Edgewood 5, Carthage 0
Carthage 10, Bluffton 0 (F/5)
CLERMONT, Fla. - The Carthage softball team concluded their spring break trip to Florida with a final doubleheader against the Edgewood Eagles and the Bluffton Beavers. After suffering a shutout loss to the Eagles in the opener, the Firebirds bounced back and made quick work of the Beavers to end the trip on a high note.



VS EDGEWOOD

The Eagles found the scoreboard in the third inning by way of a sacrifice squeeze bunt. The added another pair of runs by way of an RBI single in the fourth and the fifth inning. Another run came home on a dropped third strike in the sixth inning, while an infield single brought the final run home in the seventh.

Maddie Conway suffered the loss as the starter and fell to 2-2 on the season.

VS BLUFFTON

The Firebirds found the scoreboard quickly in the top of the first as Izzy Hernandez reached safely on a Beavers fielding error, which allowed Clare Rettler to score. The Firebirds were able to load the bases in the inning before Sarah Bennett took one for the team, getting hit by a pitch and bringing Hernandez in to score.

The fourth inning was a big one for Carthage. Abby Wierzbicki got the action started with a base hit to center field, bringing home Kristina Chronos. Peyton Kryza walked with the bases loaded to score Kirby Peters. Hernandez walked in the next at bat to score Rettler. Rylee Johnson singled up the middle and allowed Kryza and Wierzbicki to score to jump the Firebird lead up to 7-0. 

Gwen Hendrick kept the offense rolling in the fifth inning with a single through the left side, bringing Peters and Wierzbicki home to score. Johnson singled up the middle to bring home Hernandez and put the Firebirds in position to run-rule the Beavers. Hana Adler came in to pitch and closed out the victory for the Firebirds. 

Emma Faubel earned the win for the Firbirds, improving to 3-3 on the season


 

• Johnson went 2-3 with three RBIs on the day
• Hendrick went 2-3 with a pair of RBIs against Bluffton
• Faubel pitched four shutout innings against Bluffton, allowing just one hit

The Firebirds (7-5) return to action on Saturday, March 23 as the team will play its first set of games on the newly renovated Wiers Family Stadium and Barbara Madrigrano Field. Action begins at 1 p.m. For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.