CLERMONT, Fla. - Jenna Fox stroked a two-run double in the bottom of the 7th inning to give the Lady Jackets a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over NCAA Division II Lake Superior State at the NTC Spring Games.
The rally finished off a day in which Cedarville won two of three games. Freshman Kayla Thornsberry hammered a three-run homer to keep the Jackets close to the Lakers.
Meghan Creech was 2-for-3 withi a double while Kendra Kassonie and Christina Zorn added two hits each. Winning pitcher Emily Young came on in relief and fanned four batters in 3 2/3 innings. [LAKE SUPERIOR STATE BOXSCORE]
CU opened the season with a decisive 8-0 win against Thiel. Young and Jillian French teamed up on a three-hit shutout. Fox had two hits, Thornsberry drilled a two-run home run, Lexi Mitchell and Paige Stewart each doubled, and Missy Murphy scored twice. The game was called after five innings by the 8-run mercy rule. [THIEL BOXSCORE]
The Lady Jackets were blanked, 1-0, in the middle game of the day by Concordia (Mich.). The Cardinals pushed across the lone run in the 3rd inning. Creech had two of CU's five hits and Young recorded the only extra-base hit with a double. [CONCORDIA BOXSCORE]