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Box Score 2 CLERMONT, Fla. --
Abby Cunningham's walkoff, two-run home run gave Washington & Jefferson a 7-6 softball victory over Otterbein Sunday morning at the Dot Richardson Spring Games and the Presidents carried the momentum into their second game where they defeated Allegheny 4-3.Â
The Presidents (2-2) used a three-run homer by
Emily Watson in the sixth inning to close to within 6-5 against Otterbein and Cunningham delivered the game-winning runs in the bottom of the seventh with her first college homer over the left field fence.Â
Madison Rotto had two hits for the Presidents, while
Krista McCartney earned the pitching win.Â
Sadie Marak and
Jen Bahm both knocked in runs in the first two innings versus the Gators for a 2-0 W&J lead. Rotto's fielder's choice brought home Marak in the fourth for a 3-1 lead and Marak produced a RBI single that scored
Kelsey Cunningham in the fifth for a three-run lead.Â
Allegheny had the tying run on second base in the seventh inning, but McCartney struck out the final batter to preserve the save.Â
Emily Watson struck out five batters in 5 1/3 innings to earn the win on the mound.Â
Abby Cunningham had two of the Presidents' seven hits versus Allegheny.Â