Softball Falls To St. Mary’s (Ind.) And Wilmington (Ohio)

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Elms College senior second baseman Ally Graffum (Ipswich, Mass.) went a combined 3 for 5 at the dish, but the Blazers dropped an 11-2 decision to St. Mary’s (Ind.) before falling 15-3 to Wilmington (Ohio) in Sunday afternoon’s softball action at the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.

With the losses, Elms falls to 0-4 on the season.

Game One – St. Mary’s (Ind.)

Trailing 10-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Elms plated a pair of runs as senior center fielder Kim Lastowski (Turners Falls, Mass.), freshman designated player Sarah Buckley (Wilbraham, Mass.) and Graffum each recorded back-to-back-to-back singles to start the frame. Both Lastowski and Graffum scored in the stanza to trim St. Mary’s lead to eight at 10-2.

The Belles added a run in the top of the fifth to secure its 11-2 victory in Sunday’s first contest.

Game Two – Wilmington (Ohio)

Wilmington took a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth, before Elms answered when Lastowski, Buckley and Graffum again registered back-to-back-to-back singles. All three scored, as Graffum knocked in Lastowski, and freshman third baseman Rachel Butt (Agawam, Mass.) produced an RBI groundout to pull the Blazers to within two at 5-3.

The Quakers added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth frame, and then pulled away with an eight-run seventh to secure its 15-3 victory.

Graffum finished the contest 2-3 with a pair of singles a run scored and a RBI.

Elms resumes Gene Cusic Classic action on Tuesday, March 9 with a 9:00 a.m. contest against WPI and a 1:00 p.m. meeting with North Park.