Softball Splits Final Day at Hampton Inn BWI UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational

Sunday, March 18

Baltimore, Md.

11:15 a.m.

Drexel University

5-7-1

Sacred Heart

14-8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
DREXEL	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0
Sacred Heart	0	0	0	2	0	2	X	4	8	0

Softball Splits Final Day at Hampton Inn BWI UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational

3/18/2018 10:19:00 PM | Softball

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BALTIMORE, Md. – The Drexel softball team closed out play at the Hampton Inn BWI UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational with a 4-1 loss to Sacred heart and a 10-8 triumph over UMBC on Sunday afternoon. Megan Trivelpiece went 3-for-4 and hit her first collegiate home run in the victory against UMBC.

The first game of the day remained scoreless until the fourth inning when Elena Woulfe doubled to plate Jenelle Ladrido and put Drexel ahead 1-0. Sacred Heart, however, answered immediately with two runs in the bottom of the frame to take back the lead. With two outs, Desrosiers hit a home run for the equalizer before Kruger put the Pioneers up by one with an RBI double.

The Dragons attempted to claw back getting runners on base in the fifth, but they could not capitalize as the next two batters struck out. The Pioneers then continued to pad their lead in the following inning with two runs from both a single and a double to secure a 4-1 victory over the Dragons.

Devon Grippe suffered the loss and dropped 1-3 after giving up four runs and eight hits.

In game two, Drexel got off to a strong start and built up an early 3-0 lead going into the bottom of the second. Hannah Walker set the momentum immediately in the first inning with a solo shot over the fence and Sarah Tannenbaum doubled to drive in two runs to put the Dragons in control. The Drexel defense shut down any attempts UMBC made to come back over the course of the remaining five innings.

Most notably, after the team's exchanged runs in the middle innings, Linda Rush and Trivelpiece each smacked home runs out of left field in the sixth and seventh innings to give the Dragons a 10-8 victory.

Katie Haley improved her record to 2-2 while yielding five runs and striking out two in five innings of work.

Drexel will return to action the following weekend as it travels to Delaware for a doubleheader. First pitch is set to be thrown on Saturday, March 24 at 12 p.m.