By: Kyle Blue
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Box Score 3 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Webber softball traveled to Keiser University this weekend for a matchup of the Sun Conference. Unfortunately for the Warriors, they were unable to hold off the Seahawks twice in the bottom of the 7
th, as Keiser took the series with two walk-off wins.
GAME 1: Lindell Homers, Seahawks Walk-Off On Error (Box Score PDF)
Keiser jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 1
st inning. In the top of the 2
nd,
Laura Borders drew a 1 out walk, then
Meghan Lindell stepped in and smacked a 2-run shot to left center field tying it up 2-2. The tie was broken in the top of the 3
rd when the Warriors,
Ka'Deisha McCowen took off on a wild pitch and scored making it 3-2. Keiser jumped up by one in the bottom of the 3
rd with a 2 RBI double.
Victoria Atkinson tied it back up for the Warriors in the top of the 6
th with an RBI single that scored
Alyssa Householder. With the game knotted up at 4-4 in the bottom of the 7
th, Keiser was able to cash in on an error off a bunt that allowed the Seahawks to earn a walk-off win 5-4.
STATLINE: Meghan Lindell was 2-3 with a homerun and 2 RBI's.
Raven White pitched all 6 innings giving up 5 runs, 4 earned runs, off 10 hits while only walking 1 and striking out 1.
GAME 2: Borders & Hazen Homer, Warriors Earn 10th Win Of Season
Keiser again struck first blood as they took a 1-0 lead over Webber in the 1
st Inning. In the top of the 3
rd inning,
Victoria Atkinson picked up an RBI knocking in
Ka'Deisha McCowen. With
Brandi Hazen on 3
rd base,
Laura Borders hit a towering 2-run homerun deep to center field giving the Warriors a 3-1 lead. The Seahawks managed to get 1 more across in the bottom of the 3
rd.
Brandi Hazen hit a solo shot in the top of the 5
th extending the lead to 4-2. Keiser was able to get 1 run in the bottom of the 5
th but the Warriors held on and tied the series at 1-1 with a final score of 4-3.
STATLINE: Laura Borders was 3-3 with a homerun, double and 2 RBI's.
Brandi Hazen was 3-4 with a homerun, double and 1 RBI with 2 runs scored.
Victoria Atkinson was 2-4 with an RBI.
Naomi Spurgeon improved to 4-5 on the year pitching a complete 7 inning game giving up only 1 earned run off 9 hits.
GAME 3: Borders & Atkinson Register Another Multi-hit Performance, Seahawks Walk-Off Again (Box Score PDF)
Trailing 6-2 headed into the top of the 5
th, the Warriors put together a 4-run inning to tie the game.
Victoria Atkinson singled in
Alyssa Householder.
Laura Borders then tripled to right field scoring
Brandi Hazen and
Victoria Atkinson. Then
Meghan Lindell followed up with a single that plated
Laura Borders. The score would remain tied until the bottom of the 7
th when a heart dropping single for Keiser would score the winning run giving Keiser the series.
STATLINE: Victoria Atkinson went 3-4with a double and 2 RBI's.
Laura Borders was 2-4 with a triple, a stolen bag, and 2 RBI's. The Warriors threw a rare 4 pitchers during the game that included
Raven White, Daryien Moss,
Sabrina Hebding and
Naomi Spurgeon.
FINAL THOUGHTS: Webber has almost a full week off before they take on Ave Maria in Babson Park, Fla. in a 3 game set with the first pitch scheduled for Friday evening at 4:00 p.m.