Box Score

Clermont, Fla. — The Millersville softball team got into the win column for the first time in 2009 on Sunday by scoring in the first five innings of a 7-2 victory over Grand Valley State.

Shaina Briel led off the bottom of the first with a walk and advanced to second when Casey Coker reached on an error. Janelle Mrakovich followed with a single and moved quickly to second on the Lakers' (2-2) second error of the inning. Briel scored on the error to give the Marauders (1-2) a 1-0 lead.

After Jill Golomboski singled, junior Lindsay Hosier tripled to right center field, driving in Golomboski. The timely hit gave Millersville a two-run lead after two innings.

Grand Valley State cut the deficit to 4-2 after four innings of play, but the Marauders took control in the fifth with a three-run inning. The Black and Gold benefited from two walks and a Trisha Johnson single, which loaded the bases with no outs. Ally Homa flew out to center field for the first out of the inning, but Hosier followed with a sacrifice fly that brought in Dana Bozzetto and gave her a two-RBI day. Johnson would then score on another GVSU error, and Coker finished off the scoring by singling home Golomboski to make it 7-2 Marauders.

Mrakovich was 3-for-4 on the day with a triple and an RBI, while Coker and Golomboski scored two runs apiece. Senior Emily Flieger picked up the win, allowing seven hits and two earned runs over four innings. Freshman Brittany Peterson came on in relief and fired three innings of two-hit, scoreless ball.

The Marauders started the season with a pair of losses on Saturday, dropping a 7-0 decision against No. 9 Winona State and falling 9-5 to Lake Superior State. Millersville also fell 2-0 to Saint Joseph's (Ind.) on Sunday.

The Marauders are back in action on Monday morning. Millersville faces Concordia (N.Y.) College at 9:30 a.m. and West Virginia Wesleyan at 11:30 a.m.