Tiffin University (3-8) bounced back nicely on day three of their Florida spring trip, defeating St. Thomas University 9-0 in 5 innings and Kentucky Wesleyan 10-3. TU has won three of their last four games.
In the opener, the Dragons took advantage of STU errors to tally 6 runs in the first inning and three more in the second. After reaching on a fielder's choice, Libby Crow then stole second and third base before scoring on Jamie Sevenish's single.
Michelle Poe singled and Samantha Ringwalt then walked to load the bases, and Lindsay Graves promptly followed with a run-scoring single. Sierra Besser-Paul then delivered the big shot, drilling a grand slam home run as TU jumped out to a 6-0 lead.
They continued the battery in the second inning, as Crow singled to start things off. Sevenish followed with a single, and both runners scored on Poe's single. After a walk toAlayna Lytle, Graves sacrifice play plated Poe for TU's final run of the game.
It was more than enough run support for Tiffany Snell, who tossed a neat 2 hitter over 5 innings. She also posted 4 strikeouts.
Sevenish had 2 hits in the game with a RBI, while Poe had 2 hits for 2 RBI. Graves also had 2 RBI, while Besser-Paul's slam gave her 4 RBI in the game.
Against Kentucky Wesleyan, the Dragons banged out 13 hits and put up multiple runs in three innings, including 5 in the second inning.
TU opened up in fine fashion, as Sevenish's single was followed by a two-run bomb by Poe to make it 2-0.
TU blew the game open in the second inning. Lytle singled and was joined on base by Graves, who reached on an error at short stop. Sierra Besser-Paul then tripled to drive in two runs, and scored herself when Brooke Lambert singled her home.
After Kate-Lynn Urgo walked, Crow singled to drive in another run. Sevenish's ground out to second base pushed Urgo across the plate to finish TU's scoring and give them a 7-0 lead.
In the fourth inning, KWC followed a walk and a hit batter with two doubles to pick up three runs and pull to within 7-3.
The Dragons put the game away in the 6th inning. Sevenish and Crow singled and, with two outs, Allyson Rock doubled to drive in two runs. Lytle also doubled in the inning to drive in Tiffin's final run.
Kimmy Reynolds picked up the win, tossing the first 3.2 innings and allowing just 2 hits and 3 earned runs. April Bennett finished up the game with 3.1 innings of work, allowing 3 hits and fanning 4 in scoreless relief.
Offensively, Poe had 3 hits with a home run for 2 RBI, while Besser-Paul had 2 hits with a triple for 2 RBI. Lytle had 2 hits with a double for 2 RBI while Sevenish also had 2 hits and an RBI. Also picking up RBIs were Ringlwalt, Lambert, and Crow.