LONGWOOD, Fla. – Santa Fe College Softball (15-9) continued to play tightly contested games on Day 2 of the Courtney Miller Invitational and came away with a 4-2 win over Miami Dade before dropping the day's final outing by a 6-5 score to No. 11 Pensacola State.

The Saints have now played ten consecutive games in which the run differential has been two runs or less…

GAME 1 – SF 4, MDC 2   

A GAME-CHANGING PLAY

The Saints scored two runs in the fourth inning to break a 2-2 tie.  Sydney Fowler reached on a line drive to the left fielder that was ruled an error for the Sharks, and both Riley Schnyder and Story Giebeig came across to score.

TEAM COMPARISON

Both teams had five hits, with a double from Abrianna Hickox the only knock that went for extra bases.

Defensively, Miami Dade had three errors and SF had two…

Jayelyn Carter had the game's only stolen base.

SF BATTING LEADERS

Five different players had hits, and four different players scored runs.

Hickox – 1-4, 2B

Schnyder/Carter – 1-4, R

Giebeig – 0-1, R, 2 BB

Madi Hewett – 1-4

Kayla Alexandre – 1-3, R

SF PITCHING STATS

Sophie Abrams (W, 5-5) – 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, K

Sydney Fowler – 2.0 IP, 2 H, BB, K

GAME 2 – #11 PENSACOLA 6, SF 5

A GAME-CHANGING PLAY

Pensacola State took a 3-2 lead with a three-run home run in the top of the third inning, and the Pirates eventually established a 6-2 lead.

The Saints scored three runs in their final at-bats, highlighted by a two-RBI double from Giebeig that brought the score to 6-5. With the tying run at second base and the winning run at the plate, however, the Pirates got the final out with a swinging strikeout to hold on to the win.

TEAM COMPARISON

No. 11 Pensacola State had eight hits and SF finished with six.

Three of the Pirates hits went for extra-bases, while Giebeig's double was the only one for the Saints.

PSC had three errors, while SF had two…

The Pirates were far more successful at putting the batter away in this one, striking out nine Saints. SF pitching tossed three strikeouts.

SF BATTING LEADERS

Hickox – 3-4, 2 RBI, R

Giebeig – 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI

Fowler – 2 R

Alexandre – 1-2, R

Juliann Smith – 1-3

SF PITCHING STATS

Kensley Durrance (L, 9-4) – 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

Calen Hayes – 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER

UP NEXT

Santa Fe (15-9) hosts St. Johns River State College (7-22) on Thursday, March 2. Game 1 will start at 1:00 p.m.