Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CLERMONT, Fla. - The UW-Whitewater softball team opened the 2014 season with two wins in Clermont Friday. The Warhawks topped Plattsburgh State 7-3 and Allegheny 4-1 in their first day of competition in the National Training Center Spring Games.

A four-run second inning bolstered the Whitewater offense in UW-W's first win of the day. Amy Ricci (Gurnee, IL/Warren Township) led off the inning with a walk. An error on Paige Evangelista (Wheaton, IL/North)'s sacrifice bunt put two runners on and Morgan Krisch (Plainfield, IL/Central) loaded the bases with a single to left field. Laura Eichenold (Elmwood Park, IL/Trinity) tagged a one out sacrifice fly to left field for an RBI. A single to center off the bat of Samie Seamon (Antioch, IL/Antioch) scored one more. After a hit by pitch loaded the bases once more, Mimi Ramirez (Chicago, IL/Trinity) and Jo Jablonski (Palatine, IL/Palatine) drew back-to-back walks to plate the third and fourth runs of the inning for UW-W. That was all Whitewater would need in game one. 

Krisch led the Warhawks at the plate with a 3-4 performance. Righthander Bekka Houda (Lisle, IL/Lisle) went the distance on the mound for UW-W striking out eight and allowing three runs in the win.

After two scoreless innings to open game two, Ramirez got the bats going with a one-out double to left field in the top of the third. Jablonski followed with a single up the middle to bring the first run across the plate. 

Whitewater added another run in the top of the fourth. Krisch opened the inning with a single through the left side. Courtney Smith (St. Charles, IL/North) replaced Krisch on the basepath and advanced to second on a ground out. She came around to score on Eichenold's single down the right field line. 

Allegheny answered with a run in the bottom of the fourth but Whitewater closed the door with two runs in the top of the sixth to take a 4-1 lead. 

Three Warhawks recorded two hits apiece including Ramirez, Jablonski and Ricci. Righty Kelynn Sporer (Chilton/Chilton) picked up her first win on the mound as a Warhawk with two strikeouts in seven innings of work. 

UW-Whitewater will continue play in the spring games Saturday against Buffalo State and Amherst at 9:00 and 11:00 respectively.


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