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DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS
Muilenburg
6
Winner Davenport DU 4-8
3
Saint Anselm SA 5-1
Winner
Davenport DU
4-8
6
Final
3
Saint Anselm SA
5-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Davenport DU 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 6 10 0
Saint Anselm SA 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 3

W: Teunissen, Mallory (3-2) L: Morgan Perry (3-1)

3
Cedarville CU 2-1
4
Winner Davenport DU 5-8
Cedarville CU
2-1
3
Final
4
Davenport DU
5-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cedarville CU 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 6 2
Davenport DU 0 3 0 0 0 1 X 4 6 2

W: Muilenburg, Ellie (2-1) L: Morgan Arbogast (1-1) S: Miller, Emma (2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Davenport beats the number one team in the country and finishes their trip winning three straight

CLERMONT, Fla. – The Panthers went into their final day of games with a tall task. Both teams, Saint Anselm and Cedarville, came into the contest with an undefeated record. Saint Anselm was 5-0, also currently the number one ranked team in the country, and Cedarville was 2-0. Davenport didn't pay much attention as they won both games! The Panthers completed the upset of the Hawks by a score of 6-3 in game 1. Davenport didn't let up as they beat Cedarville 4-3 in game two, handing both teams their first loss of the season.
 
Game 1-Friday, March 1 at 11:45 a.m.
Final Score: Davenport University-6 | Saint Anselm-3
Location: Clermont, Fla.
Records: DU (4-8) | SA (5-1)

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Inside The Box
Kennedy Crawford (1-4, R)
Selene Pauley (0-0, 2 R, BB)
Abby Merice (2-4, 2 R, RBI, HR)
Alexa Flores (2-4, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR)
Mallory Teunissen (W, 3-2) 7 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO
 
The Hawks jumped out to an early lead in the game. They scored two runs in the bottom of the first to take a 2-0 lead. Davenport consistently put runs on the board, scoring at least one run in every other inning. The Panthers got on the board in the second when Merice smashed a solo shot to center field. The game was tied 2-2 in the fourth inning when Flores hit a solo homer to right center. Davenport took their first lead of the game in the sixth inning. Flores doubled to right center, scoring Merice and Pauley. The Panthers extended the lead in the top of the seventh, scoring two runs. Crawford scored the first run of the inning, and the Pauley scored the next. Teunissen pitched all seven innings in the game and only allowed three runs. The Hawks scored one run in the bottom of the seventh, but Teunissen closed out the game with a strikeout to complete the upset.
 
Game 2-Friday, March 1 at 2 p.m.
Final Score: Davenport University-4 | Cedarville-3
Location: Clermont, Fla.
Records: DU (5-8) | CU (2-1)

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Inside The Box
Crawford (1-3, SB)
Merice (1-3)
Madison Jewell (0-0, R)
Mariah Cura (1-2, R, SH)
Rachel Griffin (1-3, R)
Pauley (2-3, R, 4 RBI, HR)
Ellie Muilenburg (W, 1-1) 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, 4 SO
Emma Miller (S, 2) 2 IP, 2 H, R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO
 
Pauley carried the Panthers offensively in their game two win against Cedarville. She drilled a three-run homer in the second, giving DU a 3-0 lead. The Yellow Jackets scored two runs in the top of the sixth, cutting the Panthers down to one. Pauley responded in the bottom of the inning, hitting a single through the left side, scoring Jewell. Cedarville scored one run in the seventh, but Miller was clutch down the stretch and earned her second save of the season.
 
Coaches Corner
"Exciting day for Davenport softball defeating the number 1 team in the nation and then earning our first sweep of the season in game 2! It was great to see our pitching, offense and defense coming together to finish out our time in Florida. Proud of this team and their fight!" – Head Coach McCall Salmon
 
Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Picture credit: Paul Penders
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