JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 DePaul softball split a pair of games with Jacksonville on Sunday morning to wrap up the Jacksonville Tournament.<\/p>\n
Morgan Rogers<\/a> continued her hot streak at the plate, tallying two more doubles to bring her weekend total to four. Designated player Lydia Ettema<\/a> also turned in a strong performance, going 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.<\/p>\n In the circle, Bella Nigey<\/a> threw 0.1 innings Sunday to add to the 4.0 innings she logged Friday before handing the ball to Hannah Messer<\/a>. Messer shut down the Dolphins’ offense over the final 2.2 innings of the opener and earned the start in the tournament finale. She worked 4.0 innings before Kelly Greene<\/a> and Gwen Baker<\/a> each contributed 1.0 inning in relief. DePaul (9-12) quickly reignited its offense. Rogers led off with a double, and Ettema followed with an RBI double to extend the lead to 5-1.<\/p>\n In the seventh, Addy Poe<\/a> opened with a base hit up the middle, and Bibianna Rodriguez<\/a> added a single of her own. Messer shut the door in the bottom half of the inning to secure the 5-1 victory.<\/p>\n Game 2 \u2013 DePaul 3, Jacksonville 5 DePaul responded in the third when Emersyn Coulter<\/a> delivered an RBI single, and Parker added a sacrifice fly to give the Blue Demons a 2-1 advantage. The Dolphins answered immediately with a two-run home run to reclaim the lead, 3-2, and tacked on another run in the fourth to make it 4-2.<\/p>\n In the top of the fifth, Maya Wondaal<\/a> drew a walk, and Rogers doubled to put runners in scoring position. Brooke Cwick’s<\/a> sacrifice fly cut the deficit to 4-3, and Ettema followed with a single to put runners on the corners. DePaul was unable to capitalize, and Jacksonville added an insurance run in the bottom of the inning to seal the 5-3 win. FOLLOW THE BLUE DEMONS
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\nHow It Happened
\nGame 1 \u2013 DePaul 5, Jacksonville 1
\nResuming play after Friday’s weather suspension, Messer entered in relief of Nigey and worked DePaul out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the fifth, keeping the score at 4-1.<\/p>\n
\nJacksonville (11-9) struck first with a sacrifice fly in the opening inning to take a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n
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\nUp Next
\nDePaul returns to Cacciatore Stadium March 6\u20138 to open BIG EAST play with a three-game series against Villanova. Admission is free for all fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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