NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Suffolk softball dropped a 6-2 decision to Concordia in game one of its third play day at the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic at the North Myrtle Beach Spring Classic.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Concordia 6
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-4) | Concordia (10-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Concordia used a three-run second-inning to grab an advantage it never let it go.
The Rams got on the board in the top of the fourth thanks to Ava Brandow's double that scored Julia Newcomb, who pinch ran for Savannah Scripter, who led off the inning with a single through the left side.
In the home half of the inning the Tornados got that run back and added another to make it a 5-1 game and two frames later they extended the edge to five.
Delaney Doidge opened the top of the seventh with a double to center to keep Suffolk alive and Rebecca Gonzalez plated the sophomore with a triple to left center to trim the gap down to four. The Rams would be held there though as Kannzas Haydel went on to retire the side to 6-2 final.
PITCHERS PICTURE
- Diana Rucinski suffered the setback after giving up five runs on nine hits with one punchout in 3.1 innings.
- Brandow allowed one run in 2.2 innings of relief and had three punchouts.
- Haydel put together a two-run, seven-hit, no-walk, four-punchout, complete-game victory.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Doidge went 2-for-3 with both of her hits good for two doubles. She scored one of Suffolk's runs.
- Maddie Southers provided a 2-for-4 effort.
- Brandow recorded one hit and one RBI.
- Gonzalez tallied one hit, a triple, for one RBI.
- Newcomb scored one run.
NOTEWORTHY
- Suffolk met Concordia for the first time in program history.
- Southers successfully hit in every game this season.
- Doidge hit a career-high two doubles and matched a personal-best two hits.
- Gonzalez knocked the first
COMING UP
Suffolk wraps up the third play day this afternoon against Jefferson.
