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Teagan Buckley and Raya Anderson high five in the outfield after split.
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Bluffton BU-SB 3-4
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Winner Simmons SIM 3-2
Bluffton BU-SB
3-4
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Final
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Simmons SIM
3-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bluffton BU-SB 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 8 4
Simmons SIM 5 1 1 1 0 1 X 9 9 3

W: Kinney, Piper (1-1) L: Gronberg (2-3)

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Simmons SIM 3-3
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Winner RPI RPISB 5-3
Simmons SIM
3-3
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Final
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RPI RPISB
5-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Simmons SIM 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 1
RPI RPISB 1 0 0 3 2 0 X 6 7 3

W: Ava Markert (3-0) L: Payne, Trinity (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Knocks Off Bluffton; Split Wednesday Afternoon Doubleheader

WINTER HAVEN, Fla- Simmons Softball (2-2) returned for the third day of The Spring Games in Florida with a split day between Bluffton University (3-3) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (3-3) on Wednesday afternoon. 
 
GAME 1: Simmons 9, Bluffton 5
The Sharks showed a strong start to Wednesday's games, scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the first. The early lead helped secure the win for Simmons with a 9-5 victory over Bluffton. Junior Piper Kinney secured her first win of the season with assistance from fellow junior Ally Hyde who closed out the first game. 
 
First-year Lizzi Silder played a pivotal role in today's victory, scoring two runs for Simmons in the first and second inning. The early lead was also assisted by two key runs and an RBI-single from junior Teagan Buckley. Fellow junior Piper Kinney pitched an impressive five innings for the Sharks as well as scoring two RBI for the team, advancing the lead to secure the win in the first game. 
 
Simmons held strong, securing a 9-5 victory over Bluffton, with a key run scored in the sixth inning by first-year Zoe Soule. With a 9-8 edge in hits, Simmons was able to showcase impressive offensive and defensive strategy in the first game on Wednesday afternoon. 
 
GAME 2: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 6, Simmons 3
Despite the exciting start to Wednesday's games, Simmons lost the second game of the day to Rensselaer Polytechnic. Junior Trinity Payne put up a strong effort with three strikeouts in the game across five innings. Fellow junior Ally Hyde closed the game strong with an additional strikeout in the sixth inning.
 
Simmons struck first with an RBI from junior Teagan Buckley, bringing senior Raya Anderson home in the first inning. Later efforts from junior Piper Kinney and first-year Zoe Soule helped the Sharks close the gap. Ultimately the Sharks fell just short of victory, losing to Rensselaer 6-3 in the final game of Wednesday's split. Wednesday's games put Simmons 3-3 this season. 
 
SIMMONS HIGHLIGHTS
  • Junior Piper Kinney secured her first win of the season against Bluffton, pitching five innings, allowing five runs and eight hits against Bluffton 
  • Junior Teagan Buckley scored two runs and an RBI single against Bluffton 
  • Senior Leah Berdeen went 2-3, with an RBI double in the fourth inning against Bluffton
 
UP NEXT: The Sharks return on Thursday, March 6th with another split game day between University of Pittsburgh at 9 am and Dominican University at 11:30 am. Live game feed and stats will be available. 
 
 
 
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