Softball Splits Pair on Penultimate Day in Florida
Purple Knights, now 8-4 this season, defeated West Virginia Wesleyan (3-0) after losing to Findlay (17-4).
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MELBOURNE, Fla. – On the penultimate day of their spring break trip to Florida, the University of Bridgeport's softball team split a pair of games on Friday at the USSSA Space Coast Complex. The Purple Knights, now 8-4 this season, rebounded from a loss to Findlay (17-4) in the opener with a 3-0 win over West Virginia Wesleyan in the finale.
GAME TWO – Bridgeport 3, West Virginia Wesleyan 0
The Purple Knights rebounded nicely in the second game of the day to earn their eighth win of the season.
Junior right-hander Samantha Ledger continued her sensational start to the season, tossing a complete-game shutout. The Rhode Island native allowed just three hits and one walk across seven innings while striking out three to improve to 3-0 on the year with a 1.35 ERA (31 IP).
The Purple Knights opened the scoring in the second inning, plating two runs after Isabella Benjamin and Maerin Lyon drew back-to-back walks to begin the frame. Breanna Pelaez then reached on a West Virginia Wesleyan error that allowed both runners to score and gave UB an early 2-0 advantage.
Bridgeport added an insurance run in the fifth when Paityn Thibodeaux delivered an RBI single that scored Nathalie Mongrain. Thibodeaux led the Purple Knights offensively with a pair of hits, while UB finished with three runs on three hits.
GAME ONE – Findlay 17, Bridgeport 4
Bridgeport struck first with a pair of runs in the third inning as Genna D'Amato delivered an RBI single before later scoring in the frame to give the Purple Knights a 2-0 lead.
Findlay responded with a decisive eight-run fourth inning and added insurance over the final three frames to pull away for the victory.
The Purple Knights finished with 12 hits offensively, led by two-hit performances from D'Amato, McKenzie Morgan and Benjamin.
Morgan and Mya Jones each drove in a run as UB plated two more runs in the fifth, but Findlay's 18-hit attack proved too much to overcome.
UP NEXT
The Purple Knights will conclude their spring break trip with two more games tomorrow. UB will play Ursuline and Bentley, beginning at 10 a.m.