KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Mount Saint Mary College softball team split its doubleheader with a walk-off in the 8th inning from
Olivia King against St. Scholastica.
Game 1
The Basics
Score: Mount Saint Mary College 3, St. Scholastica 2
Records: Mount Saint Mary College (3-2, 0-0 Skyline) | St. Scholastica (3-7, 0-0)
Rapid Recap
Mount Saint Mary took on St. Scholastica in game one to open up day three of their doubleheader. The Saints would score a run in the top of the 1st to get on the board first and take a 1-0 lead. This game was a defensive battle, with
Grace MacDonald on the mound for the Mount, throwing a complete, scoreless game with 5 strikeouts. The Knights got on the board in the bottom of the 4th, with a leadoff single from
Allie Kenney.
Brianna Marie Duffy would come in as a pinch runner, stealing second, then scoring off an RBI single from
Autumn Strobach to tie the game 1-1.
St. Scholastica would score in the top of the 6th with an RBI double to take a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the 7th, the Knights needed at least 1 run to extend the game.
Dana Donnelly singled, then with 2 outs,
Grace MacDonald hit a clutch double to score pinch runner
Angela Christopher from first to tie the game 2-2 and force extra innings. In the top of the 8th,
Grace Terpening threw out a runner at home to put the Knights in a great position in the bottom half of the inning. With 2 out in the bottom of the 8th,
Olivia King hit a hard ground ball to third to score Terpening and walk it off for a 3-2 win over St. Scholastica.
Notes and Numbers
Game 2
The Basics
Score: Mount Saint Mary College 13, Gordon 15
Records: Mount Saint Mary College (3-3, 0-0 Skyline) | Gordon (3-6, 0-0)
Rapid Recap
The Knights played Gordon College in their second game of the day, scoring a run in the top of the 1st, with an RBI single from
Grace MacDonald to score
Chloe Graham. Graham reached base on 1 of her 3 doubles on the day. Things started to go south in the bottom half of the inning, as the Fighting Scots scored 5 runs on just 3 hits. This high-scoring affair continued into the second inning thanks to a 2 RBI double from Graham and a 2 RBI single from
Grace Terpening to tie the game up 5-5. Gordon scored a run in every inning but 1, as they took the lead back 6-5. In the bottom half of the 3rd, they would score another 2 runs to extend their lead.
The Knights came out in the next half inning with 3 runs to tie the game back up 8-8.
Grace MacDonald and
Grace Terpening both recorded RBI hits as they and
Chloe Graham combined for 9 RBIs this game. A couple of RBI hits gave the Fighting Scots 3 runs of their own as they took the lead once again. A big 5-run inning in the top of the 5th for Mount Saint Mary gave them their first lead since the first inning. This lead would be short-lived, as 4 runs from Gordon in the bottom half of the inning put them up 15-13. A pitching change for the Fighting Scots settled their defense down for the rest of the game, not allowing the Knights to score as Gordon won this high-scoring battle 15-13.
Notes and Numbers
For continuing coverage of Mount Saint Mary College Athletics, visit msmcknights.com and follow the Knights on Twitter (X), Instagram, and YouTube.
