Softball Splits with Pearl River

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Tori Ratigan led the game off with a single and stole second base to get the Pirates going in the first inning. Susanna Soldi followed with a walk and both runners scored on a single from Georgia Hood.

The Pirates added a run in the fifth when Georgia Hood led off with a single and advanced to second when Bre'Asia Thomas was hit by a pitch. Hood scored on a single off the bat of Kylee Crowder to give PSC a 3-0 lead.

They rounded out their scoring in the sixth when Samantha Ladowski reached on an error and was driven in by Georgia Hood.

Lydia Drake threw another gem and collected her sixth win of the season. She went the distance and only allowed two hits while striking out six.

Georgia Hood was 3-for-4 with three RBI while Tori Ratigan was 2-for-2 with a walk and run scored.

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There was a lot of free softball in the nightcap because it took 10 innings for a winner to prevail.

Pensacola got on the board first when Georgia Hood blasted a solo home run in the fourth inning.

Pearl River tied the game in the sixth with an RBI double. They threatened in the seventh, but the Pirates got out of a bases loaded jam when Tori Ratigan got the lead out at home and Brandie Seber collected a ground ball to end the inning. 

The international tiebreaker was instituted in the eighth inning and each team had a runner placed on second base to start each inning. Each team's defense held until the top of the 10th. Pearl River scored the go ahead run with a sharply hit ball that found grass.

In the bottom of the inning the Pirates failed to answer and Pearl River won.

The Pirate offense was stagnant as Georgia Hood collected the only hit in the game and they left five runners on base.

Madison Sabo threw a solid, complete game and scattered nine hits while striking out four, walking none and only allowing one earned run.