Cardinals Outmatch Gators in Friday Afternoon Doubleheader
Russell Sage College softball continued its Empire 8 slate on Friday afternoon as they traveled to Rochester for a doubleheader against St. John Fisher University.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | X | 9 | 10 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 | 13 | 1 |
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Russell Sage College softball continued its Empire 8 slate on Friday afternoon as they traveled to Rochester for a doubleheader against St. John Fisher University.
The Gators fell in both ends of the twin bill, losing 9-1 in the five-inning opener and 7-1 in game two.
In game one, SJFU struck first with a three-run homerun in the first inning. RSC scratched one across in the 4th inning as junior Emily O'Keefe (Albany, NY/Albany) hit a run-producing single.
In game two, junior Allison Kenyon (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville) drove in the lone Gator run on a groundout.
Sophomore Carmela DeMaio (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) led all Gator batters by reaching base four times in the doubleheader, including a pair of singles in the nightcap.
Looking ahead, RSC (8-8/1-3 E8) continues its weekend in Rochester tomorrow with a doubleheader against Nazareth.
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.
