Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.—Sarah Lawrence College softball began the 2016 season by taking on Eureka College and Albright College at the Snowbird/Fast Pitch Dreams Softball Classic at North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex on Sunday.

IN SHORT
Eureka (1-0) def. Sarah Lawrence, 11-0 (5 inn.).
Albright (3-1) def. Sarah Lawrence (0-2), 14-3 (5 inn.)

AGAINST EUREKA
The Gryphon bats had trouble warming up against Eureka, as the Red Devils posted a combined one-hitter to start their season. Rookie Mikayla Cunningham (Mayville, Mich./Millington) singled in the fifth inning to give the SLC its only hit of the game. Four other Gryphons were stranded after reaching base on balls. Rachel Patterson earned the win in relief with two strikeouts.

AGAINST ALBRIGHT
SLC rookie Taryn Penna (Sparta, N.J./Sparta) walked to lead-off the second game, and sophomore Riley Vuyovich (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) followed with an RBI-triple, putting the Green and White on the board, 1-0. Though Vuyovich was stranded at third, the Gryphons dismissed Albright in order and carried their edge to the second inning.

Albright fired back with a big second inning that left the Gryphons in a double-digit hole. The Lions capitalized on five SLC miscues scoring only two earned runs in the frame. The Green and White re-gathered and shutout the Lions in the third inning.

After Albright expanded its lead in the bottom of the fourth, Sarah Lawrence was able to salvage the day with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth. Once again, the side started with a Penna walk followed by a Vuyovich triple; the sophomore became the program's first Gryphon to hit two triples in the same game. Rookie Olivia Henry (Pittsburgh, Pa./Sewickley Academy) singled up the middle to score Vuyovich for the day's final run.

Vuyovich went 3 for 3 in the contest with a career-high seven total bases; her three hits give her 39 for her career, tied for most in SLC program history. Penna went 1 for 1 in the game, scoring twice and drawing a pair of walks. Albright's Riley Grenada had seven strikeouts in the win.

IN THE CIRCLE
Sophomore Kamaron McNair (Lawrenceville, N.J./The Hun School) tossed four innings against Eureka, while Vuyovich made her debut in the circle, striking out a batter in the fifth inning. Against Albright, Mikayla Cunningham (Mayville, Mich./Millington) struck out a pair of batters in a complete game during her first appearance.

FIRST HIT
After missing last year due to injury, sophomore Sarah Shapiro (Germantown, Md./Northwest) had her first career hit with a single against Albright.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence returns to action on Monday. The Gryphons take on Bay Path University at 9:30 a.m. (Field 2) and are scheduled to face Albertus Magnus College at 11:30 a.m. (Field 5).