ST. PETER, Minn. – Playing for the first time in nearly two weeks due to a series of postponements due to wet weather, the Carleton College softball team dropped both ends of its conference-opening doubleheader at Gustavus Adolphus College. The Knights lost game one by an 8-3 tally and fell in game two, 6-0.
Game 1 — Gustavus 8, Carleton 3
The Knights (10-8, 0-2 MIAC) opened the scoring when
Emily Vogel drew a bases-loaded walk in the top of the first, but the Gusties (11-9, 4-0 MIAC) batted around in the bottom of the frame, pushing three runs across.
The hosts added two more runs in the third inning to extend their lead to 5-1. Carleton got one of those runs back during its next turn at bat as Vogel doubled and scored on
Natasha Paez's groundout in the top of the fourth.
After Gustavus plated another pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth,
Gloria Hronek singled and scored on
Jade Thach's triple to right field in the fifth.
Hronek was the lone Knight with a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with the runs scored.
Sydney Trentman absorbed the loss, permitting five runs over 2.1 innings. Maizie Anderson went the distance to pick up the win for Gustavus, yielding three runs on six hits.
Game 2 – Gustavus 6, Carleton 0
Ava Hamsund limited Carleton to three hits, two singles by
Adriana Wiggins and a base knock by
Megan Smith, in tossing her second shutout of the season.
Gustavus scored its first run on an RBI grounder in the first before tacking on a trio of unearned tallies in the third inning. A pair of sacrifice flies brought home the final two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Rachel Block yielded three earned runs over 5.0 innings but took the loss for the Knights.
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton hosts No. 4 Saint Mary's University on Thursday, April 9. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
