MIAMI, Fla. -- Olivia Simcoe was dealing on Friday, hurling a five-hit shutout to lead the Fordham Rams past South Dakota, 3-0 to split the opening day of action at the FIU Classic, falling to the hosts, 9-1 later in the day in five innings.
HOW GAME ONE HAPPENED
Coming off a no-hitter in her last start Simcoe went the distance for Fordham once again, giving up just five hits. The Rams took the lead for good in their first turn at bat, scoring twice in the inning.
Fordham opened the scoring with an RBI single from Morgan Volgraf before another run came across on Kate McGuire's single later in the inning. The Rams also added another run in the second inning on an Eva Koratsis triple to complete their scoring in the ballgame.
GAME ONE NOTES
» Simcoe tossed a five-hit shutout for the Rams.
» Volgraf compiled three base hits in the game for Fordham, going 3 for 4 with an RBI.
» Fordham's highest scoring inning was the first, when it pushed two runs across.
» Neleh Nogay stole two bases in Friday's game, and scored a pair of runs.
» Fordham went 5-for-9 (.556) with runners in scoring position.
» Fordham pitchers limited South Dakota to just 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position.
HOW GAME TWO HAPPENED
FIU took a 5-0 lead through two innings, and added one more in the third to lead by six. The Rams put their lone run on the board in the fifth inning on an RBI single from Volgraf, scoring Klimaszewski from third base. In the bottom of the frame, the Panthers tacked on three runs to take the win in five innings, 9-1.
GAME TWO NOTES
» Volgraf led the Rams at the plate, going 2 for 3 with an RBI.
NEXT UP
The Rams take on Harvard tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. before the final two games of the weekend are determined based on the results of each teams' first three games.
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