Delaware Falls To Sacred Heart, UNCG at Spartan Classic

Sunday, March 10

Greensboro, NC

10:30 AM

University of Delaware

7-10

Sacred Heart

7-7

Sacred Heart

Delaware

Photo by: Jacksonville Athletics

Delaware Falls To Sacred Heart, UNCG at Spartan Classic

3/10/2019 6:53:00 PM | Softball

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Delaware suffered a pair of close losses to Sacred Heart, 6-4, and UNCG, 6-5, as the Blue Hens wrapped up action at the Spartan Classic on Sunday.

In the Blue Hens' first game of the day, Delaware (7-11) took the lead in the bottom of the first when Hanna Garber led off with a walk, stole second and scored on a double by Halle Kisamore.

The Pioneers (8-7) answered back with a pair of solo home runs in the top of the second, before Delaware went back in front with three runs in the bottom of the third. After Kisamore walked and Brooke Glanden singled, both runners came around to score when Anna Steinmetz doubled to righhtcenter. Brittney Mendoza then reached on an error, allowing pinch runner Julia Solderitch to cross the plate and put the Blue Hens up 4-2.

However Sacred Heart countered with three runs in the top of the fourth to take the lead for good, and added an insurance run in the top of the sixth.

Delaware then scored three times in the top of the first inning against UNCG (12-9) by taking advantage of four Spartans fielding errors. However UNCG answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame before adding a run in the third to tie the game at 3-3.

The Blue Hens went back on top in the top of the fifth when Kisamore singled and Glanden followed with a two-run homer, her third longball of the year. But the Spartans' Delaney Cumbie drilled a three-run shot of her own in the bottom half to give UNCG the lead, and Delaware could not push across the tying run in the final two frames.

Kisamore and Glanden each finished with three hits and three runs scored on the day, while Steinmetz and Mendoza added a hit apiece.