Smyrna tops DMA to cross .500 mark on season

Softball is a spring sport, but Mother Nature doesn’t know that as today felt more like football weather. On a cloudy and cold Saturday morning, the Smyrna Eagles topped DMV 2-0 at Beverly Jo Carter Field. This is a big non conference win for Smyrna to put them over .500 on the season at 6-5. 

 

There was a shakeup in the Eagles batting lineup today moving Lindsey Roscoe to the leadoff spot and Hailey McCutchan cleanup. Smyrna jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning on a solo home run by sophomore Lindsey Roscoe. 

 

DMA faced the Eagles freshman pitcher Alexis Dennis for the first five innings. Dennis mixed pitches well and threw with good velocity, making it a tough day for the SeaHawks at the plate. When DMA got runners on, they just couldn’t break through the Eagles defense to score. 

 

Gracie Riccio (DMA) reached 3rd in top of the 2nd inning, but no SeaHawk could push her across the plate. Goad reached 3rd base in the top of the 4th but a strikeout and a ground out left her stranded.

 

Emily Trzonkowski pitched well for DMA using the inside and outside corners of the plate to keep Smyrna off balance most of the game. 

 

Lindsey Roscoe (SMY) entered in the 5th inning and retired the side. 

 

In the  bottom of the 5th Smyrna added an insurance run when Ryann Durnall led off the inning with a single to right field, Roscoe walked, Savannah Arnold put down the sacrifice bunt and with Mccutchan at the plate, Durnall scored on a wild pitch 

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Down but not out, DMA threatened again in the 6th when Abbygayle Riddell reached 3rd after two fielder’s choice ground ball outs. Opalach led off the 7th with a single to left and she hustled to second base before the throw came in. The Eagles retired the next two hitters to hang on for the win.