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Addison Orr's bases-clearing triple
Phoebe Winters
5
Winner Eckerd ECKERD 5-4
4
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) ERAU 3-6
Winner
Eckerd ECKERD
5-4
5
Final
4
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) ERAU
3-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Eckerd ECKERD 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 7 1
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) ERAU 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 2

W: B. Reymer (4-2) L: Dougherty, Olivia (1-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | Clayton Barefield

Embry-Riddle Softball Drops 5-4 Loss in SSC Opener

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Embry-Riddle softball opened Sunshine State Conference play on Friday night, hosting Eckerd at the Embry-Riddle Softball Field in Daytona Beach.

The Eagles came out firing early on, but the Tritons scored four unanswered runs late to hand Embry-Riddle a 5-4 loss.

RECORDS
Embry-Riddle: 3-6 (0-1 SSC)
Eckerd: 5-4 (1-0 SSC)

ALL-TIME SERIES
  • Embry-Riddle is 23-5 all-time against Eckerd.
  • Friday's defeat is the first in Daytona Beach with ERAU holding a 12-1 record at home.
HOW IT HAPPENED
1st Inning:
  • Eckerd struck first with a leadoff single followed by another base hit, placing runners on the corners.
  • The Tritons plated a run with a fielder's choice for the 1-0 edge in the opening frame.
  • Embry-Riddle took advantage of three straight walks to open the bottom of the inning before scoring the tying run on a fielder's choice turned error.
  • The Eagles plated three more runs with a bases-clearing triple from Addison Orr to claim a 4-1 advantage.
2nd Inning:
  • Emma Wood recorded a two-out triple in the bottom of the inning but was left stranded to close.
6th Inning:
  • Four scoreless innings would pass before Eckerd cut the deficit in half with a double and an RBI ground out.
7th Inning:
  • The Tritons opened with a leadoff single and took advantage of an error with two outs to place runners on the corners.
  • Eckerd then scored one run on a fielding error to pull the deficit down to 4-3 before knocking a single to left to load the bases.
  • The Tritons plated two runs on another single to left field, capturing a 5-4 lead.
  • After a leadoff strikeout, Leah Oberkehr walked and stole her third base of the game to move into threatening position.
  • A walk from Emma Wood put a pair on before Shelby Morse's single up the middle loaded the bases.
  • Unfortunately, the Eagles were left scoreless in the inning, leaving three runners on to drop the 5-4 decision.
 
INSIDE THE STATS
  • Eckerd finished with a 7-5 advantage in hits while Embry-Riddle gave up a pair of errors.
  • Morse went 2-of-3 from the plate and pitched for 6.0 innings, giving up two runs on four hits, a walk, and a strikeout.
  • Wood has produced at least one hit in 11-consecutive games with her first triple of the season.
  • Orr notched a career-best three RBI with her triple, her first of the season.
  • Oberkehr recorded a season-high three stolen bases to move to 11-for-11 on the season and a career total of 83, just five away from the program's individual career record set.
  • With the two triples, ERAU has recorded 11 extra-base hits this season, producing one or more in six of nine games played.
NEXT UP
  • Embry-Riddle looks to bounce back against the Tritons tomorrow with a 12 p.m. ET doubleheader to close out the first SSC series of the season.
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