Jacksonville, Fla. (March 1, 2025)—Avery Dinges had three hits to lead Mount St. Mary's past Jacksonville, 6-4, on Day Two of the Jacksonville Classic.  The Mount opened the day with a 10-1 loss to DePaul.  The Mountaineers are now 4-4 on the season.

DePAUL 10, MOUNT ST. MARY'S 1

DePaul scored eight times in the bottom of the third inning to break the game open en route to a 10-1 win over the Mountaineers on Saturday.  The Mount defeated the Blue Demons yesterday, 2-1, in eight innings.

The Mount grabbed the early lead when Tristin Koerner doubled home Lia Festa for a 1-0 advantage in the top of the second.  The Blue Demons answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame, and took control with the eight-run third.

Koerner finished the game 2-for-3 at the plate with two doubles. 

MOUNT ST. MARY'S 6, JACKSONVILLE 4

Mount St. Mary's turned the tables on Jacksonville today, posting a 6-4 victory in the second game of the day.  The Mount fell to Jacksonville, 8-0, yesterday.

Avery Dinges provided the offense for the Mount, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.  Ellie Meier earned the win, tossing a complete game, allowing three earned runs, to improve to 2-0 this season.

Dinges opened the scoring with an RBI double in the first, and she then scored on a Laurenne Gallagher RBI base hit.  After Jacksonville answered with a run in the bottom of the first, Dinges added another RBI double in the top of the second to push the lead to 3-1.

The Dolphins (11-6) tied the score on Alayna Gaddy's two-run homer in the bottom of the second, and took the lead on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third.

The Mount regained the lead in the fourth on an Olivia Murphy two-run double.  Lia Festa's solo homer in the fifth gave the Mount an insurance run.  Meier was able to shut the door from there for the 6-4 win.

UP NEXT:  The Mount will play DePaul at 10 am before heading to North Florida for a 3 pm matchup.