Jefferson Softball Falls to Wilmington
NEW CASTLE, DEL. – Jefferson softball (4-17, 3-2 CACC) battled a double header against Wilmington (13-12, 6-1 CACC) but dropped both games on Tuesday afternoon.
GAME ONE: L, 10-1 (5 INNINGS)
- Wilmington struck early, scoring in the first inning on a steal of home. A three-run second inning, capped by an RBI single put the Wildcats ahead 4-0.
- Jefferson's best scoring opportunity came in the third when Becca Shuler singled and Lilly Hutt followed with a hit, but the Rams were unable to capitalize.
- Wilmington extended its lead in the fourth, highlighted by a three-run homer to make it 10-0.
- The Rams got on the board in the fifth when Lilly Hutt ripped an RBI triple to score Becca Shuler, but it was not enough to extend the game.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Lilly Hutt: 2-for-3, 3B, 1 RBI
Becca Shuler: 1-for-2, 1 R
Remy Smith: 1-for-2
Delaney Alix (L, 2-7): 2.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 BB
Devin Brandley: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R (5 ER)
GAME TWO: L, 11-3 (5 INNINGS)
- The Wildcats jumped ahead early with two runs in the first and added three more in the third.
- The Rams answered in the fourth when Tori Lipka smashed a two-RBI double, followed by a run scored on a Wilmington error to cut the deficit to 5-3.
- However, Wilmington responded immediately with a run in the bottom half and erupted for five unearned runs in the fifth to seal the run-rule victory.
- Jefferson fought back in game two but could not hold off Wilmington's offensive surge, dropping the contest 11-3 in five innings.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Tori Lipka: 2-for-2, 2 RBI
Alleigh Waskie: 1-for-1, 1 BB, 1 R
Claudia Alldred: 1-for-2
Jordan Diering: 1 R, 1 SB
Lilly Hutt (L, 2-5): 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 BB
Liv Stevens: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R
UP NEXT
Jefferson returns home to take on Caldwell University in a CACC doubleheader on Saturday, March 29 at 12 PM.
