WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Palm Beach Atlantic softball team played its final home games on Saturday against Embry-Riddle.

The 'Fish honored seniors Elisa Grande, Isabella Hernandez, Cambria Arturo, Gracie Mullett, and Sammy Perez before game one. PBA benefitted from a four-run fourth inning in game one. That was plenty of run support for Arturo in the circle. She tossed a complete-game shutout to give the 'Fish a 4-0 win to start the day. PBA couldn't carry the momentum into game two, falling to the Eagles, 10-3.

The Sailfish play their final series of the season next weekend against Rollins. The game on Friday in Winter Park takes place at 6 p.m.

Game One – PBA: 4, ERAU: 0

Although the Eagles mustered baserunners in the first four innings, Arturo maneuvered through trouble unscathed. PBA broke through in the fourth inning. Evoni Rodriguez singled through the right side to start the from. Larken Maseda singled and stole second to put runners on second and third with no outs. Hernandez sent a high fly ball to left field for a two-RBI triple to make it 2-0. Toree Hoobler followed with a bunt single that was placed well enough to score Hernandez at home. 

A throwing error from ERAU and another stolen base from PBA put runners and second and third with no outs. A fielder's choice and a strikeout gave ERAU two outs, but Grande came through for the 'Fish in the clutch, delivering an RBI single to left center to give PBA a 4-0 lead.

Arturo only gave up one more hit the rest of the way as the 'Fish cruised to a 4-0 win. She finished with no runs on six hits with three walks and four strikeouts. Grande and Hernandez led PBA with two hits each.

Game Two – ERAU: 10, PBA: 3

ERAU got ahead first in game two. A double and a single in the top of the second gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead. PBA answered by manufacturing a run in the bottom half of the frame. Hernandez ledoff with a single and advanced to second on a fielder's choice and moved to third on a throwing error. Chloe Nepveux hit a flyball to centerfield deep enough to score the run and tie the game.

The Eagles scored three runs in the fourth inning on three hits and a walk, including two doubles. The game broke open in the sixth with the Eagles scoring four runs on four hits, including a home run and double, along with two walks. The Sailfish got some back in the bottom of the frame. Mullett doubled to centerfield and scored on a single from Rodriguez. Maseda singled through the right side to move Rodriguez to second. A fielder's choice and an error allowed Rodriguez to score to make it an 8-3 game.
PBA gave up two more runs in the top of the seventh on two hits and an error, giving ERAU a 10-3 lead. PBA went down quietly in the seventh.

Maseda led the Sailfish with two hits. Ashlyn Storms started in the circle, giving up eight runs on nine hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 5.1 innings. Lacy Marty faced two batters in relief but was pulled after a pair of walks. Lauren Allen finished the game. She allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits with no walks and three strikeouts in 1.2 innings.