Anna Maria Falls In Opening Doubleheader With Clark and Albion

Ft. Myers, FL - Anna Maria opened up their season with a double-header against Clark University and Albion College, but unfortunately could not come away with wins in their games as they dropped their first game to Clark, 9-1 and the second against Albion College, 13-4 at the CenturyLink Sports Complex.

BASICS

Game 1:

• Date: March 7, 2020
• Score: Clark University Cougars 9, Anna Maria College AMCATS 1
• Records: Clark University (7-5), Anna Maria College (0-1)

Game 2:

• Date: March 7, 2020
• Score: Albion College Britons 13, Anna Maria College AMCATS 4
• Records: Albion College (8-3), Anna Maria College AMCATS (0-2)

Game 1: Cougars 9, AMCATS 1

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Clark wasted no time as the Cougars posted a four-run first inning highlighted by a Samantha Restrepo-Stier (Davie, FL) two-out double through the left side which at that point made it 3-0, Clark. In the second inning, Clark tacked on two more runs and pushed their lead to 6-0.
• However, Anna Maria would finally get on the board in the third inning when Michelle Cilley (Dracut, MA) ripped a triple to right field and would go on to steal home to cut the Cougars lead to five (5-1).
• For the rest of the game, the Cougars added three more runs to push their lead up to 9-1 which featured a home run by Christina Kopacz (North Grosvenordale, CT). 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Hailey Shaw (Salem, NH) paced the AMCATS offense with two hits on the day.
• Sabrina Liston (Rehoboth, MA) drew the start for Anna Maria and wen two innings while giving up six runs.
• For Clark, Sarah Woods (Littleton, MA) got the start and pitched all five innings while striking out six.

Game 2: Britons 13, AMCATS 4

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Albion took a quick 2-0 lead in the first but Anna Maria roared back with a four-run first inning. Hailey Shaw (Salem, NH) had the rally going when she singled up the left side and brought in the squad's first run to cut it to 2-1. Kendall McNamee (Somers, CT) followed Shaw right up with a single of her own that brought in another AMCATS run and evened the contest at two.
• Kaitlyn Snyder (Cromwell, CT) then powered a double to right field and gave the squad a 4-2 lead after one inning. However, the Britons utilized a 10 run third inning to ultimately pull away (13-4) that featured a Lilly Patillo (Northglenn, CO) triple that scored two and made it 9-4.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Three different AMCATS student-athletes each had one hit on the afternoon (Shaw, McNamee, and Snyder).
• Sabrina Liston (Rehoboth, MA) had the start for game two and lasted 2.2 innings and struck out three. 
• For Albion, Ashley Pion (Edwardsburg, MI) pitched a complete game and struck out 11.

WHAT'S NEXT

Anna Maria has another double-header tomorrow against Elms College and SUNY Delhi at 9 AM and 11 AM respectively. Albion has some time off before they travel to Defiance College on Saturday, March 21 at 1 PM.

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