Softball Drops Opening Doubleheader to MSM

Central Connecticut State softball dropped the first two games of its weekend series with Mount St. Mary's. 

GAME 1 INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE CCSU 2 MSM 4
RECORDS CCSU (3-25, 1-6 NEC) MSM (13-14, 5-2 NEC)
LOCATION Emmitsburg, Maryland

KEY MOMENTS

• The Mountaineers drew a leadoff walk in the first that turned into a runner on third after a steal and sac fly. An error in the field from the Blue Devils brought home the runner and scored the first run of the day.
• Meg Dugas and Katie Master each had hits in the top of the second that loaded up the bases for the Blue Devils. The Mount got out of the jam, however, without CCSU getting across the plate.
• MSM used the same formula from the first inning in the second: a leadoff walk that steals second. This time, a single brought home the runner from second, putting the Mount ahead 2-0.
• Meg Gorman led off the top of the third inning with a single up the middle. Paige Stringer rocketed a double out to left field that scored her, cutting MSM's lead to one run.
• got through the bottom of the third in just six pitches, forcing three straight ground outs.
• Master hit a lead off double to start the fourth inning, was advanced to third on a sac bunt, and was scored on a sac fly by Alex Rodgers. Gorman hit a triple after this, but was left stranded.
• MSM loaded up the bases in the bottom of the fourth inning, and a single brought home two runs that quickly wiped away the tie.
• CCSU was only able to get one more hit off against the Mountaineers, falling 4-2.

GAME 2 INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE CCSU 1 MSM 4
RECORDS CCSU (3-26, 1-7 NEC) MSM (14-14, 6-2 NEC)
LOCATION Emmitsburg, Maryland

KEY MOMENTS

• Dugas got the second game started off with a hard hit single to second base. Stringer advanced her up to third, but she was caught at home plate before she could tag.
• The Mountaineers got the bottom of the first started with a bunt, but an error on the throw advanced the runner to second. Another single scored the runner and put MSM ahead 1-0.
• MSM quickly added another run in the bottom of the third by way of a single and a double.
• Another error in the field put a runner aboard to start the bottom of the sixth inning. Two straight bunts scored two straight runs for the Mountaineers.
• Kim Howard and Matison Piripavel each had doubles in the final frame that scored CCSU's first run, but the Blue Devils were unable to come back in game two.

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The Blue Devils close the series with MSM on Sunday.