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Box Score 2 KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Marietta College finished play in the Rebel Spring Games on Friday (March 17). The Pioneer softball team lost to Wisconsin River falls, 4-3, and fell to Wisconsin-Eau Clair, 8-3.
Marietta heads back north with a 5-9 overall record. River Falls improves to 4-8 on the season, while Eau Claire is now 7-1 on the season.
Trailing 3-1, River Falls scored three runs in the sixth inning to come from behind and beat the Pioneers. A Marietta error to start the inning proved costly.
The Pioneers plated two runs in the bottom of the first inning to grab the early lead.
Brianna Finck (New Lexington, Ohio/Crooksville) walked and stole second.
Kaitlin Klinchock (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) followed with a single to left scoring Finck.
Ariann Barile (Roaming Shores, Ohio/Jefferson) drove in Klinchock with a double to left.
River Falls cut the Pioneer lead in half with an unearned run in the third. But the Falcons returned the favor giving Marietta an unearned run in the fourth for a 3-1 Pioneer lead.
Alison Kach (Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich) (2-3) took the loss. Kach started and threw 5.1 innings. She gave up four runs, two earned, on six hits. Kach walked two and struck out two.
Jocelyn White (Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton) pitched 1.2 innings of shutout relief.
Carolyn Griswold (2-1) tossed 6.0 innings to earn the win. She allowed three runs, two earned, on four base hits. Griswold walked four and struck out five Pioneers. Maddie Studnicka notched her second save of the season with 1.0 inning of shutout relief.
Two big innings led Eau Claire of the Pioneers. The Bluegolds scored four runs in the second and three in the sixth to put the game away. Marietta plated two in the third inning and one more in the fifth.
Sarah Peka (2-0) worked 5.0 innings for the win. She gave up three runs on seven hits and struck out three. Cheyenne Johnson got the save with 2.0 innings of shutout relief.
White (1-4) took the loss for Marietta. White threw 4.0 innings and was charged with five runs, only two earned, on four hits. She walked one and struck out one. Kristina Larocca and
Reagan Tom (Chandlersville, Ohio/Philo) each pitched an inning of relief. Larocca allowed three runs on four hits.
Finck and Klinchock each had two hits in the game for Marietta.
Marietta is back in action on Wednesday (March 22) when the Pioneers travel to Bethany College for a 3:30 p.m. doubleheader. Fans can follow all the Pioneer teams all year long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter and Instagram.
