Softball | 3/5/2012 10:41:00 PM

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - The Methodist softball team earned two wins on Monday after defeating Beloit 7-2 and edging Widener 2-1 to move to 7-3 on the season.

The Monarchs jumped on top early in the first game when Jordan Adams led off with a bunt single. Megan Lee singled and Katie Byrd drew the walk to load the bases before Krista Zenter laid down the bunt single to score Adams. The Bucaneers got Lee and Byrd out on forces at home before Zentner scored on an error for the 2-0 lead. The Monarchs added three runs in the second with RBI from Byrd, Zentner and Griffin. Methodist capitalized on two errors in the third to score one run and lead 6-0.

Marcy McKee led off the fifth with a double and Rachel Chapman singled to score McKee. Beloit tallied two runs in the top of the sixth with a two-RBI single, but the Monarchs secured the 7-2 win.

Adams went 3-for-4 at the plate while Lee was 2-for-3 and Griffin went 2-for-4. Jessica Farmer earned the win in the circle pitching 5.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts.

The second game was a tight match-up with the two teams combining for just three runs. Methodist had runners on base in every inning, but it was Widener who scored first with an unearned run. The Monarchs allowed one run on a double, but caught the second runner out at home to get out of the inning.

Lindsay Tippett led off the sixth for Methodist and singled to get things going. Mandi Wall drew the walk and Griffin singled to score pinch runner Annie Zaremski and move Wall to third. Wall scored what would be the game-winning run on a passed ball to give the Monarchs the 2-1 lead. Widener tried to rally in the bottom of the inning with a single and a double, but a lineup card error forced the double to be ruled an out and send the lead-off batter back to first. Jessica Farmer came into pitch and and got the next two outs to get out of the inning. Methodist held on through the seventh to secure the 2-1win.

Tippett was 2-for-2 at the plate and McKee was 2-for-4. Kayla Malone earned the win with three strikeouts in 5.1 innings while Farmer picked up a save with 1.2 innings of relief.

Methodist will be back in action on Tuesday against Mount Union at 11 a.m. and Baldwin-Wallace at 1 p.m. The junior varsity game scheduled for 9 a.m. has been canceled.

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