MERCY SOFTBALL OPENS SEASON IN FLORIDA WITH 16-6 LOSS TO EASTERN UNIVERSITY
MERCY SOFTBALL OPENS SEASON IN FLORIDA WITH SPLIT
AGAINST EASTERN UNIVERSITY
The Mercy College softball team began the season with a
doubleheader against Eastern (Pa.) University and earned a split.
After dropping the season opener 16-6 in five innings, the Maverick
s rallied for a 1-0 win in game two. Both games were played in
Titusville, Fla.
In Game One, Shanna
Hicks (Highland, N.Y./SUNY New Paltz) took the loss in
her first appearance in blue and grey.
At the plate, juniors Paige
Cauley (Stratford, N.J./Iona College) and Chelsea
Methot (Bristol, Conn./Bristol Central) each had a
pair of hits. Cauley drove in a pair of runs, while Methot drove in
one. First year Courtney
Butler (Islip, N.Y./Islip) drove in a run as well.
In Game Two, junior Cait Rohme
(Patchogue, N.Y./Suffolk C.C.) threw the complete game shutout.
Paige Cauley drove in the game's only run.
The Mavericks will play Northwestern at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning
before facing Carlow University at 3:00 p.m.
