NORTHFIELD, Minn. – After dropping the opener 8-1, the Carleton College softball team earned a split of Tuesday's twin bill with a 12-4 triumph in game two as
Hala Soliman (So./Harrisburg, N.C./Lake Norman Charter) tossed a complete game in her first collegiate start
"I thought we did a good job of bouncing back in game two," said Carleton head coach
Amy Erickson. "Hala did a great job on the mound to earn her first collegiate win. We hope to carry this momentum into the rest of the season."
Shortstop
Maris Daleo (Sr./Rockford, Ill./Stillman Valley) was 6-for-7 in the doubleheader after collecting three hits in each game. After starting the season 1-for-19, she has hit at a .483 clip (14-for-29) over the last eight games.
GAME 1 RECAP
Hamline (5-15, 2-12 MIAC) jumped out to a 7-0 lead with three runs in the first inning, three more in the second, and yet another tally in the third frame.
Carleton (3-11, 3-11 MIAC) plated its lone run in the third inning.
Emma Kartheiser (So./Oronoco, Minn./Century) and
Cassie Cunniff (So./Mt. Prospect, Ill./Prospect) singled to bookend a walk by Daleo.
Trina Eichel (Jr./Alameda, Calif./Alameda) followed with a RBI grounder. The Knights missed a golden opportunity to close the gap further as they later left the bases loaded.
Gabby Cook homered in the fourth inning to cap the scoring for Hamline.
Daleo had a game-high three hits, and
Faith Hanshaw (So./The Woodlands, Texas/Woodlands Christian Acad.) added a 2-for-3 performance at the plate.
GAME 2 RECAP
After Hamline jumped out to a 2-0 lead, Carleton countered with four runs in the bottom of the first. Eichel and
Nikki Marsh (So./Salem, Conn./East Lyme) both contributed two-run singles in the inning.
A double by
Brooke McKelvey (Jr./West Linn, Ore./West Linn) preceded singles by Eichel and
Laurie Avila (So./Sugar Grove, Ill./Oswego) in what became a three-run second inning for the Knights.
The Pipers scratched out two runs in the top of the third inning, but Carleton answered with a sacrifice fly from Eichel in the bottom of the frame to make the score 8-4.
The Knights put the game out of reach with four more runs—three of them with two out—in the bottom of the fourth. Soliman chipped in a RBI double, Daleo added a two-run double, and McKelvey singled home the other run.
Carleton pounded out a season-best 15 hits. Daleo and Eichell had three hits apiece, while McKelvey, Marsh, and
Reagan Wills (Fy./Longmont, Colo./Niwot) chipped in two hits each.
Soliman tossed 5.0 innings, allowing two earned runs on seven hits en route to her first victory.
UP NEXT FOR THE KNIGHTS
Carleton travels to Concordia College-Moorhead for a doubleheader on Tuesday, April 27. First pitch is slated for 4:00 p.m.
