COLUMBUS, Ga. – The St. John Fisher University softball team ended its weekend at the NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic on Sunday with losses to Huntingdon College and No. 2 Linfield University.
The Cardinals, who won their first four games to start the season, lost 8-6 to Huntingdon and 17-3 to Linfield in five innings.
Game 1: St. John Fisher 6, Huntingdon 8
Huntingdon rallied for five runs in the final two innings to beat the Cardinals 8-6.
Fisher senior Emily McManus got the scoring started in the first inning, hitting her third home run of the weekend to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.
Huntingdon took a 3-2 lead on Miranda Treadway's two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth, but Fisher came back with four in the top of the fifth to move back in front. Seniors Maddie Donlin and Madi Rose scored on a Hungtindon error to give the Cardinals a 4-3 lead, and sophomore Taylor Shackleton drove in two more with a single to make it 6-3.
Huntingdon's comeback began in the bottom of the sixth inning with Jordan Holman's two-run home run that cut Fisher's lead to one, 6-5. Treadway tied the game moments later with her second home run of the day.
Kylie Stephens hit a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh.
Game 2: St. John Fisher 3, No. 2 Linfield 17
Linfield scored 10 runs in the first two innings in a run-away victory over the Cardinals. The Wildcats amassed 16 hits in the ballgame.
Senior Mari Spitz hit a two-run home run for the Cardinals in the third inning. McManus and Shackleton led the team with two hits apiece.
Up Next
The Cardinals' season-opening Georgia trip continues, as they will play four games at the Emory Invite next weekend.
