Gators and RPI Complete Suspended Contest
TROY, N.Y. – In the completion of a contest suspended by darkness on March 19, Russell Sage College Softball fell 8-2 on Monday afternoon at RPI.
Junior infielder Annalise Tyler (Schenectady, NY/Schalmont), junior outfielder Bella Julian (Cicero, NY/Cicero North-Syracuse) and sophomore infielder Jade Maille (South Glens Falls, NY/South Glens Falls) each had multiple hits for the Gators.
RPI (11-5) used an eight-run first to help secure the non-conference victory.
The Gators scored both of their runs in the second. Junior infielder/outfielder Emily O'Keefe (Albany, NY/Albany) lofted a sac fly, while senior infielder Emma Heartquist (Stuyvesant, NY/Ichabod Crane) laced an RBI single.
RSC (6-6)is slated to play a non-conference twin-bill on Wednesday at SUNY Cobleskill.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: Russell Sage College Softball looks to return to the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament for the sixth-straight spring…14 returners combine with seven newcomers to make up this year's roster…Junior infielder Annalise Tyler (Schenectady, NY/Schalmont), senior catcher/outfielder Emma Heartquist (Stuyvesant, NY/Ichabod Crane), and senior infielder Hannah Smith (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa/Saint Rose) headline the returnees…Pitcher Annabella Putnam (Prattsburgh, NY/Prattsburgh/Mansfield), a graduate student, and junior catcher/infielder Katie Call (Antwerp, NY/Indian River/Jefferson County CC) highlight the newcomers…Tyler and Smith both earned all-Empire 8 Conference honors last season…Tyler was named to the second team while Smith represented the Gators on the third team…Tyler took home E8 Player of the Week honors for the period ending Sunday, March 15…The infielder slashed .462/.654/.533 during the team's season-opening trip to Florida…The junior scored eight runs, tallied four RBI, laced three doubles, and totaled 17 bases…She registered four multi-hit efforts and stole four bases across the eight games.
