MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. – The Yale softball team split a pair of games in day two of The Spring Games on Saturday. The Bulldogs dropped their first outing to Southeastern Louisiana, 6-4, before bouncing back against Southern Indiana, 3-2. Yale moved to 4-5 on the season, while the Lions improved to 17-2, and Eagles fell to 4-6 overall.
 
Game One: Southeastern Louisiana 6, Yale 4

• Yale came out of the gates strong in the first game against Southeastern Louisiana, jumping out to an early 2-0 lead after RBI singles from Maddie Latta and Lauren Perren.
• Latta singled into right-center field to bring home Carolyn Skotz while Perren laced a single down the left field line to bring home SJ Mull from third. Mull had reached base on a single into right field earlier in the inning.
• Yale extended its lead to 3-0 after Skotz drove an RBI double off the right field wall, driving Alex Perren all the way around from first to score.
• Southeastern Louisiana responded in the bottom half of the third, scoring five runs on three homeruns to take a 5-3 lead.
• Yale cut the deficit to 5-4 in the top of the fifth when Perren launched her first career home run.
• The Lions capped the scoring with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth to make it 6-4.

 
Game Two: Yale 3, Southern Indiana 2

• After three scoreless innings, Yale opened up the scoring when Ava Kang capitalized on a bases loaded situation, driving an RBI double down the left field line.
• Kang's double drove home Carmen Muscolina and Libby Peoples, who reached base earlier in the inning via a fielding error and drawn walk.
• Southern Indiana responded in the bottom half with two runs of their own to the tie the game at two apiece.
• The Bulldogs regained their lead in the top of the fifth after Lauren Perren led off the inning with a solo shot out to left center field.
• The Eagles only mustered two hits over the final three innings as Emma Taylor shut the door and closed out the 3-2 victory for the Bulldogs.

 
NOTES

• Alex Perren recorded her first career home run in game one against the Lions.
• Emma Taylor earned her second win inside the circle in game two, tallying three strikeouts and allowing two earned runs over 7.0 solid innings of work.
• Lauren Perren notched her third career home run in game two against the Eagles. 
• Ava Kang recorded her first career hit and RBI in game two, going 2-for-4 at the plate with a double and two RBI.

 
Up Next
Yale returns to the diamond for its Spring Games finale on Sunday, March 5 with a matchup against Hofstra. First pitch between the Bulldogs and Pride is set for 9 a.m., in Madeira Beach, Fla., at ROC Park.