Biggs earns first career no-hitter against Carthage

Senior Taylor Biggs earned her first career no-hitter against Carthage in a 7-0 win in the Defiance softball teams first game in the Florida Spring Games. Defiance fell in Game 2 after their comeback fell short vs. TCNJ on a walk-off, 5-3.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (2-2), Carthage (0-1), TCNJ (3-1)
• Location: Clermont, Fla.

Game 1 vs. Carthage

Inside The Numbers

• Biggs started on the mound and pitched all seven innings to notch her first career no-hitter. She finished with six strikeouts.
• Junior Marissa Roberts led the Yellow Jackets with four hits and two RBIs.
• Junior Josilyn Guzman and freshman Amber Krause each recorded two hits and two RBIs.
• Senior Kalin Hubble added three hits, including two doubles.
• Freshman Destiny Coil chipped in one hit and one RBI.
• Conway started on the mound for Carthage and pitched the first four innings.

The Difference

• Defiance used a big fourth inning to get the first points of the game scoring four runs.
• The Yellow Jackets added three runs in the fifth inning to extend their lead, 7-0.
• Defiance finished the game with 13 hits and one error.
• Carthage ended with no hits and one error.

Game 2 vs. TCNJ

Inside The Numbers

• Sophomore Savannah McCoy started in the circle for the Yellow Jackets and pitched the first three innings. She ended with three hits and one strikeout.
• Freshman Anika Craft saw action on the mound pitching three innings and gave up two hits with one strikeout.
• Sophomore Brooke Silcox led Defiance with two hits and one RBI.
• Junior Marissa Roberts added two hits.
• Guzman and Coil each chipped in one hit and one RBI during the contest.
• Schlee started in the circle for TCNJ and pitched six innings of work. She finished with two runs off six hits and notched one strikeout.
• Aspiazu led TCNJ with two hits and four RBIs.

The Difference

• TCNJ started the scoring in the first inning getting two early runs.
• The Lions another run in the third to make it 3-0 off a Kinnally RBI single.
• The Yellow Jackets scored two runs in the sixth inning to cut the deficit to 3-2.
• Defiance tied it up 3-3 in the seventh off a Silcox RBI double.
• Aspiazu blasted a two RBI homerun to take the win for TCNJ, 5-3.
• The Yellow Jackets finished the game with nine hits and one error.
• The Lions ended the contest with seven hits and no errors.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets continue with Day 2 of the Florida Spring Games with a doubleheader against Beliot and Coe on Monday, March 14. Game 1 is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. and Game 2 is set for 12:45 p.m.