Carthage 6, Nichols 2
Carthage 12, Albertus Magnus 2

WINTER HAVEN — The Carthage College softball team returned for day two of their spring break trip in Winter Haven, Florida. The Firebirds outscored their opponents, Nichols and Albertus Magnus, 18-4 on the day. 


GAME 1

• In the second inning, the Firebirds got the bats rolling. Gwen Hendrick started it off for the Firebirds with a double to left field, and Maddie Conway got hit by a pitch. Hana Adler reached first on a fielding error, scoring Hendricks (1-0). After several walks, Conway scored, unearned (2-0).
• Nichols dipped into the Firebirds' lead, forcing the score 2-1 and ending the top of the third. 
• Adler got the ball rolling for the Firebirds in the bottom of the fourth with a single to right field. Isabelle Stombres reached on a fielder's choice and would score after Clare Rettler singled with a fielding error (3-1).
• In the top of the fifth, Nichols scored off of a hit by a pitch and a triple to right field (3-2).
• The Firebirds had a strong bottom of the 6th with hits all around. Peyton Kryza started off the Firebirds with a single to right field. Rettler laid down a bunt for a single to score Leiah Cardona. The Firebirds scored two more runs in the inning off of Kristina Chronos' triple to right field (6-2). 
• The Firebirds held off Nichols in the top of the 7th to take the win 6-2.

GAME 2

• The Firebirds opened the second game right off the bat, scoring six runs in the first inning (6-0). Chronos, Olivia Hristov, Hendrick, Izzy Hernandez, Tallulah Finegold, and Adler all had hits in the first inning.
• Albertus tried to dip into the Firebirds' lead by scoring in the bottom of the first (6-1).
• The Firebirds had another big inning in the third. Hendrick started it off with a single to left field. Hendrick, Hernandez, Finegold, and Adler all crossed the plate during the top of the third to force the lead to 10-1.
• Albertus scored in the bottom of the third off a couple of singles (10-2).
• In the fourth, Hendrick singled to center field to start the bats for the Firebirds. Hendrick scored from Adler's hit to the right side (11-2).
• Chronos started the Firebirds off in the fifth with a walk. Hristov singled to center field to score Chronos, forcing the score to 12-2. 
• Run rule by the Firebirds would close out the game early in five innings. 

• Conway (1-1) and Hristov (2-0) both added to their win records in the circle. 
• The Firebirds recorded 24 hits on the day.
• Rettler (2) and Hendricks (4) led the Firebirds in hits for each game.

The Firebirds continue their spring break trip, taking on Curry College and College of St. Scholastica Monday, March 10. For more information, visit our athletics.carthage.edu.