Kissimmee, Fla. - March 13, 2016 - Opening its 2016 campaign at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla., the Springfield College softball program claimed a 4-1 win over Dickinson, before edging Farmingdale State College, 3-2, in nine innings at the Osceola Softball Complex on Sunday morning.

Springfield 4, Dickinson 1 -- Game One

Playing in its first game of the 2016 season, Springfield strung together a pair of two-run innings to defeat the Dickinson College Red Devils, 4-1, on Sunday morning.

Junior Nicole Cring (Cooperstown, N.Y.) (1-0) was dominant in the victory, as she only allowed two hits over 5.0 innings pitched, and collected three strikeouts in her first start of the season. Freshman Shelby Allen (Oakland, N.J.) came on for the final two innings, picking up three strikeouts.

Junior Jordyn Moquin (Plantsville, Conn.) finished the game with a pair of RBI, while senior captain Jenna Webb (Harrison, N.Y.) also went 2-for-3 at the plate and had one RBI in the win.

For Dickinson, freshman Marissa Ruschil (Katonah, N.Y.) took the loss, as she pitched 7.0 innings, allowing seven hits, four earned runs, two walks, while also picking up a strikeout.

Springfield took an early 2-0 advantage in the top of the first inning when Moquin drove a ball to deep center, which was caught, but Kirsten Drobiak (Griswold, Conn.) scored from third to give the Pride its initial run, before Webb scored on a wild pitch to make it 2-0.

Springfield would extend its lead to four in the top of the third, when Webb went opposite field to drive in Drobiak, who singled to lead off the rally, before Moquin picked up her second RBI of the morning when she grounded out to short, scoring Melissa Nelson (Milford, Conn.) from third.

Dickinson would rally in the bottom of the sixth, when Nicole Torlincasi (Kings Park, N.Y.) led off the inning with a single, before Nicole Piet (Robbinsville, N.J.) drove a single to left three batters later, scoring Torlincasi to cut its deficit to three. Allen would get out of the jam with a strikeout, holding the Red Devils to just the one run in the frame.

Springfield 3, Farmingdale State 2 (9 Innings) -- Game Two

With sophomore transfer Kayla Padroff (Southington, Conn.) on third base and one out, sophomore Mackenzie Navarro (Taunton, Mass.) drove a ball deep to left field, which was caught, but Padroff was able to cross the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Pride to a walk-off victory.

Standout sophomore Talia Loda (East Haven, Conn.) (1-0) was a force on the circle for the Pride, as she pitched a complete game, only allowing the two runs while picking up six strikeouts on the afternoon. For the Rams, Jaxie Collard (Deer Park, N.Y.) (1-4) took the loss, but pitched 8.2 innings, giving up seven hits and three runs, while fanning three.

A scoreless tie after seven innings, the international tiebreaker rule came into effect, and paid off for the Rams, who put Christina Rayfield (Commack, N.Y.) on second, before Meghan Acton (Levittown, N.Y.) pushed her to third with a sacrifice bunt. After Emily Gaeta (Massapequa, N.Y.) walked, and Allison Dailey (Commack, N.Y) singled to third to load the bases, Ally Mancini (Valley Stream, N.Y.) doubled to left center, scoring two runs for Farmingdale.

Down two in the bottom of the frame, Springfield's rally started with Simone Morin (Plantsville, Conn.) being placed on second, before Nelson pushed her to third with a sacrifice bunt. An error on the Rams' first basemen allowed Morin to score, cutting the Pride's deficit in half. Later in the inning, Moquin singled to right, scoring Nelson, but Collard retired the side, sending the game into the ninth.

After Loda retired the side herself in the top half of the frame, Padroff went to second, was pushed to third on a sacrifice bunt from Sam Cox (Longmeadow, Mass.), and Navarro finished the game with a sacrifice fly RBI to seal the win.

Springfield will play a pair more on Monday, March 14, when it will square off with Lesley at 9 a.m., before taking on McDaniel at 11:15 a.m.