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Katy Thompson hit the walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh securing the 3-2 victory
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Saint Leo SLS 14-4, 4-3 SSC
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Winner Embry-Riddle ERAU 13-3, 6-1 SSC
Saint Leo SLS
14-4, 4-3 SSC
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Final
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Embry-Riddle ERAU
13-3, 6-1 SSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Leo SLS 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Embry-Riddle ERAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 1

W: Andringa, Ilona (8-3) L: Alison Mitts (6-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Luke Halgerson

@ERAUSoftball Win in Walk-Off Fashion Against #10 St. Leo

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle softball team continued their 12-game homestand on Friday evening with a matchup against the No. 10 ranked Saint Leo University Lions. The Eagles were down the entire game until the bottom of the seventh as they scored three runs in the frame capped by a walk-off single by Katy Thompson to secure the victory. With the walk-off win, ERAU improves to 13-3 overall and 6-1 in Sunshine State Conference play while Saint Leo falls to 14-4 and 4-3 in conference competition.
 
Saint Leo got on the scoreboard early in Friday's affair, scoring once in the second off an RBI double and another in the third due to an RBI single. The offense was a struggle for the Eagles in the early going as the Blue and Gold did not record their first hit until the bottom of the third thanks to a Mackie Chandler single to left. Embry-Riddle recorded their second hit in the fifth with a single by Lisa Hop.
 
Entering the seventh inning, the Eagles found themselves down 2-0 with only three outs left in the game. Mariana Pereira got things started with a single to center field. Destiny Carroll was the next batter and she took full advantage of the opportunity. On the first pitch of the at-bat, Carroll hit a two-run bomb to left field, tying the game at 2-2.
 
Hop grounded out to second for the first out of the inning. Chandler hit her second single to put herself in position to be the winning run. Maggie Scott fouled out to first for the second out of the inning. Kailah Rain kept the game alive by facing 10 pitches and eventually drawing the walk. Katy Thompson had the runners on second and first and a chance to win the game. With the count full, Thompson hit a single to right field to score Chandler, giving the Eagle a walk-off win!
 
Ilona Andringa picked up her eighth win of the season. Andringa pitched a complete game, allowed two runs off seven hits and struck out five. Carroll went 1-3, hitting the game-tying two-run home run. Thompson went 1-3 thanks to the walk-off single. Chandler went 2-2 at the plate and scored the winning run. Pereira had the only other hit for the Eagles as she went 1-3 as well.
 
Embry-Riddle returns to action on tomorrow, March 3rd, to take on the 10th-ranked Saint Leo Lions. It will be a doubleheader with the first pitch of game one scheduled for 1 pm.
 
 
 
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