LEESBURG, Fla. – After having its first scheduled game of the day against Babson College canceled due to severe weather, the Augsburg University softball team's comeback bid came up just short as it fell to Wentworth Institute of Technology 11–8 on a rainy day at the Spring Games at Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex in Leesburg, Florida.

THE BASICS
SCORES: Wentworth 11, Augsburg 8
LOCATION: Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex, Leesburg, Fla.
RECORD: Augsburg 3-2 overall, Wentworth 7-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Auggies were on the board first with Sabriya Passmore (JR, Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley HS) scoring on an RBI from Meredith Taylor (FY, Randolph, Minn./Randolph HS) in the top of the first.
• Wentworth would go on to score seven unanswered runs between the first three innings, making it a 6-1 game in favor of the Leopards. The Auggies added a run in the top of the fourth when Kayla Hanson (SR, St. James, Minn./St. James HS) batted in Morgan Benson (FY, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS).
• After two more Wentworth runs in the fourth, the Auggies found themselves in a 9-2 hole through four innings of play. The Augsburg offense found life in the fifth and sixth innings, scoring six straight with RBIs from Torrie Rehder (FY, Goodhue, Minn./Goodhue HS), Sara Deming (SR, Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS), Olivia O'Connor (SO, White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS), and a three-run home run from Taylor, her second of the season.
• With the deficit now at just one, the Leopards added two insurance runs on a triple in the bottom of the sixth to make it 11-8.
• Brynn Hostettler (FY, Northfield, Minn./Northfield HS) got the start for the Auggies and moved to 1-2 on the season, recording four strikeouts, eight walks, and seven earned runs in 2.0 innings of work. Libby Moore (FY, Springville, Iowa/Springville HS) pitched in relief, tossing 4.0 innings with five strikeouts, three walks, and just one earned run allowed.  
• Deming was four-for-five on the day with a triple, and RBI, and two runs scored. Passmore was three-for-five with a double and two runs scored. Taylor recorded a team-high four RBIs with three of them coming via her second home run of the season.
• The Auggies had a season-high 14 hits in the game compared to Wentworth's six.

FOR THE FOES
• Kaitlin Pettenger, Alexandra Pina, and Briana Beverly each recorded two RBIs for the Leopards.

UP NEXT
• The Auggies will play two games tomorrow at Sleep Hollow Sports Complex, facing off against Smith College at 8:30 a.m. CT and New Paltz at 10:45 a.m. CT.