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<\/p>\n The Hillsdale College softball team got a solid result on Tuesday as part of its annual spring break trip to Florida, taking a game off defending national runner-up Tampa to split a competitive doubleheader.<\/p>\n After falling 6-0 to the powerhouse Spartans in the first contest, Hillsdale\u00a0pulled out a thrilling pitcher’s duel in the nightcap, taking a 1-0 victory to end the day victors. Senior Mackenzi Maxson<\/a> was the star for the Chargers in the second game, throwing an absolute gem to become just the second pitcher this season to shut out Tampa in a contest.<\/p>\n Maxson kept the Spartans off-balance for the entire contest, throwing a two-hitter with three strikeouts and allowing just four baserunners across seven innings to pick up her second win of the season. Tampa didn’t get a hit against Maxson until the fifth inning and never advanced a runner past first base in the contest. Hillsdale supported Maxson well with error-free defense.<\/p>\n Maxson’s success meant Hillsdale just needed one breakthrough moment to secure the victory, and that moment came in the top of the third inning. Sydney Davis<\/a> drew a two out walk for the Chargers, and Nathalie Hagle<\/a> drove her in with a double to right center to score the game’s lone and winning run.<\/p>\n Hagle was 2 for 3 at the plate to lead the Chargers offensively in the win, and Maggie Olaveson<\/a> and Emma Sather<\/a> each added a single as well.<\/p>\n Hillsdale fell 6-0 in the first game, as the Chargers offense was stymied by Tampa All-American pitcher Gwen McGinnis, who held the Chargers to just three hits. Davis had a double to lead the Chargers offensively, and Ronnie Craft<\/a> and Sather each added a hit as well.<\/p>\n Grace Harris<\/a> (4-3) took the loss for the Chargers, pitching three innings, and Katie Jonas<\/a> pitched three innings of relief with three strikeouts and two walks as well.<\/p>\n Hillsdale is now 10-9 on the season, with a win over both the defending national champion, University of Texas-Tyler, and the defending national runner-up in the Spartans on its resume. The Chargers will be back in action tomorrow in Lakeland, Florida, taking on host Florida Southern University in a night doubleheader starting at 5 p.m.
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