Pitchers Excel in Doubleheader Sweep of SUNY Cobleskill
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Softball pitchers totaled 21 strikeouts across a pair of complete game non-conference victories on Wednesday afternoon at SUNY Cobleskill.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
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0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Softball pitchers totaled 21 strikeouts across a pair of complete game non-conference victories on Wednesday afternoon at SUNY Cobleskill.
In the opener, sophomore Alina Ferguson (New Windsor, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) fanned 10 Fighting Tigers in the 4-1 win. The righty permitted four hits and two walks to improve her ledger to 3-1 this spring.
Right-hander Annabella Putnam (Prattsburgh, NY/Prattsburgh/Mansfield) followed that up by allowing three hits and whiffing 11 in a 11-3 (6 innings) triumph. Only two of the three SUNY Cobleskill (8-8) markers were unearned against the graduate student (2-2, 1 save).
The Gators got started quickly in both contests, played at the Cooperstown All-Star Village. RSC held a 3-0 lead after two innings in the opener and a 7-1 advantage through three innings of the second game.
Junior infielder/outfielder Allison Kenyon (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville) and junior infielder Izabelle Ratcliffe (Cohoes, NY/Shaker/HVCC) paced the Gator offense in the opener, each going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
RSC tallied 11 hits in the nightcap.
Junior infielder/outfielder Emily O'Keefe (Albany, NY/Albany) went 3-for-3 with a run scored and three RBI to lead the way.
RSC (8-6) is scheduled to play next on Friday at Saint John Fisher.
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…Putnam 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.
