KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Thiel College softball team fell to Trine (12-5) and Otterbein (4-1) Thursday during play in the Spring Games at the Fortune Road Athletic Complex in Kissimmee, Fla.
Trine scored a run in the first and three runs in the fourth before
Vanessa Falce (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport) got the Tomcats on the scoreboard in the fifth inning on a shot that sailed over the left field fence. It was her first home run of the season.
The Tomcats went on to take the lead 5-4 with a three-run sixth inning, which was keyed by Falce,
Madison Fullmer (Elyria, Ohio/Elyria) and
Miranda Reesman (Vandergrift, Pa./Leechburg), who each collected one RBI in the inning.
Unfortunately for the Tomcats, the Trine Thunder plated eight runs in the bottom of the sixth and held on to win, 12-5.
Falce went 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs and a run scored.
Jessica Kelley (Freeport, Pa./Freeport) went 2-for-4 with a run scored. Fullmer absorbed the loss for the Tomcats.
Otterbein held a 3-0 lead after two innings and led 3-0 midway through the sixth. Thiel scored in the bottom of the sixth when Kelley singled to right field, allowing Fullmer to score.
Leah Woytek (Hillsville, Pa./Mohawk), Kelley and Falce each recorded one hit against the Otterbein Cardinals.
Kelley took the loss in the second game. She allowed three earned runs on eight hits.
The Tomcats will conclude play in The Spring Games Friday when they face the Penn State New Kensington Lions (9:30 a.m.) and the Bridgewater Eagles (2:15 p.m.).
