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Stevens STEVENS 0-3
4
Winner St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 1-0
Stevens STEVENS
0-3
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Final
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St. John Fisher ST. JOHN
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Stevens STEVENS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 7 1

W: Evanetski, Ainsley (1-0) L: K. Fischer (0-1)

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Winner St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 2-0
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Pacific Lutheran PACIFIC 1-1
Winner
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN
2-0
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Final
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Pacific Lutheran PACIFIC
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 7 8 1
Pacific Lutheran PACIFIC 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 7 1

W: Kuhn, Molly (1-0) L: P. Wilson (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

McManus Homers Twice As Softball Opens Season With Victories Over Stevens, Pacific Lutheran

COLUMBUS, Ga. – Sophomore Emily McManus hit a pair of two-run home runs as the St. John Fisher softball team opened the 2025 season on Friday with victories over Stevens and Pacific Lutheran in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Leadoff Classic. 

Game 1: St. John Fisher 4, Stevens 1

With two outs and junior Madi Rose on second, McManus, who led the Cardinals with 13 round-trippers last season, ripped her first homer of the day to put the Cardinals ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning. 

Stevens got one back in the top of the second on Madison Subbiondo's solo home run but didn't push across another run the rest of the game. Senior pitcher Ainsley Evanetski, who pitched all seven innings and struck out five batters, gave up just four more hits as she earned the victory in the circle. 

Rose and senior Cassidy Evanetski plated insurance runs for the Cardinals with RBI singles in the bottom half of the fourth inning. 

Rose and sophomore Taylor Shackleton led the Cardinals with two hits apiece. 

Game 2: St. John Fisher 7, Pacific Lutheran 6 (8 innings)

The Cardinals, who trailed 5-2 through four innings, rallied to beat Pacific Lutheran 7-6 in eight innings. 

After senior Amalia DeMartino doubled, McManus sparked the comeback with her second two-run home run of the day to make it a 5-4 game in the top of the fifth inning. 

In the sixth, senior Cassidy Evanetski tied the game with a double that scored Liv Godley. Evanetski later scored to give the Cardinals the lead on senior Tori LoPresto's single. 

Brooke Tilson homered for Pacific Lutheran to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth. Both teams were set down in order in the seventh, sending the game to an extra frame. 

The Cardinals played small ball to push across the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth inning. Junior Gracie Curella advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by senior Katie Mannis and scored on Evanetski's sacrifice fly. 

Sophomore pitcher Molly Kuhn, who pitched four innings in relief, retired Pacific Lutheran in order to nail down the win. She allowed just one run. 

Senior Cassidy Ormond started for the Cardinals, allowing six hits and five runs. She struck out three batters and walked four. 

Rose, LoPresto and DeMartino each collected two hits. McManus led the Cardinals with three RBI. 

Up Next

The Cardinals face Spalding University and DePauw University at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., respectively, on Saturday in Columbus, Ga.


 
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