Embry-Riddle played their season opener today at Eagle Softball Field and came away with two wins as the Eagles beat Carroll College 6-2 in game one and followed that with an 8-3 win in the second game on Monday afternoon. 

Game 1
Carroll jumped out to a 2-0 lead after three innings as the ERAU bats took a little while to warm up.  However in the 4th inning the Eagles batted around as four runners came home.  Autumn Sulusi started this inning iwth a single and then Jade Bayless was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second.  A passed ball allowed both runners to move up a base.  Camille Graham then hit a triple as ERAU tied the score at 2-2.  Anise Romo and Katie Jamieson each followed with a single.  Graham cross the plate on Romo's single and then with two outs, Lily Anderson singled to centerfield to score Romo. After four innings the Eagles led 4-2.  

Embry-Riddle added two more runs in the bottom of the 5th.  With one out, Alexus Marquez singled to left field and Graham executed a sac bunt to move her to second.  Romo then had her second hit of the game, a single to left field.  Romo moved to second on defensive indifference and both base runners were singled home by Katie Jamieson.  

ERAU held on for the 6-2 season opening win.  Vanessa Brink earned the win giving up just two runs on six hits in six innings of work.  

Game 2
This time it was Embry-Riddle that scored first as back to back doubles by Emma Almodoba and Anderson gave ERAU a 1-0 lead in the first inning.  

The Eagles added three more runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning.  Jamieson led off with a single followed by a one out single from Almodoba.  Anderson was then walked to load up the bases for Embry-Riddle.  A single by Leah Salas moved everyone up a base and doubled the ERAU lead at 2-0.  The Eagles tacked on another run on a groudout by Sulusi and Marquez hit a single to left field to make it 4-0 after two innings.  

After a quick 1-2-3 inning by Embry-Riddle pitcher Claire Streeter, Kayli Clark was walked and advanced to 2nd on Almodoba's third hit of the game.  She advanced on a wild pitch and came around to score after a throw got away from the Saints catcher.  

Carroll scored two runs in the top of the 6th inning but the Eagles answered right back as Bayless hit a three run home run to put the Eagles up 8-3.  Streeter pitched six innings, allowing four hits and struck out six batters.

Embry-Riddle will have a little break before ERAU heads to Caldwell, Idaho to take on the Yotes in a four game series beginning on February 14th.