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Box Score 2 Baltimore, Md. -- Notre Dame of Maryland University travelled to Colonial States Athletic Conference rival Cairn University for a softball doubleheader.
Sophomore
Wendi Winkelman (Baltimore, Md./Patapsco) paced the team with three hits, two doubles, and three runs batted in. She also scored a run. Freshman
Catherine Bruzdzinski (Baltimore, Md./Baltimore Lutheran) added three hits. Senior
Brea Kehr (Dundalk, Md./Bridgewater College) added a double and two runs. Senior
Ashley Fallon (Baltimore, Md./Kenwood) and freshman
Meghan O'Connor (Oxford, Pa./Oxford Area) also added a run.
In the opener, O'Connor started the game with a triple and scored on a single by Winkelman. Winkelman found her way to third base after Fallon walked and an error by the Highlanders infield. A passed ball would allow Winkelman to score, which Fallon used to advance to third. Sophomore
Morgan Ward (Randallstown, Md./Western Tech) would single to score Fallon and give the Gators a 3-0 lead.
Unfortunately the hosts would tie te game after a three-run second inning. A five-run fifth inning would be too much for the Gators to overcome as they would drop game one 8-3.
The nightcap would see Notre Dame again score in the first inning as Kehr would double and then took advantage of a Cairn error on a ball hit by Winkelman to score, providing a 1-0 lead, but the Highlanders would answer with two runs in their first inning.
Kehr would tie the game at 2-2 after three innings by reaching base an error and scoring on a Winkelman double. However, another two run inning in the fifth inning by Cairn would be enough to give the hosts a 4-2 victory.
The Gators will conclude their season on Saturday as they will visit Keystone College.