Game One:
For game one, head coach Mandy Schuerman sent sophomore Ally Hulme to the mound while CCF head coach Mike Lingle sent redshirt freshman Madison Edwards to counter.
The Manatees would get on the board first at the top of the first off the bat of sophomore Carly Bogart as the native of Inverness, Florida hit her first collegiate home run in her career, which turned out to be a grand slam for a 4-0 SCF lead. One inning later, classmate Lauren would send a two-run homer to left for her third of the season.
Soon the Patriots would start to creep up on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second beginning with an RBI singles by freshman Gianna Guerriero and sophomore Caroline Jacquay before scoring three more runs on a fielding error to cut the Manatees to 6-5 before taking the lead 7-6 from a two-run home run by Redshirt sophomore Emily Dixon for her fifth of the season and an RBI by sophomore Chloe Nadler to make it 8-6 CCF.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Patriots would continue you extend their lead to 10-6 from back-to-back RBI doubles by sophomore Odalys Cordova and freshman Kamaya Cohen. The Manatees would get their next run at the top of the fifth from a sacrifice fly by sophomore Emily Hughes to make it 10-7 still in CCF’s favor.
The Patriots would add four more runs to seal game one from a solo home run by Cordova for her fourth, a two-run home run by Guerriero for her third and an RBI single by sophomore Abbey O’Connor.
Hulme would be dubbed with the loss after giving up 10 runs (seven earned) on 11 hits with one walk and one strikeout in three and a third. Hulme is now 3-3 on the year.
Freshman Remi Herbert gave up four runs on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts in two and two-thirds.
Edwards would earn her fifth win of the season after throwing a complete game, giving up all seven runs on seven hits with two walks and six strikeouts.
Hutcherson and freshman Gracie Mullett each had two hits. Hutcherson had two RBI and a walk, while Mullett added a run. Bogart was the only Manatee with a multi-RBI game as she finished 1-for-4 with four RBI.
Sophomores Lilly Salazar and Kristin Kopp had the remaining two hits.
Cohen and O’Connor had three hits each, while Cordova, Guerriero, Dixon and Nadler each had two.
Game Two:
For game two, Schuerman sent Mullett to the mound, while Lingle sent freshman Amy Kennedy to counter.
The Manatees would score first at the top of the first thanks to a solo home run by sophomore Maddie Kozcersut for her third home run of the season, but the Patriots would respond back in the bottom half of the first with another two-run homer by Cordova for her fifth of the season and a solo shot by Guerriero for her fourth. One inning later, the Patriots would get two more runs from back-to-back singles by Jacquay and sophomore Glory Thompson.
The Manatees would get their second run of the game at the top of the third from an RBI double by Mullett, but the Patriots would respond with six more runs in the bottom half.
The Manatees would get one more run on the board at the top of the fourth from a solo home run by Bogart for her second of the season and of the series, but it was all they could produce as the Patriots added their final in the bottom half of the inning to seal the eight-run mercy rule in effect.
Mullett would earn the loss after giving up five runs on six hits with one strikeout in one and two-thirds. She was also 1-for-3 with an RBI. Mullett is now 0-2 on the year.
Kopp gave up seven runs (five earned) four hits with one walk in two and a third innings of relief.
Kennedy would earn her third win of the season after throwing four innings, giving up three runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Freshman Sophie Abrams threw one scoreless inning of relief.
Kozcersut had the only multi-hit game for the Manatees in game two as she finished 2-for-3 with the home run.
Bogart had the remaining hit as she went 1-for-2 with a home run. She finished 2-for-6 with two home runs and five RBI.
Jacquay, Thompson, and Guerriero had two hits each.
Up Next:
The Manatees will remain on the road as they head to neutral grounds with the two-day Courtney Miller Invitational at Boombah Soldiers Creek in Longwood 2/20-21). The Manatees will face Tallahassee (2-4), St John’s River (4-2), #2 Indian River State (7-0) and Chipola (4-7).
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