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Lauren Hobbs
Steve Simoneau
2
Long Island LIU 5-7
3
Winner Stetson STET 3-8
Long Island LIU
5-7
2
Final
3
Stetson STET
3-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Long Island LIU 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 9 1
Stetson STET 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 1

W: Hobbs, Lauren (1-2) L: O'DONNELL, Alyssa (2-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

FOSTER, HOBBS LEAD HATTERS TO WALK-OFF BEFORE RAIN POSTPONES STETSON INVITATIONAL

Day's Final Game Postponed in the Fourth Inning

DeLand, Fla. -  The Stetson Invitational got off to an explosive start for the Stetson Hatters on Friday before coming to a watery end. The Hatters opened their first game with a leadoff home run and ended it with a walk-off single, before the day's second game was postponed due to rain in the fourth inning. 

After starter Lauren Hobbs needed just seven pitches to set Long Island (5-7) down in order in the top of the first, shortstop Addison Foster got the Hatters (3-8) going in in the bottom of the frame. After laying down a bunt just foul on the first pitch, the Stetson freshman turned on the 0-1 offerening, launching her first career home run well over the fence in right-center field to give Stetson a 1-0 lead. 

LIU used a pair of leadoff hits and a sacrifice fly to even the score at 1-1 in the fourth, and the Sharks would eventually scratch out another run in the seventh to stake themselves to a 2-1 lead. Stetson would not be deterred, putting together their most complete inning of the afternoon with their backs against the wall. Pinch hitter Haley Fox reached on a one-out errror before fellow pinch hitter Briana Robinson worked a walk to put the winning runner on base. A sharp lineout off the bat of pinch hitter Michelle DiPuma knocked the Hatters down to their last out, but Foster wore a 1-2 offering to load the bases. A high chopper to the pitcher off the bat of right fielder Madelyn Synoracki scored Foster to even things up at 2-2, before centerfielder Kami Eppley legged out an infield single of her own to plate Robinson and give Stetson the walkoff 3-2 win. 

Hobbs (1-2) picked up her first win of the young season, holding the Sharks to two runs on nine hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Synoracki was the only Hatter with multiple hits in the game, going 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Foster reached base three times thanks to a home run, walk, and HBP. 

The start to the day's second game was a slower affair, with the Hatters and Maryland (4-7) combining for a single hit through the first three innings. With Stetson warming up for the top of the fourth, the rain started, and after 20 minutes the game was postponed. Fans can check @StetsonSoftball on Instagram and Twitter for an updated schedule for the remainder of the 
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