MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Junior
Courtney Deloughery scored in the eighth inning of game one on Tuesday to give the Centenary University a walk-off comeback win and a split of its action from the Fast Pitch Spring Dreams Classic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Deloughery's run gave the Cyclones a 4-3 comeback win over Medaille College in game one. Greenville University then slipped past Centenary for the 3-2 win in game two.
Centenary 4, Medaille 3 in Eight Innings Recap
The Cyclones found themselves down early in this one as Medaille put a run on the board in the top of the eighth.
Gabrielle Presutti reached on an error and came around to score on
Abbigail Doherty's sac fly.
The Mavs added to their lead in the top of the fifth. A pair of two-out singles put runners on first and second. A Centenary error in the outfield allowed both runs to score and Medaille took a 3-0 lead.
Down to their final at-bat in the bottom of the seventh, the Cyclones found a way to battle back. Centenary loaded the bases on a pair of singles and an error. Senior
Justine Stefura then delivered an RBI single, which made it a 3-1 game.
After Medaille got the first two outs of the inning, freshman
Jenna Glinko came through in a big way with a two run single which tied the game at 3-3.
The two teams headed to the eighth tied at 3-3. Centenary was able to work around the runner being placed at second to start the eighth as part of the international tiebreaker rule. In the Cyclones' half of the eighth, Deloughery was placed at second to start the frame. Freshman
Maggie Lenahan attempted to lay down a sacrifice and when the ball got away, Deloughery score the game winning run.
Senior
Jessica Hewitt picked up the win with the complete game performance. She gave up three runs, one of which was earned on five hits and struck out three.
Loren Perreault surrendered the game-winning run in the eighth for Medaille.
Senior
Juli Wright had a pair of hits and a run scored for the Cyclones while Glinko had the one hit and two RBIs.
Greenville 3, Centenary 2 Recap
Greenville got on the board in the bottom of the first as
Deidra Holzhauer had an RBI double.
The Cyclones answered back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second. Wright ripped a triple down the right field line which scored Glinko. She then crossed the plate with the go ahead run on a wild pitch.
Greenville tied the game at 2-2 with a run in the bottom of the fourth.
Jaclyn Belzer reached on an error which allowed
Hannah Hoffman to score.
The Panthers took a 3-2 lead with a run in the bottom of the fifth. Hoffman had an RBI single that scored
Morgan Wendling.
Centenary had a runner reach in the sixth and another in the seventh but couldn't bring either home as Greenville claimed the 3-2 win.
Kendall Farr earned the win in the circle as she gave up two runs on five hits. Freshman
Chloe Wright suffered the loss after giving up one run in two innings of relief work.
Glinko and Wright each had a hit and a run scored for the Cyclones.
Hoffman and Holzhauer had two hits and an RBI each.
The Cyclones wrap up their trip to Myrtle Beach when they battle Cazenovia and PSU Abington on Thursday, March 12.
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