LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Coe College softball team opened its 2026 season Friday afternoon with a pair of non-conference matchups, falling 3-1 to Transylvania and 6-5 to host Spalding. The Kohawks fell behind early in game one as the Pioneers scored two runs in the top of the second inning and never looked back. Coe managed two hits in the games and got the lone RBI from
Maddie Harris with a productive groundout that pulled the Kohawks to within one run in the sixth. Transylvania sealed the win in the seventh with an additional insurance run to regain a two-run advantage before the Kohawks left a pair of runners on in the home half of the inning. Coe's offense produced two runs in the opening inning of game two but the Kohawks found themselves down 6-3 after two innings as Spalding scored three in the opening two frames. Coe put another late charge together in the seventh, scoring two more runs before the Golden Eagles escaped a jam to hang on. Harris had three more hits and two RBI in game two and was joined by
Katelyn Bladecki and
Grace McCarty who registered multi-hit performances.
GAME ONE
TRANSYLVANIA 3 - COE 1
- Coe had an early chance with two runners on in the bottom of the first but came up empty with runners at first and second. Transylvania took the lead for good just three batters into the second, getting a single and a run-scoring double before a defensive miscue made it 2-0 for the Pioneers. The Kohawks had another scoring chance in the third with runners on first and second again but Transylvania got out of the jam with an inning-ending popout. Coe got its run in the bottom of the seventh, taking advantage of a Pioneer error with the Harris RBI to slice the deficit in half. Transylvania got the run back in the top of the seventh and then hung on in the bottom as the Kohawks left two more runners on.
GAME TWO
SPALDING 6 - COE 5
- Harris opened the second game with a two-run triple, plating McCarty and Keirah Wiseman who had reached on back-to-back walks to begin the game. Spalding quickly got back in the game, scoring three times on three hits in the bottom of the inning, including back-to-back RBI doubles. McCarty got the Kohawks back on level terms in the top of the second, delivering a two-out double to score Morgan Hewitt from first. The Golden Eagles scored their final three runs in response in the bottom of the inning, answering with five hits and two RBI while scoring all three runs in consecutive batters. Coe put together a comeback attempt late in the game yet again, getting two hits and two runs in the top of the seventh as Harris scored on an error prior to a run-scoring double from Bladecki made it 6-5. Spalding got out of the jam with three straight putouts, ending Coe's comeback chances with no room to spare.
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