Shortstop Elizabeth Kelly fires the ball home during fourth-inning action. (Photo by Mickey Curtis)
CLERMONT, FLA. – The Westfield State University softball team opened its 2014 season by dropping an 8-0 decision to Lakeland College of Wisconsin on Sunday morning.
Lakeland, 2-3, scored four runs in both the second and fourth innings. The big blows were a three-run triple from leadoff hitter SamiJo Williams and a two-run single by Mikayla Hilton.
Lakeland outhit Westfield, 10-2. Alison Bauer was 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI. Freshman Julia Sullivan and Paige Circosta rapped singles for the Owls. Senior Kelley Fluet suffered the pitching setback.
Westfield returns to action on Monday morning, March 10, when it plays Franciscan (Ohio) University at 9 a.m., and Monmouth (Illinois) College at 11.
