Embry-Riddle split a doubleheader with OUAZ on Wednesday night as the Eagles earned the 8-0 five inning run rule victory before falling 4-1 to the Spirit in the nightcap.

Game 1

After holding the Spirit scoreless in the top of the first inning, Jaden Espinoza (Tucson, Ariz.) put the Eagles ahead with a solo shot over the left field fence to give ERAU the 1-0 lead after an inning. 

Embry-Riddle added three more runs in the bottom of the second inning.  Emma Almodoba (Tucson, Ariz.) hit a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch.  A single by Tatum Chestnut (Peoria, Ariz.) brought home Almodoba to make the score 2-0.  Meredith Tutrone (Scottsdale, Ariz.) then hit a double followed by a triple from Maddie Judge (Oro Valley, Ariz.).  After two innings of play, ERAU led 4-0. 

The Eagles added two more runs in the bottom of the third inning.  Kate Delaney (Fort Collins, Colo.) hit a single to centerfield and moved to third on a double by Lily Anderson (Flagstaff, Ariz.).  A single from Autumn Sulusi (Kaneohe, Hawaii) scored both Delaney and Anderson. 

Neither team scored in the 4^th inning and after a clean top of the 5^th inning by the Eagles, ERAU was able to walk it off in the bottom of the inning.  Anderson led off with a single followed by another single from Almodoba.  Tutrone's second hit of the day, a single to centerfield, brought in both baserunners as Embry-Riddle won the game 8-0. 

Vanessa Brink (Vail, Ariz.) earned the win, giving up just two hits and striking out five. 

Game 2

This time it was OUAZ who scored first with as they went up 1-0 in the top of the 1^st inning.  The Spirit added another run in the 2^nd inning, the 5^th inning, and the top of the 7^th as they led 4-0 going into the bottom of the 7^th inning. 

Embry-Riddle had runners on in the bottom of the 7^th inning but only managed to score one run in the comeback. 

Almodoba led off the inning with a single and then Camille Graham (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) pinch ran for her.  Graham scored on a fielder's choice but unfortunately that was all the Eagles could manage to score as they lost game two 4-1. 

Embry-Riddle will play again on April 5^th as ERAU will continue Cal Pac play with La Sierra in Riverside, Calif.