Georgia Southern University
4-7
Jacksonville
3-12
Seventh-Inning Runs Push JU Past GS Softball, 6-5
3/3/2022 8:26:00 PM | Softball
Eagles continue their Florida swing on Friday, competing in the Spring Games @ Madeira Beach
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville University scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to down Georgia Southern, 6-5, in college softball action on Thursday evening in Jacksonville.
The Dolphins improve to 3-12 with the win, while Georgia Southern falls to 4-7. The Eagles continue their Florida trip on Friday, traveling to Madeira Beach for the Spring Games. Georgia Southern opens up the Spring Games by taking on Albany at 4 p.m. on Friday from ROC Park.
Georgia Southern built a 3-0 lead against the Dolphins thanks to some key baserunning. A first and third situation in the second inning saw pinch runner Courtney Ball score from third on a throw down to second. In the top of the third inning, Madi Banks drove in a run with a single, then later scored on a wild pitch to give the Eagles the three-run lead.
In the bottom of the third, the Dolphins plated four runs all via doubles. Kari Holzrichter drove in a pair with a double, while Allison Bratek and Madison Reynolds each added RBI doubles in the frame for the 4-3 lead.
The Eagles came back to take the lead in the sixth thanks to a pair of errors and a wild pitch. Pinch runner Mary Grace Howard scored from third on an error, then later Ashleigh Duty would come home on a wild pitch to make the score 5-4.
JU tied it in the bottom of the seventh on a leadoff double by Reynolds and an RBI single by Victoria Rodebaugh, then Holzrichter drove in the winning run with a two-out double.
Kastin Belogorska (1-4) took the loss for the Eagles in relief, giving up two runs and three hits in four innings of work, walking one and striking out one. Shelby Harpe (1-6) picks up the win in relief for Jacksonville, hurling one shutout inning.
Ashleigh Duty led the Eagles offensively, going 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shelby Harpe (1-6)
L: Belogorska, Kastin (1-4)
Batting:
RBI: Banks, Madi 1
SH: Caldwell, Chandler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Banks, Madi 1 ; Ball, Courtney 1 ; Howard, Mary Grace 1 ; Duty, Ashleigh 2
SB: Gunter, Ashlynn 1 ; Ball, Courtney 1 ; Duty, Ashleigh 1 ; Caldwell, Chandler 1
CS: Creamer, Olivia 1 ; Johnson, Aniston 1
Batting:
2B: Madison Reynolds 2 ; Allison Bratek 1 ; Kari Holzrichter 3
RBI: Madison Reynolds 1 ; Victoria Rodebaugh 1 ; Allison Bratek 1 ; Kari Holzrichter 3
SH: Tatianna Davis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Madison Reynolds 2 ; Victoria Rodebaugh 1 ; Joely Leguizamon 1 ; Allison Bratek 1 ; Caroline Watson 1
CS: Victoria Rodebaugh 1
HBP: Victoria Rodebaugh 1
