Emma Davis
13
Winner Morrisville St. MORRISVI 0-1
5
Franciscan FRANCISC 0-0
Winner
Morrisville St. MORRISVI
0-1
13
Final
5
Franciscan FRANCISC
0-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Morrisville St. MORRISVI 4 0 0 9 0 13 13 1
Franciscan FRANCISC 1 2 0 2 0 5 8 2

W: K. Darling (1-1) L: Linden, Olivia (0-1)

1
Franciscan FRANCISC 0-2
6
Winner Sweet Briar SWEET BR 7-3
Franciscan FRANCISC
0-2
1
Final
6
Sweet Briar SWEET BR
7-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Franciscan FRANCISC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Sweet Briar SWEET BR 3 0 0 2 0 1 X 6 8 2

W: A. Sawyers (3-1) L: Cook, Hayley (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Aaron Spoelman

Franciscan Softball Drop First Two Games on Opening Day

Franciscan 5, SUNY Morrisville 13 - 5 Innings
 
Franciscan Lineup
Janey Winner LF, Emma Davis CF, Abigail Savage SS, Elizabeth Maxwell 1B, Hayley Cook 3B, Madison Kozares C, Olivia Linden P, Kyra Collins RF, and Lauren Pelletier 2B

How It Happened
    The Barons are in Myrtle Beach for Spring Break. Their set of games Monday were canceled due to weather, so their season opener was pushed to Tuesday. 
    Last season a lack of offense plagued the team. This year the team has many fresh new faces that are showing an immediate impact. It's a great sign for the team as the new players begin to adjust and acclimate to the college game. The Barons registered 8 hits compared to Morrisville's 13. The big difference was their opponents made those hits count.
    The defense was a difference in this game, but we only saw two disaster innings. The other innings the Barons had a solid defense. Between the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th innings the Barons only allowed 1 hit.

At the Plate
-Winner was the lead batter and lead the team going 2 for 3 at bat and scoring 2 runs

In the Circle
-Starter Linden pitched 5.0 innings allowing 12 ER
 
Franciscan 1, Sweet Briar 6 - 7 Innings
 
Franciscan Lineup
Janey Winner CF, Emma Davis 1B, Abigail Savage SS, Elizabeth Maxwell C, Hayley Cook P, Madison Kozares 3B, Olivia Linden LF, Kyra Collins RF, and Lauren Pelletier 2B

How It Happened
   For the second game of the day, the Barons faced the Sweet Briar College Vixens for the first time in program history. This matchup was a tight battle for six innings. From the top of the 2nd inning through the middle of the 7th, the game was closely contested with defense prevailing for both teams. The Barons lone run in the 3rd came of Winner tripling to right field, then a Davis' single to left to send her home. The Barons defense only allowed one run in the 6th and two runs in the 4th. Again, the first inning was a gut punch off the start. What looked like a very close game ended as a 6-1 loss due to a tough start for the second time today. The Barons allowed 3 hits to turn into 3 runs to begin the game. 

At the Plate
-Davis was the strongest at the plate this game going 2 for 3 AB with 1 RBI

In the Circle
-Starter Cook pitched 6.0 innings allowing 6 earned runs and registering 2 strikeouts

Up Next
Franciscan will return action on Thursday with games against Dean and Cairn. Franciscan beat Dean by a score of 2-0 last season in Myrtle Beach. The Barons are also 2-0 all-time against Cairn, but they have not played them since 2020.

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