Phoenix, Ariz. – Fordham softball completed day two of the Grand Canyon Kick-Off Classic on Saturday, splitting a doubleheader. The Rams defeated Weber State, 4-1, but fell to Kansas, 6-2. For the weekend so far, Fordham is 1-3.
Fordham was undone by the long ball in game one, with the Wildcats hitting three, as the Rams fell to Weber State, 5-1.
Brianna Pinto notched the lone run with a single up the middle to score
Bella Ayala. There were no home runs in game two but Grand Canyon was able to get to starter
Bailey Enoch for 10 runs and 11 hits. For Fordham, Enoch and freshman
Sydney Wells each went 2-for-2 at the plate with one RBI apiece, Enoch also scoring. Pinto also singled and stole her second base in as many games and
Rachel Hubertus drew a walk.
The Rams picked up their first win of the year on the strength of senior
Makenzie McGrath's fifth career complete game, allowing just one run, and Pinto's bases-clearing double in the fourth inning. Pinto had score the game's first run on an Enoch single and stole a third base after walking, too.
Julia Martine and
Amanda Carey each tallied their first hits of the season, too, both singles.
Enoch blasted a two-run home run for the team's first round-tripper of the year but it was all the offense Fordham could muster against the Jayhawks. Carey also singled in the contest.
Through two days, Enoch leads the offense with five hits and four RBIs, plus two walks. Pinto also has four RBIs and is a perfect 3-of-3 on the basepaths, now 11 away from the program record. The trio of Pinto, Carey, and Martine all have three hits, while Hubertus leads with four walks.
Fordham and Northern Colorado wrap up the weekend on Sunday at 11 a.m.
