TAMPA, Fla. --- The Ave Maria softball team went 2-0 on Saturday, defeating Middle Georgia 6-4 on a walk-off grand slam by Deanna Stirtzinger and coming out on top of Martin Methodist 5-1 behind s grand slam by Marinna Shadley.
 
Ave Maria improves to 8-2 after going 2-0 on Saturday.
 
Against Middle Georgia, the Knights got on the board first, scoring three runs in the top of the third inning. In the bottom half of the third, Sadie Mosher hit a two-run home run to cut the deficit to one. Middle Georgia added a run in the fourth to make it 4-2 Knights.
 
After a leadoff ground out in the bottom of the seventh with AMU trailing 4-2, back-to-back errors and a walk loaded the bases for Stirtzinger. The sophomore took advantage of the error by the Knights and blasted her second home run of the season, a grand slam, to win it for AMU 6-4.
 
Katelyn Packard got the start for AMU and pitched three inning and got a no decision. Gennifer Raulerson pitched four innings of relief and allowed one run on five hits to get the win.
 
Against Martin Methodist, the Gyrenes got their first run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the second. A few batters later and the bases loaded, Shadley stepped up to the plate and hit her first home run as a Lady Gyrene, another grand slam, to give AMU a 5-0 advantage.
 
Katelyn Packard picked up the win, pitching four innings and allowing one unearned run on three hits. Gennifer Raulerson pitched three scoreless innings in relief to close out Martin Methodist.