CLERMONT, Fla.—The Grand Valley State softball team split a pair of games to open up competition at The Spring Games on Sunday, defeating Glenville State in an, 8-0, five-inning run rule and dropping a, 1-0, result against St. Cloud State.
 
GAME 1 – GVSU 8, Glenville State 0
 
The Lakers only needed five innings to defeat Glenville State by eight runs.
 
The Lakers batted around in the first inning and posted a 6-spot to take an early lead.
 
Lydia Goble started the scoring with an RBI double. After a Morgan Wagner walk, Jenna Ballard drove in Goble and Wagner to push the GVSU lead to, 3-0. Paige Ligocki hit a two-run double to score Ballard and Hannah Hollister, making it, 5-0. Megan Koenigshof closed out the first inning with a groundout that scored the sixth Laker run of the inning.
 
GVSU scored twice more in the next inning to cap off the eight-run performance. Goble hit her second RBI double of the game to score Joanna Cirrincione. Wagner was the next batter in the box and drove in Goble with a single.
 
The Lakers would leave the bases loaded in the second inning, but they had enough to earn a run-rule victory.
 
Nevaeh Ingram had an impressive performance in the circle, tossing the first no-hitter of her career. Ingram struck out five batters and issued two walks for the Lakers in five innings of work.
 
GAME 2 – GVSU 0, St. Cloud State 1
 
St. Cloud State manufactured the only run of the game in the bottom of the first inning. An error by Lydia Goble after a single put runners on second and third. The next St. Cloud State batter hit a fielder's choice and drove in a run.
 
Goble and Hannah Hollister had the only hits of the game for GVSU.
 
Hannah Beatus pitched six innings and allowed just two hits and struck out nine batters. She also allowed the lone run of the game.
 
UP NEXT
 
The Lakers (6-1) return to the diamond for a pair of games Monday from The Sunshine State. GVSU is set for an 11:30 a.m. first pitch against Concordia - St. Paul and will take on Northwood at 2 p.m.