THE BASICS:

THE RESULT: Marist 4, Hartford 1
LOCATION: Clearwater, Fla.
RECORDS: Lehigh (11-4), Hartford (2-16)

THE LEAD:
Lexi Wilkerson's RBI single gave the Hartford softball team an early 1-0 lead, but Marist rallied from behind to earn a 4-1 victory on Sunday in Florida. It marked the final game of the Hawks' Spring Break trip to the Sunshine State.
 
Kylie Dazalla and Jenice Aloyo each delivered two hits in a losing effort for the Hawks. Maureen Duddy went 3-for-4 with three runs for the Red Foxes, while Kyrsten Van Natta went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Megan Beiermeister earned a complete-game victory, allowing one run in seven innings of work for Marist.

HOW THEY SCORED:
• The Hawks struck first when Wilkerson brought home Dazalla, who singled to start the game, with an RBI single to right.
• Marist got a run back in the bottom of the first, with an RBI fielder's choice off the bat of Van Natta.
• Both Beiermeister and Hawks starter Bianca Ross put zeroes on the board over the next several innings.
• Marist tallied the eventual go-ahead run in the bottom of the fifth on a Van Natta RBI single to score Duddy and make it 2-1.
• The Red Foxes plated a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth, one on an RBI double by Duddy and the second on a throwing error, to make it 4-1.

UP NEXT:
Hartford returns home for a doubleheader against Brown on Wednesday, March 23, at the Hartford Softball Field. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m. Admission is free for all Hartford Softball home games this season, and live stats and video will also be available at HartfordHawks.com.