Softball takes two from Lake-Sumter State College in a three-game series

Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) softball played Lake-Sumter State College (LSSC) in a three-game series last Thursday. Lake-Sumter won game 1 in Leesburg, FL on Thursday and FSCJ won the two remaining games at home on Sunday in Jacksonville.

FSCJ 6, Lake-Sumter 9

FSCJ scored three runs in the first inning with a lead-off walk by Hannah Steedley which then brought Brooke Baker to the plate. Baker laid down a sac bunt to move Hannah into scoring position, Sydney Davis would then hit a single to give FSCJ their first run. Lake Sumter came to the plate in the bottom of the first inning to score two with a lead-off single by Bourghattzer then Ellis drew a walk to bring the number four hitter Adams to the plate who hit a double to score two runs. Headed into the 5^th inning with LSSC leading the game 6 - 5, both teams played aggressive defense to keep the game close. Going into the top of the 7^th inning down by 3, FSCJ would come up short and lose the game. 

FSCJ 8, Lake-Sumter 7

Lake-Sumter started the 1^st inning scoring three runs against FSCJ with two outs. FSCJ would answer back with one run in the bottom of the 1^st inning. Headed into the bottom of the 2^nd inning FSCJ scored five more runs off LSSC defensive errors. With two on base, Ciara Byrd stepped up to the plate and hit a three run homer to solidify the 6-3 win in game two of the three game series. FSCJ's Ashlee Thomas was on the pitcher's mound to get the win with Abby Rutledge coming in to get the save.  

FSCJ 6, Lake-Sumter 2 

Lake-Sumter scored first in the 2^nd inning. LSSC's defense and pitching went three up and three down against FSCJ holding them to no runs through three innings. FSCJ would put up one run in the 4th inning before Lake-Sumter's 7^th batter hit a single homerun in the 4^th inning to take the lead, 2-1. The BlueWave would add two more runs in the 5^th and three in the 6^th to bring the final score to FSCJ 6, Lake-Sumter 2. Anastasia Suhetskis records the win on the mound throwing a complete game behind the strong defensive efforts of her team.