BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina – The Marist softball team defeated Gardner-Webb 3-1 on Sunday to close out play in the Red And Black Tournament.
Summary
- A sacrifice fly by Gardner-Webb's Katie Prebble brought home Andria Booth with the game's first run in the bottom of the first.
- Senior Gabrielle Kelliher hit a solo homer with one out in the top of third, which tied the score at one. The Red Foxes added two more in the top of the third – on an error, which allowed junior Casey Page to score, and another on an RBI single by sophomore Ali Milam, which brought home freshman Caroline Baratta.
- Gardner-Webb had runners in scoring position in the third, fourth, sixth, and seventh innings, including runners on first and second with none out in the seventh. But junior Megan Beiermeister held Gardner-Webb scoreless in each frame.
Key Stats
- Beiermeister pitched six scoreless innings of relief, and struck out four as she improved her record to 2-2 this season.
- Marist held an 8-6 edge in hits. Seven different Red Foxes had hits, led by Baratta with two.
- Booth and Katie Stettler each had two hits for Gardner-Webb.
- Ashley Wark (8-5) pitched a complete game for Gardner-Webb.
Notes
- Kelliher's homer was the 29th of her career, and moved her into a tie for third place all-time in program history with Jessica Green.
- In Marist's five tournament games this weekend, the highest total of combined runs in a game was six.
- Marist has gone 2-3 in both of its first two weekend tournaments.
Records
Marist is now 4-6 overall. Gardner-Webb is 13-9.
Up Next
Marist heads to California for five games in three days in the ShareSLO Mustang Classic. The Red Foxes face both Santa Clara and Cal Poly on Friday and Saturday, and then North Dakota on Sunday.
