THE BASICS:

-Score Game 1: Assumption 0, Post 4

-Score Game 2: Assumption 5, Felician 4

-Records: Assumption (1-1); Post (2-1); Felician (5-7)

-Location: Clermont, Fla. (Legends Way Field)

-The Lead: The Assumption College softball team earned a split in its season-opening doubleheader on Sunday in Clermont, Fla. The Hounds fell to Post by a score of 4-0 before claiming a 5-4 walk-off victory against Felician. Sophomore Stephanie Menard (Cranston, R.I. / Cranston HS West) helped lead the Hounds in game two with a double, a triple and three RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME 1

-Pace got out to an early lead with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Following the runs, senior Jess Underwood (Hudson, N.H. / Alvirne) pitched three-straight scoreless innings to keep Assumption in the game.

-In the top of the second, the Hounds put two runners on base with two outs, including a single from sophomore Jordan Shaffer (Plainville, Mass. / King Phillip Regional) followed by a double off the bat of sophomore Alex Haskell (Bedford, N.H / Bedford). The Hounds were unable to score in the frame, however and neither team scored until the fifth.

-Haskell was stranded in scoring position on third base in the top of the fifth before Post extended their lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the inning. Post scored their last run in the sixth for the 4-0 final.

-Both Underwood and Post's Samantha Esque pitched in their first game of the season in the contest. Underwood, pitched 4.1 innings and allowed three runs on nine hits before being replaced by junior Courtney Oliva (Vernon, Conn. / Rockville) who allowed one run in 1.2 innings.

HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME 2

-Felician took a quick lead in the top of the first in game two following a lead-off triple from Zeaenna Bracket. Bracket scored on the next at-bat when Jackie Duenas grounded out to second.

-The Hounds responded with three runs of their own to take a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the first. Senior Kayli Moniz (Fairhaven, Mass. / Fairhaven) led off with a single down the left field line followed by a walk from junior Ashley Abad (Bedford, N.H. / Bedford) and a two-run triple by Menard.

-Menard scored Assumption's third run of the day on a fly out off the bat of Haskell.

-Felician responded in the top of the second with one run to reduce the gap to one, 3-2.

-In the bottom of the third, Menard sent a double to left field that scored Abad, who had reached on a fielder's choice, to increase the Hound advantage to two, 4-2.

-In the top of the fifth, Felician loaded the bases and scored twice to tie it at four apiece. Brynne Bauman singled to right field to bring in Jeannette Roldan who singled, and Duenas who reached on a Greyhound error.

-Assumption loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth, but a Felician double play ended the inning.

-The Hounds loaded the bases again in the bottom of the seventh with the score still tied 4-4. Clark led off the inning with a single up the middle followed by Moniz who reached on error. Freshman Caitlin Mirabell (Shoreham, N.Y. / Shoreham-Wading River) reached first on a fielder's choice before Abad singled through the left side to score Clark in a walk-off victory.

-Sophomore Kendal Roy (Grafton, Mass. / Grafton) earns her first win of the season, pitching all seven innings for the Hounds. She posted three strikeouts on the day.

-For Felician, Dyonna Pagliocca takes the loss after pitching 1.2 innings and giving up the game-winning run.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE:

-Sunday's victory marks the first for head coach Katie Bettencourt in her career as a head coach.

UP NEXT:

-The Hounds return to action tomorrow, Monday, March 6, at 9 and 11 a.m. as they face Wayne State and Edinboro in their second day of tournament competition. 

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