Princeton University Athletics
Saturday, February 26
Leesburg, Fla. (The Spring Games)
11:00 AM
Princeton University
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vs
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Iowa
Photo by: Andy Meng / Stageshot Photo
Tigers Battle Iowa, Notre Dame on Second Day in Florida
February 26, 2022 | Softball
The middle day of Princeton's three-day weekend in Florida saw Iowa pick up a 4-2 win and Notre Dame an 8-1 win over the Tigers with one game in Leesburg, Fla., left on Sunuday against North Florida.
Sunday's game is set for an 11:30 a.m. start. Live video is available here and live scoring is available here.
In the day's first game, against Iowa, the Hawkeyes opened the scoring in the bottom of the third after Sophia Maras singled and eventually scored on a wild pitch.
Princeton responded in the top of the fourth when Sophia Marsalo opened with a single, Adrienne Chang followed with a double, and two batters later, a Grace Jackson base hit tied the game.
It stayed tied 1-1 until the bottom of the fifth, when Iowa used three hits and a walk to score three runs and take a 4-1 lead. Princeton got one of those back in the top of the sixth when Lauren Sablone led off with a base hit and later scored on a wild pitch for what became the game's final run.
Ali Blanchard started and went five innings before handing off to Meghan Harrington for the sixth.
In game two, Princeton opened the scoring against Notre Dame in the bottom of the first when a Serena Starks base hit and Marsalo reaching on an error put two on for Chang, who had an RBI single to give Princeton a 1-0 lead.
Notre Dame responded in the top of the second with three runs on four hits, with Emma Clark getting two of those on a double. The Irish pushed the lead to 4-1 in the fourth after Abby Sweet led off with a triple and Clark had an RBI groundout to pick up the run.
Sarah Genz had an RBI single for Notre Dame in the fifth to make it 5-1 after a walk to Quinn Biggio earlier in the inning. In the sixth, Notre Dame added its final three runs with Rachel Allen and Karina Gaskins each getting an RBI.
Sunday's game is set for an 11:30 a.m. start. Live video is available here and live scoring is available here.
In the day's first game, against Iowa, the Hawkeyes opened the scoring in the bottom of the third after Sophia Maras singled and eventually scored on a wild pitch.
Princeton responded in the top of the fourth when Sophia Marsalo opened with a single, Adrienne Chang followed with a double, and two batters later, a Grace Jackson base hit tied the game.
It stayed tied 1-1 until the bottom of the fifth, when Iowa used three hits and a walk to score three runs and take a 4-1 lead. Princeton got one of those back in the top of the sixth when Lauren Sablone led off with a base hit and later scored on a wild pitch for what became the game's final run.
Ali Blanchard started and went five innings before handing off to Meghan Harrington for the sixth.
In game two, Princeton opened the scoring against Notre Dame in the bottom of the first when a Serena Starks base hit and Marsalo reaching on an error put two on for Chang, who had an RBI single to give Princeton a 1-0 lead.
Notre Dame responded in the top of the second with three runs on four hits, with Emma Clark getting two of those on a double. The Irish pushed the lead to 4-1 in the fourth after Abby Sweet led off with a triple and Clark had an RBI groundout to pick up the run.
Sarah Genz had an RBI single for Notre Dame in the fifth to make it 5-1 after a walk to Quinn Biggio earlier in the inning. In the sixth, Notre Dame added its final three runs with Rachel Allen and Karina Gaskins each getting an RBI.
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