Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CLINTON, S.C. (Feb. 14, 2025) – East Tennessee State University softball split its first two games at the Pinnacle PC Invitational on Friday.

ETSU routed Maine in its first game of the tournament, putting up a season high 12 runs in the win. The Buccaneers were led at the plate by senior infielder Cameron Young, who went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI. Senior infielder Riley Nayadley and junior outfielder Brylee Mesusan collected three hits each, and senior infielder Sara Muir tallied a team-high three RBI. Mesusan also stole four bases.

Muir got the scoring started early with a two run single to score Mesusan and Nayadley in the top of the first before junior outfielder Taylor Suchy doubled her in to give the Bucs an early 3-0 lead. Young then scored Mesusan and Nayadley on a second inning double to put ETSU up 5-0. 

Senior utility Halle Laramie and junior catcher Leinani Lutu scored on back-to-back errors in the third to extend the lead to 7-0. In the sixth, an error on a bunt from Suchy allowed Young to score before Laramie hit ETSU's fifth double to give the Bucs a 10-0 lead.

In the circle, sophomore Cameron Lauretta threw 5.1 innings with seven strikeouts and only allowed one hit. She allowed five of Maine's runs via bases-loaded walks and a sac fly in the sixth before freshman Catlin Pennington relieved her and closed out what ended as a 12-6 win. ETSU notched 17 hits in the game, a season high.

In the second game of the day, the bats went quiet, as the Bucs totaled just three hits off Presbyterian. Mesusan led off the game with a single and would score on an error. Young scored in the same fashion in the sixth.

The Blue Hose scored on a wild pitch and single in the first, and wouldn't relinquish the lead. An RBI single in the fourth and RBI groundout in the sixth served as insurance runs for PC, and Presbyterian won 4-2.

The Pinnacle PC Invitational continues on Saturday. ETSU is slated to play Maine at noon and Presbyterian at 4:30 p.m. instead of the previously scheduled 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. first pitches. The start times for both games were pushed back three hours to 12 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. due to anticipated weather conditions in the area.

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