CLERMONT, Fla. - The Trevecca Nazarene University softball team split their first two games of this week's eight-game schedule at the PFX – The Spring Games.

GAME ESSENTIALS (G-MAC SB Standings | Stats | G-MAC Scores | D2 SB Scores)

FINAL SCORE: Trojans 5, 1, Cavaliers 3, 3

TEAM RECORDS: Trevecca (8-7), Walsh (4-7)

LOCATION: Clermont, Fla. | PFX – The Spring Games (PFX Home)

SERIES HISTORY/NOTES

Trevecca leads the series with Walsh University 2-1 in softball. The two future G-MAC opponents played in 2016 with the Trojans winning 8-0. Walsh will be an official member of the G-MAC next season.  

GAME CHRONICLE 

GM 1 – Trevecca's Kaitlin Crumpler (SR/Smyrna, TN), with the game tied at three in the top of the seventh, homered off of Cav Ryan Kuula, driving in two runs for the 5-3 final … the Trojans took an early lead with a run in the top of the first inning … the Cavs scored three straight, a run in the bottom of the first and two in the fourth, for a 3-1 … Trevecca knotted the game up 3-3 in the top of the fifth inning on a two-run homer off the bat of Mary Collins (SO/Collierville, TN) with one out in the fifth

GM 2 -  Olivia Pifer allowed just four hits to Trevecca batters and the Cavs grabbed an early 1-0 lead with a run in the top of the first … Walsh took the lead on an error in the first and added a single run in the fourth, essentially the game winner … Trevecca cut the lead in half with a single run in the sixth before the Cavs added insurance in the seventh

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN 

GM 1 - Trevecca had ten hits in the game with one error … Trojan pitchers struck out six Cavs while walking six and giving up six hits … The Cavs starter Olivia

GM 2 -  Walsh had eight hits while holding the Trojans to just four with no free passes .. each team committed two errors

PLAYER STATS REPORT

GM 1 – Sammie Jo Ivy (SR/Enville, TN) (2-0) pitched in relief of starter Morgan Powell (SO/Mt. Juliet, TN) … Powell allowed three hits, three runs, and five walks while striking out three … Ivy pitched 3.1 innings of shutout pitching in the circle while walking one and giving up three hits and sat down three Cavs on strikes ... Caitlyn Hudgins (SO/Springfield, TN) went 2-3 with two runs and a walk … Mark Collins went 2-4 with a run, a two-run homer (1), and three RBI … Kaitlin Crumpler went 1-3 with the two-run homer (3), two RBI, and a walk

GM 2 – Savannah Carr (SO/Springfield, TN) took the loss (2-1) despite a stellar complete game performance in the circle allowing eight hits and three runs – two earned with a strikeout and a walk … four Trojans combined to get a hit each, but Cav starter Pifer did not walk a Trojan and struck out seven

WHATS NEXT – THIS WEEK

Monday, March 6

     6 PM vs Walsh University (4-7) Cavaliers/GLIAC | North Canton, OH 

     Hancock Park 2 (DH) | TNU leads series 2-1 (8-0 in 2016)

Tuesday, March 7

     3:30 PM vs St. Cloud State (8-2) Huskies/Northern Sun | St. Cloud, MN

     Legends Way 2 | 1st Meeting

     6 PM Rockhurst University (8-8) | Hawks/GLVC | Kansas City, MO

     Legends Way 2 | 1st Meeting

Thursday, March 9

     10:30 AM vs Ashland University (3-6) Eagles/GLIAC | Ashland, OH

     Sleepy Hollow 5 | TNU leads series 2-0 (5-0 2016, 4-0 2015)

     1 PM vs Holy Family College (1-2) Tigers/CACC | Philadelphia, PA

     Sleepy Hollow 1 | 1st Meeting

Friday, March 10

     1 PM vs Cardinal Stritch University (4-0) Wolf/CCAC | Milwaukee, WI

     Legends Way 1 | 1st Meeting

     8:30 PM vs Quincy University (1-1) Hawks/GLVC | Quincy, IL

     Hancock Park 5 | 1st Meeting

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