FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The McDaniel College softball team lost both games of a road doubleheader at Mary Washington on Wednesday.
The Green Terror (1-3) scored a lone run in the sixth before falling in the opener, 8-1.
Mary Washington 8, McDaniel 1 (Game One)
An RBI fielder's choice in the first inning put the Eagles (2-4) on the board early. Three more runs came across in the third to increase the Mary Washington lead to 4-0. A two-run double in the fifth made the score 6-0 before an RBI single from senior
Sariah Guevara scored junior
Anna Putnam to plate McDaniel's first run. A two-run home run in the sixth inning sealed the 8-1 win for the Eagles in the opener.
Guevara finished the day 2-for-2 with an RBI and a walk while first year
Erin Thayer went 2-for-3. First year
Emma McPherson and sophomore
Ally McBride each had a hit in the loss.
Junior
Amy Anderson took the loss in the circle, tossing a complete game while striking out two, walking six and allowing six hits and seven earned runs.
An RBI double from McBride highlighted a 6-1 loss in the late game for the Green Terror.
Mary Washington 6, McDaniel 1 (Game Two)
The Eagles plated the game's first run on an RBI single in the first inning, followed by a sacrifice bunt in the second that scored another run. McBride answered in the third inning by smacking an RBI double to left field that scored Thayer to put the Green Terror on the board.
Mary Washington added two insurance runs in the fifth to increase the lead to three, scoring on an error and an RBI single into center field. Two more runs came across in the sixth for the final 6-1 tally.
McBride finished 2-for-3 in the batter's box with an RBI while Thayer and senior
Taylor Applefeld each had a hit in the game. First year
Shiloh Wall took the loss in her first career pitching appearance, totaling four strikeouts and two walks with eight hits allowed and only two earned runs.
The Green Terror make their home debut against local rival Stevenson in a doubleheader on Mar. 11. First pitch is set for 2 pm.
