WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Marian University softball (1-5, 0-0 NACC) fell to St. Vincent 5-3 and Adrian 13-5 in five innings before its off day.
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GAME 1 (L, 5-3, HOME)
- After a scoreless opening frame, SVC was able to jump out to a big lead thanks to a four-run fourth inning and two more in the fourth.
- The Sabres showed life in the bottom of the fourth scoring a pair of runs highlighted by a run-producing double from junior Ariana Schliepp.
- Schliepp then hit her first home run of the season to put Marian within two in the bottom of the sixth.
- Marian was able to bring the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the seventh but couldn't manage to rally.
GAME 2 (L, 13-5 [5], AWAY)
- Marian had a strong start to game two when senior Kendall Pliner drove in a pair of runs with a single in the opening frame.
- The Sabre lead didn't last long, however, as Adrian scored three runs in the next half inning and another trio of runs in the second.
- A long ball from sophomore Savanna Knuth in th fourth inning cut the Marian deficit to 6-3.
- Just like the first inning, though, Adrian responded with three runs in the bottom half of the frame to lead 9-3.
- Pliner and Knuth each drove in a run in the fifth as well to put Marian behind 9-5.
- Adrian closed out the game in the next half inning, though plating four runs.
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Junior Ariana Schliepp was 3-for-7 (.429) on the day with two runs driven in and two runs scored. |
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Sophomore Savanna Knuth was 2-for-3 with two runs driven in and one run scored against Adrian. |
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Sophomore McKenna Repovich allowed just one run over 3.2 innings of relief against St. Vincent. |
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Thursday, March 6
Winter Haven, Fla.
2 p.m. / 6:30 p.m. (ET) |
