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5
Hope College 24HOPESB 10-6
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Winner Case Western Reserve CWR-S 13-2
Hope College 24HOPESB
10-6
5
Final
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Case Western Reserve CWR-S
13-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hope College 24HOPESB 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 3 1
Case Western Reserve CWR-S 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 9 3

W: Miskey, Lexi (8-2) L: Vermeesch, Samantha (3-2)

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Hood HOOD 4-7
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Winner Hope HOPE 11-6
Hood HOOD
4-7
3
Final
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Hope HOPE
11-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hood HOOD 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 2
Hope HOPE 0 0 2 0 3 0 X 5 8 1

W: Connelly, Grace (2-1) L: S. Munson (1-5) S: Adams, Alaina (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Mackenzie McMahon

Softball Closes Spring Break Trip with Split, Ends Trip with 9-1 Record

The Hope College softball team returns north after concluding a successful week in Clermont, Florida. 

The Flying Dutch finished their spring break trip on Friday with a 9-1 record since Saturday and improved to 11-6 overall.

Hope nearly went unbeaten over spring break, but a seventh-inning rally from Case Western Reserve University handed the Flying Dutch a 6-5 loss in the first game on Friday. Hope rebounded to hold off Hood College (Md.) for a 5-3 victory later in the afternoon.

Against Hood, the Flying Dutch trailed 2-0 heading into the bottom of the third but quickly evened the score.

Sophomore Kate DeMann (Byron Center, Michigan / South Christian HS) started the offense off with a bunt single to the pitcher which allowed senior Grace Henry (Hudsonville, Michigan / Hudsonville) to score. 

DeMann's single got senior Peyton Benjamin to third base. Benjamin (Eaton Rapids, Michigan / Eaton Rapids) proceeded to steal home.

In the fifth, Hope erupted for three wins after DeMann led off with a walk.

Freshman Eliana Ruhrup (Mattawan, Michigan / Mattawan) singled to get DeMann to third base, and DeMann successfully stole home for the go-ahead run. 

Ruhrup came home on a single from senior Jennaka Bultman (Shawnee, Kansas / Shawnee Mission). A sacrifice fly from senior Kyra Acker (Eaton Rapids, Michigan / Eaton Rapids) sent in freshman Sophie Stironek (Lake Orion, Michigan / Lake Orion) for the Flying Dutch's final run.

Hood rallied in its last at-bat, scoring one run and bringing the tying run to the plate. 

Senior Alaina Adams (Oak Creek, Wisconsin / St. Thomas More) closed the door and capped a three-inning effort for the save.

Starting pitcher Grace Connelly (Grandville, Michigan / Grandville) earned the win in the circle after allowing two runs in four innings of work.

Against Case Western Reserve, Hope jumped out to a 5-0 lead after a five-run third inning. 

Stironek and Bultman each soared hits to the outfield, driving in two RBIs apiece to give Hope the lead. 

Case Western also utilized a five-run inning in the bottom of the seventh. The Spartans sent eight batters to the plate and delivered five hits, including a two-out, walk-off single from Karen Potts.

Senior Samantha Vermeesch (Ithaca, Michigan / Ithaca) went the distance and struck out five.

Hope returns to action on Saturday, March 23, for a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Ohio Northern University.

 
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