Clermont, FL – On Tuesday the Golden Eagle softball team split its pair of games down south, moving to 2-4 on the season. They fell to Framingham State in game one of the set (17-4), before bouncing back against Knox College for the win (11-4).
 
Paige Wentland added her name to the record book in the second game with her work at the plate. Going 4-for-4, she knocked in seven RBIs to tie the Brockport single-game record. She becomes just the third player in program history to have seven RBIs in a game.
 
Game 1: Brockport 4, Framingham 17
 
The Rams got on the board first in the contest with a pair of runs in the second inning, going up 2-0 early. Taking one for the team, Erin Dougherty helped get a run across for Brockport after getting hit by a pitch with bases loaded.
 
The score remained at 2-1 until another score for the Green and Gold in the fourth. Reagan Myers would knock a double into left center field that tied the game up at 2-2 heading into the fifth.
 
Framingham retook the lead in the top of the fifth with a 2-run homer, going up 4-2. With a runner in scoring position, Brockport's Olivia Simone hit an RBI double to make it a 4-3 game.
 
The sixth inning changed the tone of the game, as the Rams scored six runs in the inning. They would come back in the seventh with seven more runs to close out the game with a comfortable cushion.
 
Olivia Simone went 2-for-4 in the contest with two doubles and one RBI. Aubrey Ennis, Reagan Myers, and Grace Talbut all connected for doubles as well. Natalie Faas got in on the action with a 1-for-2 showing with one RBI.
 
Hadley Alguire got the start at pitcher, finishing the game with 3.0 innings pitched and allowing five earned runs. Kendall Phillips (L, 1-2) received the losing decision after recording five strikeouts in 3.2 innings.
 
Game 2: Brockport 11, Knox 4
 
The Golden Eagles went right to work in the first inning of game two on the day against Knox. Kellie Gentile hit an RBI single to give the squad a quick 1-0 lead. Paige Wentland followed up with a hit that scored two runs for the team. Brockport added one more run to take a 4-0 in the first.
 
Emma DeJesus added to the lead in the fourth inning. She hit an RBI single to make it a 5-0 score. Wentland then stepped up once again to rattle off another hit for two more RBIs. Trailing 7-0, Framingham got on the board with two runs in the bottom of the fourth.
 
Paige Wentland completed her record-tying day in the sixth to provide more cushion for Brockport. She cleared the bases with a double that produced three more runs for Brockport. Cece Rappleyea gave the team its 11^th and final run of the game with a sacrifice fly.
 
Three different players had multiple hits in the game to go with Wentland's historical performance. Riley Barrett (2-4), Kellie Gentile (2-3), and Emma DeJesus (2-3) all had two hits in the contest.
 
Rose Stroh started in the circle, going 3.1 innings with three strikeouts. She allowed just one earned run and two hits during her shift. Hadley Alguire (W, 1-1) picked up her first career win, going 2.1 innings as the reliver and allowing just two runs to score.
 
The Golden Eagles are back on the field tomorrow for another pair of games in Florida. They face Bowdoin College at 9:15am and then play UW-River Falls at 1:45pm.