PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Behind eight players recording at least one base hit, the Elon University softball team continued its winning ways with a 13-3 victory at Drexel in the opening game of its CAA series on Saturday, April 12 at the Drexel Softball Field.
 
Elon (21-14, 13-3 CAA) wins its fourth in a row while continuing to keep pace near the top of the league standings. The Dragons fell to 2-32 with a 2-14 ledger in the CAA.
 
At the Plate
• The Phoenix excelled offensively, tying for its second-most runs in a game this season while also recording 15 hits overall, the second-highest for the maroon and gold in a game.
• Five players recorded multi-hit games with Allee Seering and Gabi Schaal tying for the team-lead with three base knocks each. Schaal drove in four RBI in the contest while also adding her sixth home run of the season. Kaitlyn Wells added three more RBI for the Phoenix, pushing her season total to 37.
• Greta Hessenthaler was 2-of-5 at the dish, reaching base for the 34^th straight game.
• Schaal's four RBI pushes her career total to 128 at Elon.
 
In the Circle
• Taylor Cherry earned the win for the Phoenix in the circle, going to 4-4 on the year. The Suffolk, Va., native allowed three runs in 5.0 innings of action. Meredith Wells pitched 1.0 scoreless and hitless frame for Elon.
 
The Rundown
• Elon got the offense going early in the top of the first. The Phoenix loaded the bases before three straight RBI singles from Schaal, Payton Swart and Chloe Hatzopoulos gave the maroon and gold a 3-0 lead.
• Schaal helped add another run for the Phoenix in the top of the second. Hessenthaler led off with a single and advanced to second on a Seering single and a fly out to right field. Schaal flew out in right on her at bat, but the sac fly enabled Hessenthaler to score to put the maroon and gold ahead 4-0.
• After a scoreless third, Elon added a five-spot in the top of the fourth. The Phoenix loaded the bases on a couple of Drexel errors and a single from Seering before Kaitlyn Wells cleared them on her double to left. Schaal followed with a single down the right field line, moving Wells to home before Schaal herself scored on a sac fly to right by Hatzopoulos to give the Phoenix a 9-0 advantage.
• Drexel responded with a two-run home run in its half of the fourth, joining the Phoenix on the scoreboard while trimming its deficit to seven, 9-2.
• Both teams traded runs in the fifth inning, with the Phoenix carrying a 10-3 advantage going to the sixth. Schaal however started the top of the sixth with a solo home run to left, kicking off a three-run frame for the visitors. Swart followed with a double to center field before she scored on a one-out RBI double to center from pinch hitter Kayla Wilson. Elon added its final tally on a Teagan Baulsir RBI on a groundout, putting the maroon and gold up 13-3.
• Meredith Wells was able to work around a couple of walks in the home half of the sixth to help the Phoenix secure the 13-3 win over the Dragons.
 
On Deck
• Elon and Drexel will conclude the series with a twin bill tomorrow, April 13, with the opening games scheduled for an 11 a.m. start. Both games will be streamed on FloCollege (FloSoftball).