CLERMONT, Fla. (March 7) – The Vulcans finished with a 1-9 record while playing teams from six different states and four different conferences at the PFX Spring Games during their annual trip to Florida.

Senior Kaitlyn Achtermeier led the team with a .500 average (11-for-22) and a .955 slugging percentage while primarily playing second base. Classmate Brianna Sersevic hit at a .333 clip (10-for-30) from the cleanup spot and junior Makaylia Schlosser paced the team with seven RBI.

Senior Taylor Babcock led the team with 19.2 inning pitched over six appearances behind three complete games at the PFX Spring Games. Juniors Cheyenne Beayon and Megan Nidoh both made five appearances in the circle while in Florida with Nidoh tallying 16.0 innings pitched.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1
California (PA) dropped its opening games of the trip versus Tiffin (OH) and Mary (ND). The Vulcans suffered a 2-0 loss to Tiffin after the Dragons scored the lone runs of the game in the bottom of the first inning. Cal held a two-run lead against Mary before the Marauders scored six-unanswered runs in an 8-4 contest. Achtermeier collected three hits and two RBI versus Mary.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2
The Vulcans suffered a pair of run-rule losses against Concordia-St. Paul (MN) and Ashland (OH), both in five innings. CSP posted a 9-1 victory over Cal with the lone run for the Vulcans being on a solo homer by Achtermeier. Ashland claimed a 10-1 win after limiting the Vulcans to just one hit in the contest.

MONDAY, MARCH 3
Cal was idle.

TUESDAY, MARCH 4
The Vulcans were dealt loses by St. Cloud State (MN) and Lynn (FL). Cal trailed by two runs midway through the fifth before suffering a 9-4 loss to the Huskies. Achtermeier and Sersevic both posted a pair of hits with one run scored in the loss. The Vulcans suffered an 8-0 run-rule loss in five innings against Lynn with senior Carlena Fiorilli collecting two of the team's four hits.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5
Cal claimed a split in a pair of one-run games versus Dominican (NY) and Sioux Falls (SD). The Vulcans earned a 10-9 victory over Dominican on a walk-off RBI double by Fiorilli in the seventh inning. Schlosser delivered a pair of two-run singles and junior Jenna Hollerich tallied three hits and three runs scored. Achtermeier belted a two-run homer in the first and worked 3.1 innings of scoreless relief to earn the win. The Vulcans dropped a 12-11 contest to Sioux Falls despite scoring seven runs in the top of the second. Fiorilli collected three hits and two run scored, while Sersevic registered two hits and two RBI. Freshman Amarah McCutcheon belted a three-run homer versus the Cougars.

THURSDAY, MARCH 6
The Vulcans were idle.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7
Cal suffered a pair of run-rule losses, both in five innings, against Findlay (OH) and Winona State (MN). The Vulcans were dealt an 8-0 loss by Findlay with Hollerich posting two of the team's five hits. Cal scored a pair of runs in each of the final three innings against Winona State before falling by a 15-6 margin. McCutcheon and junior Lakyn Blackburn collected a pair of hits, while sophomore Alexa Daniels scored twice.

NEXT
The Vulcans return to action on Wednesday, March 12, with a doubleheader versus Ashland in non-conference play at Lilley Field.