Winter Haven, Fla.-March 20, 2015- The Springfield College softball team picked up the 4-1 win over Centenary after dropping a 3-2 decision to Cortland State on Friday afternoon.

The Pride wrapped up its final game of a 10 game stand at the Rebel Spring Games with a 2-8 overall record. 

Springfield will travel back home and is scheduled to host Keene State in its home opener on Wednesday March 25th ,with game times slated at 3:00pm and 5:00pm.

Cortland 3, Springfield 2

Springfield and Cortland faced off for what would be a pitchers dual, with only five runs accounted for over eight innings of play.

Kirsten Drobiak (Jewett City, Conn.) poked the ball into play in the bottom of the first, to reach safely and send Melissa Nelson (Milford, Conn.) home to set the tone for Springfield.

The Pride would add another run in the bottom of the second off a single to left field by Elizabeth Joseph (Stamford, Conn.) to send Mackenzie Navarro (Taunton, Mass.) around to score. 

The score stayed at 2-0 in Springfield's favor until the sixth inning when Cortland's bats started to heat up.  Erin Wolstenholme reached first on an error, which allowed Bianca Trio to move to second base.  A groundout put the runners in scoring position for Carrie Stoddard, who punched a single to the outfield to tie the score up at 2-2.

Springfield found itself in extra innings, for the second time in nine games. 

In the top of the 8th Cortland's Wolsten reached base via a fielder's choice, putting what would be the fate of the game in Devynn Wilder's hands.  With one out, Wilder drilled a triple to right field, allowing Wolstenholme to ease home and put Cortland up 3-2.

Navarro would single in the bottom of the 8th, but that would not be enough for the Pride as Cortland solidified the 3-2 victory.

Camdyn Morgillo (West Haven, Conn.) took the loss for the Pride, as she surrendered eight hits in just as many innings.  Navarro had a solid outing at the plate, as she tallied three hits in four at-bats.  Tasha Polana (Orange, Mass.), Joseph and Brielle Engelbrecht (Granby, Mass.) all had hits for the Pride.

Springfield 4, Centenary 1

The Pride picked up its second win of the season against Centenary College with a solid offensive outing as it exploded for 10 hits and 4 runs in the 7 innings of play.

Centenary would score its sole run of the game after an RBI single in the first inning by Becca Raymond.

Springfield got it going in the top of the third inning which was started off with a single to left field by Joesph.  A couple batters later, the Pride would load the bases, and earn its first run of the game by way of a walk from Talia Loda (East Haven, Conn.).  Drobiak drilled a single to left field to knock in Carianna Gasdia (Wakefield, Mass) and  Jenna Webb (Harrison, N.Y.) put the game away with a two run single to right field.

Loda collected her second win, as she pitched five innings, allowing four hits and a run.  Nicole Cring (Cooperstown, N.Y.) came in for two innings of relief and surrendered a hit.

Navarro and Gasdia contributed two hits in the win, while six other players tallied hits.