Game One (PDF) | Game Two (PDF)
ATHENS, GA.– The Eastern Illinois softball team splits day two of the Bulldog Classic. They fell to Boston College 10-0 then turned it around to beat Western Carolina 4-2. With that win over WCU, the Panthers swept the Cats on the weekend.
The Panthers are 9-7 heading into their final game of the weekend tomorrow as they take on Boston College for the second time at 9:30 Est.
Game One
In game one of day two Taylor Florea got the start in the circle against Boston College. Florea pitched one inning and had two earned runs score before Hannah Cravens came I and took over. Cravens had three earned runs score against her in 1.2 innings before Sydney Cammon came in.
The Boston College Eagles struck first as with back to back walk-in runs by Florea. The Eagles would go on and score four more runs in the second inning leading the Panthers 6-0. The Eagles kept the bats rolling as they scored four more runs in the third inning leading the Panthers 10-0.
The Panthers tried to rally in the fifth as they had the bases loaded with two outs in the fifth. Ultimately the Eagles won 10-0 in five innings.
The Panthers ended the game with no runs on seven hits with two errors and seven left on base. Haley Mitchell and Hannah Cravens led the Panthers with two hits each. Cravens and Cammon both had two strikeouts against the eagles to the Panthers in pitching.
The Eagles ended the game with ten runs on six hits with no errors with four left on base. Giery led the Eagles with two hits including a double. Anderson pitched all five innings against the Panthers with five strikeouts and one walk.
Game Two
In game two of day two Western Carolina struck first with a second-inning home run by Ashlyn Long into right field off of Montgomery. In the next inning Western Carolina had a fly out RBI from Hunnycut to go up 2-0 on the Panthers.
The bats started to come alive for the Panthers as Hannah Cravens homered to put the Panthers on the board. Megan Burton had an RBI single as Mia Davis scores to make the score 2-2 heading into the fourth inning.
Burton got the Panthers going again with a fly out RBI to go-ahead 3-2. Jade Montgomery had the last say as she had an RBI single to score McKinlee Miller.
The Panthers finished with four runs on seven hits and three errors and left seven on base. The Panthers were led by Cravens and Davis with two hits each including a double from both of them. Montgomery got it done in the circle with three strikeouts and one walk in seven innings pitched.
Western Carolina finished with two runs on four hits with no errors and left three on base. They were led by Long with one hit which was a home run.Â
