WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The Trevecca Nazarene University softball team (13-7) split two more games at the 2024 PFX Spring Games on Tuesday morning.
In game one, Trevecca defeated the Concordia University–St. Paul (10-4) for the first time in school history before falling to the University of Minnesota Duluth (12-5) in game two. The Trojans and Bears are tied 1-1 in the all-time series while the Bulldogs lead the series with the Trojans 2-0.
HOW IT HAPPENED
GM 1: TNU 6, CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL 4
For the second time in as many days, Kyleigh Burgett hit a home run, this time to give Trevecca a 1-0 lead in the second inning.
Anna Bennett connected for an RBI single in the third to give the Trojans a two-run advantage. Three RBI singles in the fourth got the Bears on the scoreboard before an error in the bottom half of the inning tied the game at 3-3 through four innings. The Bears picked up their fourth and final run in the fifth once again off an RBI single. Trailing by a run, the Trojans pieced together a three-run fifth inning highlighted by a
Kendall Andrews two-run double to right field and a Burgett single to right field to help the Trojans to the 6-4 win.
CIRCLE AND BOX NOTES
* Anna Bennett was a perfect 3-3 with one RBI and one run scored.
* Kyleigh Burgett was also perfect going 3-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs.
* Kendall Andrews was the only other Trojan with a base hit, going 1-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.
* Ashlan Sensing (6-4) started and threw a complete game for the Trojans. Sensing allowed nine hits, but just three earned runs and had five strikeouts in the win.
GM 2: MINNESOTA DULUTH 9, TNU 8
Trevecca exploded for a four-run second inning and a three-run fourth inning to take a commanding 7-0 lead into the fifth. The Trojans couldn't quite put a cap on the game with a run-shortened five inning game though as the Bulldogs punched back with a five-run fifth inning.
Kendall Andrews homered in the top of the seventh to give Trevecca an 8-5 lead, but the Bulldogs came all the way back capped off by an RBI single to center in the bottom of the seventh for the 9-8 win.
CIRCLE AND BOX NOTES
* Malone Thrift stole two bases and was 1-3 with two runs scored.
* Alex Behnke (3-1) came on in relief to toss 2.0 innings collective two strikeouts, three walks and one earned run.
NEXT ON THE DIAMOND
The Trojans take Wednesday off before two more games Thursday in the PFX Spring Games. Get a full look at their schedule in Florida on the
team schedule page. They begin play on Monday, March 4 and their last game in the Sunshine State is Friday, March 8.
