CLERMONT, Fla. – University of Chicago softball hit the diamond one last time in the Sunshine State as they wrapped up their spring break trip with ballgames against the College of St. Scholastica and UW-Platteville. The Maroons were able to score early and often while holding a late Saints rally at bay but saw one pitch cost them the contest against the Pioneers to close out their trip.

RESULTS
St. Scholastica – 5
UChicago – 6

UChicago – 0
UW-Platteville – 1

HOW IT HAPPENED

• vs. College of St. Scholastica
  • University of Chicago (8-6) jumped out ahead of the College of St. Scholastica in their first at-bats as Maya Martinez gave them the 1-0 lead with a single to center to start off their last day of action. They'd add two more in the third but more was to come.
  • The Maroons doubled their offense output in the fifth thanks to two Saints errors and another RBI single from Martinez. CSS wouldn't go down without a fight however. Scholastica rallied and scored two in the sixth before adding three in the seventh and cutting the Chicago lead down to just one.
  • Thankfully, Maroons pitching left them right there with Paige Heffke coming in for the save with back-to-back strikeouts with the tying run on third base.
• vs. UW-Platteville
  • With one last game on the docket, the Maroons wanted to leave Florida with another win under their belt. Standing in their way was UW-Platteville and unfortunately it was a case where one wrong pitch could cost you the contest.
  • The only run of the game was scored by the Pioneers leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning. She deposited the ball over the fence for a solo home run that put UW-Platteville up 1-0.
  • Paige Heffke didn't allow a single run or hit after that point but UChicago couldn't push any runners of their own across with their three hits in the contest in a 1-0 defeat to end their trip.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• vs. College of St. Scholatica
  • Maya Martinez: 2-for-2, run scored, three RBIs
  • Nicole Wong: 5.0 innings pitched, no runs allowed, three strikeouts
• vs. UW-Platteville
  • Natalie Antin: 0-for-1, two walks
  • Paige Heffke: 6.0 innings pitched, one hit allowed, one run allowed

WHO'S ON DECK
The Maroons will be back in action a week from Saturday when they begin the two-day NPU Invite. They'll take on both North Park University and Loras College starting at 12:00 pm.

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