ESAKOFF LIFTS SOFTBALL TO 4-3 WIN IN EXTRAS OVER MONMOUTH

Box Score

THE BASICS

Score: Monmouth College, 3; Emmanuel College, 4 (8 innings)
Records: Monmouth College Fighting Scots (0-7); Emmanuel College Saints (2-3)
Location: Kissimmee, Fla. – Hancock Park
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019

THE LEAD: Senior shortstop Audrey Esakoff (Ventura, Calif.) connected on a two-out RBI single in the eighth inning to lift the Emmanuel College softball team to a 4-3 walk-off victory over Monmouth College (IIl.) in Day 3 action of the NTC Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Emmanuel scored the game's first run in the bottom of the third to take a 1-0 lead. Junior outfielder Sarah Hoisl (West Hartford, Conn.) singled, stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error and came around to score on an RBI single to right by freshman third baseman Renae Lacroix (Cumberland, R.I.).
The Fighting Scots pushed three unearned runs across in the top of the fifth to take a 3-1 lead. A two-out error put two runners on for junior Lauren Sperry (Alexis, Ill.) who delivered a two-RBI double to right center. Sperry came around to score to make it 3-1 on an RBI single by senior Kaelan Bradley (Milan, Ill.).
The Saints got one back in the bottom half of the inning to pull within one making it a 3-2 game as senior Olivia Burgos (Newington, Conn.) plated Emmanuel's second run.
Senior first baseman Ashely Skey (Brookline, N.H.) blasted her 20^th career homerun in the sixth to even the score at 3-3 and set the stage for Esakoff's extra inning heroics.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Skey finished the game going 2-for-3 at the plate and was the only EC player to collect multiple hits in the win.
Senior hurling Megan Kieselback (Wethersfield, Conn.) earned her first win of the year in the circle, throwing a complete-game and scattering nine hits while striking out four. All three runs allowed were unearned.
Freshman Jenna Pauley (Moline, Ill.) pitched well in defeat, allowing four runs (one earned) on eight hits while striking out two to fall to 0-1 on the year.
At the plate, the Scots were led by freshman catcher Jessica Pauley (Moline, Ill.) who finished the game going 3-for-4.

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