CLEARWATER, Fla. – Cornell got off to a good start, but Providence finished strong to send the Big Red home from Florida winless with a 10-4 victory over the Big Red on Sunday afternoon. Cornell dropped to 0-5 on the young season.
Emily Weinberg,
Jessica Bigbie and
Tori Togashi each had multi-hit afternoons and helped Cornell race out to a 3-0 lead after an inning and a half, but the Friars cut the deficit to 3-2 by the end of two and went ahead with a four-run fourth. Providence added four more runs in the bottom of the fifth to give them some breathing room.
Sierra Stone took the loss after surrendering four runs over the first 3.1 innings of work, with
Maddie Orcutt pitching the final 2.2 innings with a pair of strikeouts.