Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (AZ)

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Embry-Riddle softball bounced back in emphatic fashion Tuesday evening at Eagle Softball Field, shaking off a high-scoring loss in Game 1 to erupt for a 12–4 run-rule victory in Game 2 behind an explosive second inning.

Game 1: Nelson 12, Embry-Riddle 8

The opener turned into an offensive marathon, with both teams trading big innings before Nelson pulled away late.

Nelson capitalized on early ERAU miscues, scoring twice in the first and adding single runs in the second and fifth. The Eagles kept pace thanks to timely hitting—Arianna Garcia tripled and later stole home, and Anise Romo launched a two-run homer in the fourth to tie the game at 3–3.

ERAU surged ahead briefly in the fifth when Charli York doubled home a run and Stephany Aguirre and Amber Lopez followed with RBI singles, giving the Eagles a 5–3 advantage. But Nelson answered with a decisive seven-run sixth inning, using six hits and a pair of ERAU errors to seize control.

ERAU mounted a final push in the seventh—Jill Bock doubled and Briseis Ramirez tripled to spark a two-run frame—but the deficit proved too large to overcome.

Eagle Highlights (Game 1)

• Garcia: 2-for-3, 2 R, 3B, SB

• Bock: 2-for-4, RBI, 2B

• Ramirez: 3-for-4, RBI, 3B

• Romo: HR, 3 RBI

Game 2: Embry-Riddle 12, Nelson 4 (5 innings)

The Eagles wasted no time rewriting the script in the nightcap.

After Katie Jamieson stole home in the first to put ERAU on the board, the Eagles detonated for eight runs in the second inning, their biggest single inning of the season. The rally featured:

• RBI singles from Joy Sanchez, Briseis Ramirez, and Leah Salas

• A two-run triple from Da Costa

• A towering two-run homer from Jade Bayless

• Aggressive baserunning, including steals by Sanchez and Da Costa

By the time the dust settled, ERAU led 9–1 and never looked back.

Nelson briefly tightened the score with a three-run homer in the third, but ERAU's pitching duo of Emily Jones (W, 1–0) and Danica Quinn shut the door, combining for five strikeouts and just one run allowed after the second inning.

The Eagles sealed the run-rule win in the fifth with a three-run burst highlighted by:

• Anise Romo's RBI single

• Jamieson's double

• Da Costa's fourth hit of the game, an RBI single to center

Eagle Highlights (Game 2)

• Da Costa: 4-for-4, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3B, 2 SB

• Bayless: HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

• Sanchez: 2-for-3, 2 R, SB

• Jamieson: 2B, 2 SB, 2 R

Jones & Quinn: 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 5 K

Embry-Riddle will continue GSAC play this weekend as the Eagles head to Park Gilbert on Friday for an 11am first pitch.