HOLLAND, Mich. - The Adrian College softball team started the conference season on the road in a doubleheader against Hope. The Flying Dutch won both games 5-1 over the Bulldogs. Bryanna Collins tallied Adrian's only RBI in game one. Kayla Belfiori scored the RBI for the Bulldogs in game two.

THE BASICS

Final Scores: Game One: Hope 5, Adrian 1; Game Two: Hope 5, Adrian 1

Location: HOLLAND, Michigan (Boeve Stadium)

Records: Hope (12-8, 2-0), Adrian (2-14, 0-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game One: Hope 5, Adrian 1

• Lenington led off the inning with a strike out, however, she reached first on a wild pitch. She stole second base before Collins doubled two batters later to score the only Bulldog run in the first game.

• The first two Hope batters were walked and then advanced to second and third on a wild pitch.

• Hayley Reitsma singled, scoring the lead runner and advancing Shay Pinhey to third.

• Sierra Mutschler hit a sacrifice fly to score Pinhey and take a 2-1 lead.

• The Flying Dutch increased the lead in the third when Amanda Diaz singled to right scoring Sarah Jones to build a 3-1 lead.

• Adams hit a sacrifice fly to score Sarah Jones, increasing the Hope lead to 4-1.

• The final run was scored by the Flying Dutch at the bottom of the 5th to put the score at 5-1.

Game Two: Hope 5, Adrian 1

• Adrian scored first in the bottom second inning when Belfiori hit a sacrifice fly to score Taylor Van't Land.

• Hope scored four runs in the fourth to take a 4-1 lead in game two.

• Jones homered in the fifth for the final run of the day to give Hope the 5-1 lead.

TOP DOGS

Game One: Hope 5, Adrian 1

• Jaime Lightner had the hot bat for the Bulldogs, hitting 2-for-3 in the game. 

• Collins recorded the other Adrian hit, scoring a run on the play.

• Rebecca Neal (L, 1-1) pitched three innings allowing six hits, four runs, walked three batters and tallied one strikeout.

• Paige Cubberly pitched three innings allowing two hits and one run, striking out two batters.

Game Two: Hope 5, Adrian 1

• Van't Land went 2-for-3 to lead the Bulldog bats in game two.

• Natalia Younan and Chelsea Shellman each were 1-for-3.

• Kaitlin Lock (L, 0-5) pitched seven innings allowing nine hits, five runs, walked one and struck out two batters in the game.

THE OPPOSITION

Game One: Hope 5, Adrian 1

• Hayley Reitsma went 3-for-3 in the game. She scored one run and had a RBI in the win for the Dutch.

• Diaz (2-for-2) recorded a RBI.

• Jones scored two runs while Reitsma, Pinhey, and Adams each scored one.

• Sydney Jones (W, 7-2) pitched all seven innings allowing three hits and one run. She also struck out 17 batters.

Game Two: Hope 5, Adrian 1

• Sammi Adams and Pinhey each registered two hits. Adams tallied two RBIs in the game.

• Katrina Ellis (1-for-4), Jones (1-for-1), and Amanda Diaz (1-for-3) each had a RBI.

• Katie Singer (W, 3-2) pitched seven innings allowing eight hits, one run. She walked one batter and struck out another in the contest.

UP NEXT

• Adrian travels to face Heidelberg tomorrow in a doubleheader. Game one starts at 1:00 p.m.