MESA, Ariz. – The Carroll Softball team earned their first win of the season on Sunday as they split their final double-header of the weekend against Benedictine Mesa.
 
Benedictine struck first in game one, scoring two runs on an error in the bottom of the first inning. From there it was all Saints.
 
Kenna Thomas hit a solo shot in the top of the third inning to get the Carroll offense going.
 
Five was the lucky number for Carroll as they pushed five runners across the plate in the fifth inning. It started with a bases loaded walk for Kaitlynn Ayers. Anna Davidson brought another in on a single, then Sydnee Paul scored right after on a wild pitch.
 
Ellie Koerber put an exclamation point on the fifth inning by hitting a double to score Ayers and the Saints led 6-2.
 
Koerber struck again in the top half of the seventh, hitting an RBI triple and later scoring on an Amber Brewer RBI single.
 
Carroll pushed one more across in the top of the seventh and went on to get their first win of the season, 9-2.
 
The second game begin with more offensive fireworks from Benedictine. They led the Saints 4-0 after the third inning.
 
The Saints chipped away, starting with an Amber Brewer RBI single in the fourth inning. Ellie Koerber singled in one more in the fourth and the Saints were in business.
 
Carroll ended up taking a 5-4 lead in the top of the sixth, but Benedictine clawed back and walked the game off with two runs in the final frame. The final score was 6-5.
 
The Saints will have the next couple weeks off before opening their conference season at Centennial Park on February 25 and 26 against Corban.