Lake Wales, FL - The UC softball team opened up their road trip through Florida with a double header against #25 Warner University. The Patriots dropped both games 4-1 and 6-3.

Cumberlands was led by the offense behind senior Hannah Stephenson who had three hits on the day including an RBI single.
 
The lone home run in the games came from Jenna Howell, the first of her career. She had another hit making her one of three Patriots to have two hits in the double header. Both Corinne Haverland and Hailey Wood had a pair of hits.

CUMBERLANDS FALLS TO #25 WARNER, 4-1

Jessica Webb started in the circle for UC and went four innings giving up just five hits while giving up three runs. Paige Parker came in for the final two innings limiting the Warner offense to just three hits and one run.

Howell was successful on both sides of the ball making a great play in center field to keep Warner off the board just as she entered into the game. The sophomore scored the only run of the game with a solo home run that ricocheted off of the scoreboard.

The biggest scoring opportunity for UC came in the top of the sixth inning. Maddie Sickau roped a ball to left field. She was able to move over to second base thanks to Meryn Livingston hitting a ball hard to the short stop causing an error. Madison Huber followed that up with hard hit ball to third base that Sickau was able to out run loading the bases. All three would be left on base and the team would total seven runners left on base.

CUMBERLANDS FALLS TO #25 WARNER, 6-3

Kaitlin White was lights out from the circle for five innings, leaving the Warner offense hitless. Over the course of those innings White struck out five batters and had nine flyouts.

The Patriots would strike first plating three runs in the fifth inning after being held to one hit collectively. With the bases full of Cumberlands players thanks to a hit by batter, a single and a walk Jasper stepped into the box looking to earn her ninth RBI of the year. The Georgetown, KY native sent a hard hit ball to the third baseman that tried to throw out Taylor Green, but a rushed play caused the catcher to drop the ball and let a run score. Stephenson would continue the rally hitting her own ball to the third baseman earning a single.

UC extended their lead off an RBI double from Haverland that scored Howell from first base.The lead would quickly dwindle after Warner had a rally of their own earing six runs off six hits and one error.

Cumberlands was unable to gain anymore runs and ended the game with a 6-3 loss.

UP NEXT
The softball team heads to Southeastern for a double header on Friday, March 5 with games slated for 1 pm and 3 pm. Live stats can be found here and live video can be found here.

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