ELON – Doomed by five errors and a late-game surge, the Elon softball team suffered a 10-1 setback versus Wofford in a nonconference matchup on Tuesday at Hunt Softball Park.
 
The Phoenix (11-20) committed three errors in the second and third innings, leading to Wofford (23-5) scoring runs in those frames to take an early lead. The Terriers added a six-run top of the sixth to break the game open in the first-ever contest between the two programs.
 
At the Plate

• Elon had six hits on the day, with two players, Greta Hessenthaler and Teagan Baulsir, posting multi-hit games with two base hits each. Baulsir drove in the lone run of the contest with an RBI single in the second inning.
• Hessenthaler added a double and scored the Phoenix's only run.

In the Circle

• Lia Miller was credited with the loss, falling to 3-3 on the year. The junior tossed 3.0 innings, allowing four hits and one earned run with one strikeout.
• Kyra Leonard and Chana Wolfe also saw time in relief for the Phoenix. Leonard pitched 2.0 innings, while Wolfe tossed one inning.

The Rundown
The Terriers took advantage of a couple of Elon errors in the top of the second to score a pair of runs. Wofford used a one-out single and a sacrifice fly to take a 2-0 lead heading to the bottom half of the inning.
 
Elon responded with a run in the bottom of the frame. Hessenthaler led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. After a lineout to short threatened to leave her stranded, Baulsir delivered a single to right-center, scoring Hessenthaler to cut the deficit to 2-1.
 
Wofford answered with another two-run inning in the third. The Terriers led off with a single and added two more baserunners following an Elon error. A walk loaded the bases before a groundout brought in a run. A sacrifice fly to left added another, extending the Wofford lead to 4-1.
 
The Phoenix put runners in scoring position in both the fourth and fifth innings but could not convert. Hessenthaler lined a one-out double to center in the fourth but was stranded following a popup and a strikeout. In the fifth, Baulsir led off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, but Wofford recorded the next two outs to end the threat.
 
The Terriers broke the game open in the sixth, scoring six runs to extend their lead to 10-1.
 
Elon threatened in the bottom of the inning. Mauri Murray singled to right to lead off and was replaced by a pinch runner. Hessenthaler reached on a Wofford error before Jenna Klein lined a single over the center fielder's head. The lead runner was thrown out at home on the play, leaving Hessenthaler and Klein in scoring position with two outs. Wofford closed out the game with a groundout to third, securing the run-rule victory.
 
On Deck
The Phoenix hosts Campbell in a three-game CAA series this weekend beginning Friday through Sunday. All games will be streamed on FloCollege.