THE BASICS 

Score: 
GM 1 – Lesley University, 2 vs. Rockford University, 5
GM 2 – Lesley University, 2 vs. Wis.-Superior University, 13

Records: 
Lesley Lynx (1-5, 0-0 NAC)
Rockford Regents (3-2, 0-0 NACC)
Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets (10-3, 0-0 UMAC)

Location: Naples, Fla. – No Collier Regional Park

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

THE LEAD – Lesley University dropped a pair of NCAA Division III Softball contests Wednesday morning action at the Gene Cusic Classic. The Lynx dropped a highly contested affair to Rockford University, 5-2, before Wisconsin-Superior University pulled away in game two by a 13-2 final.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 1 vs. Rockford)

• The Regents struck first, scoring three in the bottom of the first which proved to be the difference in a well-played contest by both sides.
• Rockford bumped the lead to 5-0 in the third on a two-RBI single through the left side by Chayton Krueger for some insurance.
• The Lynx continued to battle, getting on the board in the sixth with a pair to cut the lead to 5-2. Grad second baseman Jess O'Neill and sophomore catcher Leah St. John collected RBI singles in the frame but a 4-6-3 double-play by the Regents ended any threat of a big inning for Lesley who settled for just the two.
• RU held on for the 5-2 win as Claire Shanahan pitched a scoreless seventh to preserve the win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (GM 1 – Rockford)

• Krueger finished the game going 3-for-3 with two RBI while Kariana Williams and Makayla Howard each collected two hits apiece for RU.
• LU senior pitcher Emma Hodgkins (1-2) suffered the loss despite a solid outing, allowing the five runs on 12 hits while striking out eight.
• Bella Lima (2-1) picked up the win for Rockford, tossing 5.0 scoreless frames and allowing just one hit while recording six K's.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 2 vs. Wis.-Superior)

• The Yellowjackets pushed three unearned runs across in the first to jump out to an early 3-0 lead powered by a two-RBI single to center field by Baylee O'Donnell.
• Wis.-Superior took advantage of another LU error in the third to bump the lead to 4-0 as O'Donnell had her at-bat extended thanks to a dropped foul ball, making Lesley pay with an RBI base-knock up the middle.
• Lesley also benefited from a fielding miscue in the fourth to get on the board as St. John came all the way around from first to score on a throwing error to move the needle to 4-1.
• The Yellowjackets got two more runs in both the fifth and sixth inning to extend the lead to 8-1 before the Lynx pushed its final run of the day across in the bottom of the sixth on a sacrifice fly by junior pitcher Madison Herbert to make it 8-2.
• Wis.-Superior added some insurance in the seventh, scoring five more runs including an inside the park two-run homer by MyKenzie Leccia to account for the 13-2 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (GM 2 – Wis.-Superior)

• O'Donnell finished the game going 4-for-4 with five RBI and two runs scored.
• O'Neill and St. John paced Lesley with three hits each.
• Bella Garley (5-3) earned the win throwing 4.0 innings of four-hit, one-run ball, collecting seven K's.
• Herbert falls to 0-3, going the distance for Lesley, striking out three.
• LU sophomore Mariah Febo collected her first collegiate hit in the setback with a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning. 

UP NEXT

• The Lynx are idle tomorrow and return to action on Thursday, March 14 at 9:00 AM vs. Alverno followed by a contest against Alfred State at 11:00 AM.