Kissimmee, Fla. (March 5, 2016) – The Sacred Heart softball team dropped both games Friday as they started their weekend in the Rebel Games tournament in Kissimmee, Florida. Sacred Heart lost their first game to Creighton by a score of 4-1 and then fell to Akron 3-2.

In game one, sophomore Fallon Bevino (Milford, CT) got the Pioneers on top early with a solo homerun in the second inning, but that was all the Pioneers could get going offensively as they dropped their first game at the Rebel Games tournament to Creighton 4-1. Jamie Carlson (Corona, CA) struck out seven batters over seven innings, but got the loss. Sacred Heart had their sixth inning comeback ruined when Creighton pitcher Sydney Eck got Linsey DeDomenico (Northford, CT) to pop out with the bases load.

Against Akron in game two, freshman Hailey Desrosiers (Cypress, CA) knocked her first collegiate homer to give SHU an early lead. Pitcher Emily Orosco (Camarillo, CA) had another strong outing picking up eight Ks, but Akron got two runs on six hits off the rookie. Adrianna Mallory (Pine Bush, N.Y.) picked up the loss for Sacred Heart after coming on to pitch in the seventh and giving up a walk-off two-run double to Taylor Kirian.

The Pioneers continue play in the Rebel Games tomorrow afternoon as they face Niagara and Holy Cross. Game one is set for 1:30 PM.

THE BASICS:

Score:   Creighton 4 - Sacred Hear 1

            Akron 3 - Sacred Heart 2

Location: Kissimmee, Florida[S,9] , Rebel Games Tournament

New Records: Sacred Heart 1-6 Creighton 8-8 Akron 7-9

Game 1: Sacred Heart vs. Creighton

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Bevino hit her first collegiate homerun, a solo shot, to get the Pioneers on top early
• Starting pitcher Carlson pitched seven strong innings and struck out seven

FOR THE FOES:

• Creighton pitcher Sydney Eck scattered three hits in seven innings while striking out 13 Sacred Heart batters
• Creighton took advantage of two Sacred Heart errors putting up 4 runs on just four hits

GAME 2: Sacred Heart vs. Akron

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Desrosiers hit her first collegiate homerun, a solo shot in the first to put the Pioneers on top 1-0 in the first inning
• Starting pitcher Orosco pitched 6.1 innings and was able to get out of two jams, stranding Akron with the bases loaded twice 

FOR THE FOES:

• Pitcher Erin Seiler pitched a complete game as she scattered four hits, her only blemish coming early in the first giving up a homerun
• Akron was able to capitalize on the base paths as they stole six times against the Pioneers, three of the six coming from Carley Childress