(ST. NORBERT COMMUNICATIONS) MELBOURNE, Fla. – St. Norbert College continued play at the Space Coast Games, falling in two games to Grinnell College 14-2 and Millikin University 9-6 at Blue Rawlings.
Grinnell scored seven runs in the first two innings before the Green Knights could respond with one of their own. Allison Ardito’s double brought home Andrianna Volz in the bottom of the second for St. Norbert’s first run, while a Karleigh Linssen triple brought home Magdeline Hanmann (pictured) in the fifth. However, Grinnell built up the lead even further in the seventh with six runs to take a 14-2 win.
Hanmann went 3-for-4 from the plate, while Ardito went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
The Green Knights fared better on offense in the second game of the day against Millikin, scoring six runs off of seven hits.
After trailing 1-0, St. Norbert scored five runs in the second, getting five runs home on three hits. A Hanmann RBI single scored Aiva Champeau, while Ardito scored on a wild pitch for St. Norbert’s first lead of the day. Hanmann came home on a passed ball, while a Sydney Palladino single scored two runs with the bases loaded.
Millikin fought back and took a 9-5 lead in the third thanks to an eight-run inning. A ground-rule double from Hanmann in the seventh scored Volz to make it 9-6 and had a tying run at the plate before the Big Blue saw out the inning.
Hanmann and Ardito both had two hits
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