Softball Ends Play in Kickoff Classic with 4-1 Loss to FGCU

Sunday, February 11

Fort Myers, FLA.

1:30 PM

Ball State University

3-2

Florida Gulf Coast

4-0

Ball State

FGCU

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Softball Ends Play in Kickoff Classic with 4-1 Loss to FGCU

February 11, 2018 | Softball

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FORT MYERS, Fla. - - Sophomore center fielder Kennedy Wynn blasted her third home run of the season, but it was unfortunately the only hit for the Ball State softball team in a 4-1 loss to FGCU Sunday afternoon at the FGCU Softball Complex.

With the loss, the Cardinals finished play in the FGCU Kickoff Classic with a 3-2 overall record. The host Eagles improved to 4-0 on the year with the win.

FGCU opened the scoring in the bottom of the first, courtesy of a two-run blast from Racquel Fournet.

The score remained 2-0 until Wynn led off the top of the fifth with her third home run of the season. In yesterday's 5-1 victory over Georgetown, Wynn led off the fourth with a solo blast and added a two-run shot with two outs in the fifth.

Unfortunately, FGCU added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth of Sunday's contest to give the game its final score of 4-1.

Senior Carolyn Wilmes suffered the pitching loss for Ball State, falling to 2-1 on the year after surrendering four hits and a pair of runs over 3.0 innings of work. She also struck out one batter.

Sophomore Alyssa Rothwell pitched the final three innings for the Cardinals, allowing two hits and two runs (one earned), while also striking out one.

The Ball State softball team returns to action Friday, when it opens play in the Troy Cox Classic, hosted by New Mexico State, with a 1:15 p.m. ET / 11:15 a.m. MT matchup versus defending national champion and top-ranked Oklahoma.

The Cardinals will also play their first of back-to-back games versus Boston University on the opening day of the tournament. First pitch for that game is scheduled to 6:15 p.m. ET / 4:15 p.m. CT.

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