FORT MYERS, Fla. – Bethany College earned their first two wins of the 2024 season in the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic Saturday afternoon. The Bison held on for a 4-3 victory over Anna Maria and a 1-0 win over Rockford.
Game One Overview
Bethany 4, Anna Maria 3
Bethany jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Destiny Goodnight reached base by drawing a walk and later scored off a Haley Eyler ground out to shortstop. After holding Anna Maria scoreless for the next two innings, the Bison scored two more runs in the third to extend their lead to 3-0.
Angela Brandel led the Bison off with a single followed by a Goodnight single. Katelyn Ziems drove in Brandel followed by Eyler's reach on a fielder's choice that drove in Goodnight.
Anna Maria cut the deficit to two, but Bethany had a response in the fourth. Brandel singled to drive in pinch runner Audrey Tobesman.
The sixth inning saw a slight shift in momentum after the Amcats scored two runs cutting the deficit to 4-3. The Amcats tried to get a runner to cross the plate in the seventh but the Bison were able to hold off and take the victory.
Bison Leaders Game One
- Shelby Barnett earned the win pitching 7.0 innings with five strikeouts and two walks.
- Destiny Goodnight reached base in all four plate appearances with three hits and one walk. She crossed the plate twice.
- Angela Brandel went 3-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored.
- Haley Eyler had two RBIs.
Game Two Overview
Bethany 1, Rockford 0
The Bison opened game two scoring the first and only run of the game. Back-to-back doubles gave the Bison the early lead. Haley Eyler's double drove in Morgan Huey.
Bison Leaders Game Two
Records:
Bethany College Bison –2-0 (0-0 PAC)
Rockford University – 1-1
Anna Maria College – 1-1
Up Next:
The Bison return to the diamond on Sunday, Mar. 3 against Anna Maria at 9 am and Postdam at 1 pm in the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic in Florida.
