DELAND, Fla. - Bethune-Cookman jumped out to a 3-1 first
inning lead, but Dartmouth's five-run lifted the Big Green to an 8-4 victory
over the Wildcats in the final game of the Hatter Classic Sunday.
Aurelia Gamch and Simone Ceasar scored on a single by Kelsey
Rodney, who later scored on a throwing error to give the Wildcats (2-12) the
early lead.
Dartmouth built to its lead to 8-3 in the fifth before B-CU
scored on a Michelle Baneulos-Smith single that brought home Rodney.
Ceasar went 3-4 on the day, while Rodney was 2-4 with the
two RBI. Melissa Berouty had two hits, including a fourth-inning double.
Banuelos-Smith (.529 4 RBI) and Calesha Shelley (.429 3 RBI)
were named to the all-tournament team.
B-CU returns to action next Sunday against Niagara in its
Sunnyland Park home opener.