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MAR.
22 — Season Finally Gets Underway Against Lancers
Poor
weather kept Leafs from opening season until Tuesday; team
falls to Grace |
Goshen, IN — After an unusually
cold, wintry March forced the Goshen College softball team to either
cancel or postpone its first two games of the season, the Leafs
were finally able to get the 2005 campaign underway on Tuesday,
hosting Mid-Central Conference rival Grace College at the Goshen
College Softball Complex. And while the conditions cooperated just
enough — temperatures hovered in the 40s while the second
game was suspended due to darkness — the Leafs did officially
get the season started against the Lancers, dropping a 6-0 contest
before trailing by the same score in the second game when the lights
went out.
“We did not play our best today, but with this being our
first time on our diamond and our first game with no spring trip
down south,
I can see a lot we have to work on,” said Marc Green, Goshen
head coach. “We will continue to practice and make improvements
each day.”
Goshen (0-1, 0-1) was able to manage just a single hit in its first
contest, as senior Alissa Kostyk was the only Leaf to reach base
by virtue of contact. Aside from the Leafs’ offensive struggles,
however, the team competed fairly well. Freshman Tera Brackman
(0-1) gave up just six hits in her pitching debut, while striking
out an impressive seven batters. Her teammates also kept Grace’s
offense to a minimum in the field, as the team did not give up
a big inning of offense to the Lancers. Aside from Grace’s
three-run sixth inning, Goshen kept the Lancers to just a single
run in the third, fourth and fifth innings.
“Tera pitched well in her college debut, and we did some
good things overall as a team,” Green said. “Hopefully
we can use those good things as motivation to get better.”
Goshen trailed in the second game by a 6-0 count in the bottom
of the fifth inning. It is uncertain when that game will be completed.
Goshen will next host the University of St. Francis, as the team
looks to rebound in MCC competition. The Cougars will visit Goshen
on Thursday. Game time is set for 3 p.m.
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
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Grace |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
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Goshen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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  Freshman
Tera Brackman
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