LEESBURG, Fla. – The Skidmore College softball team improved its early record to 3-1 on Monday when it split its two games in Florida. Skidmore lost to Russell Sage 15-3 in five innings before coming back and beating Meredith, 9-8.
 
The schedule was rearranged due to weather in Central Florida. Skidmore was originally scheduled to play Catholic and Meredith earlier in the day.
 
Russell Sage 15, Skidmore 3 (5 inn.)

• Sage plated three in the first, one in the second, five in the third, and six in the fourth to earn the run-rule win over the Thoroughbreds.
• Skidmore scored its runs on a Mallory Allen RBI single in the second and a two-RBI single from Delaney Swain in the fifth.
• Ava Heffner and Amber Banas both drove in three runs with three hits each for the Gators.
• Sage had 15 base hits, but only two for extra bases.

 
Skidmore 9, Meredith 8

• Allen had two more hits including a bases-clearing, three-run triple in the bottom of the fifth inning to give Skidmore a 9-4 lead at the time.
• Meredith got three back in the sixth and another in the seventh, but the thoroughbreds were able to hold on, leaving the tying run on base on a pop out to end it.
• Sophia Finch was 2-for-3 with a triple and a double for Skidmore.
• Skidmore had three triples. Natalie Mayne hit the first of them in the bottom of the first to tie the game at one.
• Meredith booted the ball around a couple times leading to three more Skidmore runs by the end of the second inning.
• Nate' Burley drove in Finch, after her triple, to make it 5-1 in the third.
• Meredith put together five hits in the fourth to pull to within one.
• Ashbee Standridg was 4-for-5 for Meredith with three doubles.
• For Skidmore, Sam Waters scored a couple of bags.
• Allen, in addition to her contributions at the plate picked up the win by going the distance.

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• Skidmore will enjoy a day off on Tuesday before games against New England College and Ursinus on Wednesday.