MELBOURNE, Fla. — On the final day of games at the USSSA Space Coast Complex in Melbourne, Fla. the Bears softball team dropped a pair of non-conference games. In the first action of the day they were shutout, 3-0 against the University of Northwestern Ohio and then in a rematch against Cornerstone University, the Eagles came away with a 17-1 victory over Bloomfield.
The setbacks left the New Jersey team with a, 1-7 overall mark leaving Florida while the Racers from Ohio moved to 11-9 for the season and the Golden Eagles, who bested the Bears in five-innings for a second time, and improved their record to 8-8 on the year.
Isabella Franco had the team's lone hit in Game 1 against the Racers. went 1-for-2 with an RBI while
Kelly Varela stole her first base of the season.
Kate Juskeiwicz went the complete game in the circle, giving up the three runs on eight hits while striking out two and walking three.
Game 2 featured
Jaida Hastings in the circle for the Bears. Cornerstone put up 13 runs in the bottom half of the first and never looked back. Bloomfield had two hits in the game, one by Hastings and the other off the bat of
Reyna Ozuna who also drove in their only run of the day.
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The Bears take about a week off before their home opener on Friday, March 20
th when Penn State Scranton comes to Clarks Pond South for a doubleheader. The first pitch is scheduled for 2:00 pm.
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