Winter Haven, Fla - The SCF softball team (25-21, 7-9 Suncoast) were put to the test as they split with Polk State (14-24, 5-10 Suncoast) losing game on 4-2 before wining game two 7-0.
Game One:
For game one, head coach Mandy Schuerman sent sophomore Gracie Mullett to the mound, while Polk State head coach Donna Byars went with freshman Kailey Guethle to counter.
After the first inning went scoreless, the Eagles would take the lead in the bottom of the second after sophomore Tre'sor Eady hit an RBI single and classmate Joneishka Navedo scored on a fielding error to make it 2-0 Polk State.
At the top of the sixth, the Manatees didn't want to get shutout and managed to tie the game at 2-2 beginning with back-to-back singles by freshmen Liv Siebert and Mikayla DeSantis before Mullett reached on fielder's choice. After freshman Tori Copeland singled to load the bases, classmate Rylee Trice would send a single of her own to center to bring in DeSantis before Mullett scored on an RBI groundout by freshman Gabi Nicholson.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Hawks retook the lead after a two-run homer by freshman Paris Key for her second of the season, which would turn out to be the dagger for an Eagles win.
Mullett would fall to 5-6 after giving up four runs on eight hits with one strikeout in five and two-thirds while going 1-for-3 with a run . Sophomore Remi Hebert would give up one hit in one-third of an inning of relief.
Guethle would move up to 5-7 after throwing a complete game, giving up two runs on seven hits with two walks and one strikeout.
Siebert would be the only Manatee with a multi-hit game as she went 2-for-4 at the plate.
Copeland (1-for-3), DeSantis (1-for-4, one run), Trice (1-for-3, one RBI) and sophomore Mya Achenbach (1-for-4) had the remaining four hits for the Manatees.
Key was 2-for-4 with two RBI, while sophomore Stephanie Derringer was 2-for-3 with a run.
Game Two:
Looking to bounce back, Schuerman went with Hebert to start game two, while Byars went with freshman Jacey Bisbee.
After the first inning went scoreless, the Manatees would take the first lead of the game at the top of the second as Trice would send a single to right to bring in Mullett.
After the third inning went scoreless, the Manatees would extend their lead at the top of the fourth beginning with a Siebert leadoff single. After DeSantis reached on an error to move Siebert, Mullett would send a double to left to bring in Siebert before Copeland hit a double of her own to left to bring in DeSantis and Mullett. Sophomore Hannah Murray would then single to center to bring in Copeland to make it 5-0 SCF.
At the top of the seventh, the Manatees would add their final runs of the game. After Mullett and Copeland hit back-to-back singles, Hebert would send a single to left to bring in Mullett. After Murray was hit by a pitch to load the bases, freshman Chantel Schurr would single to center to bring in Copeland to make it 7-0 SCF before getting the win.
Hebert would go to 10-5 after throwing a four-hit shutout with one strikeout. She was also 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Bisbee would fall to 0-2 after giving up five runs (three earned) on six hits with one strikeout in three innings.
Copeland, Mullett and Schurr would be the offensive leaders at the plate with three hits each. Copeland (3-for-3) aded two RBI and two runs, while Mullett (3-for-4) added one RBI and three runs and Schurr (3-for-4) added one RBI. Copeland was the only Manatee with a multi-RBI game in game two.
Trice (1-for-3, one RBI and one stolen base), Siebert (1-for-4, one run and one stolen base), Murray (1-for-3, one RBI) and freshman Molly Starinsky (1-for-1) had the remaining four hits for the Manatees.
For the Eagles in game two, Key was the only Eagle with a multi-hit game as she went 2-for-3 at the plate.
Other Suncoast Scores:
#3 FSW (41-4, 16-0 Suncoast) swept Hillsborough (14-30, 3-13 Suncoast) 2-0 and 9-1 (5).
Suncoast Standings:
1. #3 FSW (41-4, 16-0)
2. SPC (31-21, 9-7)
3. SCF (25-21, 7-9)
4. Polk State (14-24, 5-10)
5. HCC (14-30, 3-13)
Up Next:
The Manatees will play in their final home doubleheader as they welcome #3 FSW to the SCF Softball Complex Tuesday night, April 19 at 5 and 7 pm.
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