuesday afternoon versus St. Thomas Aquinas at 1:30 p.m. and Felician at 3:45 p.m. inside the Sleepy Hollow Complex.
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