STATESBORO, GA – Anna-Marie Groskritz (Granby, CT/Granby Memorial) pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout as the Rider University softball wrapped up Hail Southern Classic play with a win over host Georgia Southern, 3-0, on Sunday. The game was abbreviated in the bottom of the seventh due to rain. With the win, the Broncs improve to 4-13, while the Eagles slip to 14-10.

Groskritz got out of trouble in the first after a walk and a single put runners on the corners with no outs. She struck out two for the first two outs and ended the threat by inducing a pop out. Over the next four innings, Groskritz scattered just a hit-by-pitch, a walk and a single to get through five scoreless. Meanwhile, the Broncs got on the board in the fourth on consecutive doubles from Kendall Reda-Fehsal (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury) and Abby Cruz (Corona, CA/Santiago), before adding two more with a two-out rally in the fifth.

Shea Johnson (Carlsbad, CA/Cathedral Catholic) sparked the rally with a single, before Fallyn Stoeckel (Nutley, NJ/Nutley) followed with an RBI double and scored on an RBI single from Kiersten Buchanan (Holly Springs, NC/Holly Springs) to make it 3-0.

Groskritz got an inning-ending groundout in the sixth after the Eagles loaded the bases on a hit-by-pitch and two walks. With heavy rain falling in the bottom of the seventh, Groskritz issued a walk and a wild pitch before play was halted.  

Notes
- Groskritz pitched 6.0-plus scoreless innings, scattering two hits, five walks and two HBP's. She struck out three.
- The win was Groskritz's third of the year and her second complete-game shutout, pushing her record to 3-4.

Broncs by the Numbers
- Stoeckel and Cruz each hit RBI doubles.
- Buchanan added an RBI single.
- Stoeckel, Reda-Fehsal and Johnson each scored a run.
- Stoeckel and Kristyn Gardner (Perryville, MD/Perryville) each drew a walk.

Up Next
The Broncs return to action Tuesday, when they travel to Penn for a doubleheader. First pitch from Philadelphia is scheduled for 2 p.m.