Softball Swept On Day Four Of Space Coast Tournament
Brodeur & McKenzie pace Green & Gold
Melbourne, FL. – The Fitchburg State University softball team dropped a pair of non-conference contests on day four action of the 2025 Space Coast Spring Games as the Falcons dropped a 5-4 decision to the Yellow Jackets of Defiance College in the opener before falling 10-0 to the Blue Devils of Lawrence Tech in the nightcap.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 4, Defiance 5 (GM1)
Score: Fitchburg State 0, Lawrence Tech 10 (GM 2)
Records: Fitchburg State (1-6, 0-0 MASCAC) I Defiance (4-9, 0-0 NAIA)
Records: Fitchburg State (1-7, 0-0 MASCAC) I Lawrence Tech (3-5, 0-0 WHAC)
How It Happened
Game One
Defiance grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of fourth as sophomore Madison Guggenbiller (Fort Recovery, OH) singled to right field to plate junior Morgan Scott (Elwood, IN) before junior Kayless Heath (Elk Grove, CA) drove in Scott with a sacrifice fly to right field.
Fitchburg State answered back in the top of fifth when junior Adria McKenzie (Lowell, MA) walked, advanced to third on a groundout and crossed the plate on a single up the middle off the bat of sophomore Jessica Mueller (Fitchburg, MA) to make the score 2-1
The Yellow Jackets upped the margin to 5-1 in the bottom of the fifth with freshman Emma Linn (Minster, OH) registering a sacrifice tly to center field that score sophomore Haley Hughes (Maumee, OH), while Scott and Guggenbiller added RBI base knocks.
The Falcons responded in the top of the sixth with freshman Carolyn Brodeur (Ashby, MA) driving in classmate Emily Bennett (Gorham, ME) with a single up the middle before newcomer Lauren Ahearn (Danvers, MA) and Brodeur crossed the plate on wild pitches, resulting in the 5-4 final.
Inside the Numbers
- Third meeting between Fitchburg State and Defaince on the softball field with the Falcons 1-2 all-time when taking on the Yellow Jackets
- Brodeur led the way for the Falcons, going 3-for-5 with a run scored and one RBI
- McKanzie went 0-for-1 3 with three walks and one run scored for the Green & Gold
- Junior Madison Solt (Salem, NH) took the loss for Fitchburg State, allowing five runs on eight hits and three K's in the complete game effort
- For the Yellow Jackets, Guggenbiller finished 2-for-3 with two RBI
- Sophomore Emma Rodgeers (Mechanicsburg, OH) picked up the victory for Defiance, giving up 0 runs on four hits over four innings pitched
Game Two
Lawrence Tech grabbed a 5-0 advantage in the top of fifth as sophomore Sarah Basket (Essexville, MI) and freshman Brianna Hays (Wauseon, OH) registered RBI base hits before sophomore Ashlyn Bloomfield= (Mattawan, MI) added a two-rum double.
The Blue Devils secured the victory in the top of sixth when senior Larisaa Mercado (Wilmington, CA) laced a two-ru double to center field, while senior Morgan James (Port Huron, MI) followed with a two-fun single to right field, resulting in the 19-0 final
Inside the Number
- First meeting between Fitchburg State and Lawrence Tech on the softball field with the Falcons 0-1 all-time when taking on the Blue Devils
- Mueller led the way for the Falcons, going 1-for-2 with a double
- Brodeur added one hit for the Green and Gold
- Senior Sydney Gabay (Bohemia, NY) took the loss for Fitchburg State, allowing five runs on seven hits over four innings of work
- For the Blue Devils, Mercado hit 2-for-3 with a double, one run scored and three RBI
- Freshman Delaney Monroe (Vicksburg, MI) earned the win, yielding four hits with four K's in the complete game effort
Up Next
Falcons return to action on tomorrow as they take on the Rams of Cornell College and the Hawks of Hartford University on day five action of the 2025 Space Coast Spring Games at 2;30PM and 4:45PM.
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