Softball Drops to Ferris State & MSU Mankato

(Viera, Florida)- The Thomas More University softball team fell to Ferris State (2-1) and Minnesota State Mankato (4-2) on Thursday (March 12). The Saints overall record falls to 7-10.

Thomas More fell 2-1 to Ferris State

• Sophomore Haylee Palmer (Lawrenceburg, Ind./Lawrenceburg) homered to left field for the Saints only run of the game 

Thomas More fell 4-2 to MSU Mankato

• In the first inning First Year Brooklynn Couch (Lawrenceburg, Ind./Lawrenceburg) singled through the right side to score Senior Ashtyn Elbe (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) putting the Saints ahead with a 1-0 score.
• In the third inning First Year Madi Hall (Gahana, Ohio/Lincoln) singled through the left side, Sophomore Haylee Palmer (Lawrenceburg, Ind./Lawrenceburg) advanced to second and Brooklynn Couch scored to make the score 2-3.

Game one:

• Senior Sophia Thoma (Cleves, Ohio/Taylor) went 1-1
• Senior Ashtyn Elbe (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) went 1-3
• Haylee Palmer went 2-2 with a home run and 1 RBI
• First Year Brooklynn Couch (Lawrenceburg, Ind./Lawrenceburg) went 1-3
• First Year Alisha Fox (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mason) went 1-3
• First Year Madi Hall (Gahana, Ohio/Lincoln) went 1-1

Game two:

• Ashtyn Elbe went 1-3
• Brooklynn Couch went 2-3 with 1 RBI 
• Haylee Palmer went 1-3
• Madi Hall went 1-2 with 1 RBI
• First Year Kendyl Feutz (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington North) went 1-3

Game one:

• Alisha Fox pitched 7.0 innings allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits, 1 walk and striking out 4.

Game two:

• Junior Kylie Ropp (Bellefontaine, Ohio/Kenton Ridge) pitched 6.0 innings with allowing 4 earned runs on 8 hits, 2 walks and 4 strikeouts.

The Thomas More Saints softball team will be back in action tomorrow, March 13th for the fifth and final day at the Spring Coast Games.