THE BASICS 

Score: 
GM 1 – Lesley University, 0 vs. Bethany College (WV), 13 (5 inn.)
GM 2 – Lesley University, 8 vs. Elms College, 4

Records: 
Lesley Lynx (1-3, 0-0 NAC)
Bethany Bison (7-0, 0-0 PAC)
Elms Blazers (0-6, 0-0 GNAC)

Location: Naples, Fla. – No Collier Regional Park

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

THE LEAD – Lesley University posted its first win of the 2025 campaign topping Elms College, 8-4, on Tuesday morning during NCAA Division III Softball action at the Gene Cusic Classic. The Lynx also fell to Bethany College (W.V.) earlier in the day by a 13-0 (5 inn.) final.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 1 vs. Bethany)

• The Bison pushed four runs across in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back, taking advantage of a tough fielding effort by the Lynx who committed nine errors in the setback.
• An RBI double to right in the second by Olivia Kidd made it 5-0 and then Bethany exploded for eight runs in the third to account for the 13-0 final with all but two of the runs being unearned.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (GM 1 – Bethany)

• Kidd led the way with a 3-for-4 outing at the plate, driving in three to go along with two runs scored.
• Katelyn Ziems (2-0) notched the win in the circle scattering three hits over four scoreless innings of work, striking out four while Mya Parish worked the final frame to preserve the shutout.
• Sophomore shortstop Isabella Moscoso, graduate student second baseman Jess O'Neill and first year outfielder Rori Allen all collected hits for Lesley.
• Junior pitcher Madison Herbert (0-2) took the "L", working 4.0 innings and picking up three K's.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 2 vs. Elms)

• The Lynx flashed some leather early as Herbert made a diving grab towards right-center to keep the Blazers scoreless in the top of the first. In the bottom of the frame, O'Neill blooped a single up the middle to drive in Lesley's first run of the day to put LU ahead, 1-0.
• Junior outfielder Madalynn Biagi drove in her first collegiate run in the second on an RBI groundout to bump the Lynx advantage to 2-0 before they made it 3-0 in the third on an RBI single to left by Herbert.
• The Blazers avoided a big inning in the third working out of a bases loaded jam and then answered with three runs on four hits in the top of the fourth to even the game at 3-3.
• Lesley broke the tie with a four-run fourth to regain the lead at 7-3 as sophomore catcher Leah St. John and Herbert each collected RBI singles in the stanza.
• Elms got one back in the fifth on an RBI triple down the right field line by Kyla Cook but the Lynx matched it in the sixth on a sac fly to deep left by St. John, driving in O'Neill who scored on the play all the way from second to account for the 8-4 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (GM 2 – Elms)

• Senior pitcher Emma Hodgkins (1-1) earned her first win of the year with the complete-game effort, striking out a career-high nine in the win.
• Moscoso tied a career-high with three hits in the victory while Hodgkins, St. John, O'Neill, Allen and Herbert all added two hits each.
• The "W" marks the first NCAA Softball Head Coaching victory for first year Head Coach Lou Proietti.
• The win ends an 11-game winless drought in the state of Florida for the Lynx dating back to the 2023 campaign.

UP NEXT

• The Lynx are back on the diamond tomorrow morning for another twinbill, opening against Rockford at 9:00 AM followed by a contest against Wisconsin Superior at 11:00 AM.