Softball Swept by Adelphi in Sunday Doubleheader
Links: Box Score (G1) | Box Score (G2)
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Despite a solid comeback effort in their first game of the day, the Merrimack College softball team was swept by Adelphi in two games as they began Northeast-10 Conference play in New York on Sunday afternoon.
The Basics
Score (G1): Adelphi 4, Merrimack 3
Score (G2 – 6 innings): Adelphi 8, Merrimack 0
Records: Merrimack (2-6) | Adelphi (8-8)
Location: Ficke Field | Garden City, N.Y.
How It Happened (G1)
The Warriors got Sunday started on the right foot as they would pick up a quick run in the top of the first inning in game one. After junior Mariah Tenney (Winchendon, Mass.) singled to left and then advanced to second with her sixth stolen base of the season, sophomore Alyssa Williamson (Scarborough, Maine) followed with a single of her own to move Tenney to third. Williamson then got caught in a rundown between first and second, allowing Tenney to run home.
Adelphi responded promptly in the bottom of the inning with a two-run homerun to retake the before the game reached the second inning. The next three innings would go by scoreless as junior captain Haley Currie (Burlington, Mass.) would allow no runs and just two hits in that stretch, retiring the side in both the second and fourth innings. An RBI-triple for the Panthers in the bottom of the fifth would extend their lead to 3-1.
After a scoreless sixth, the Warriors headed into the final inning trailing by two. Senior Brittany Razo (Anaheim, Calif.) would follow a leadoff walk with a single to put two runners on. The Warriors then beat out throws on two consecutive force-out plays to add a run and cut the deficit to two. Williamson then stepped in and hit a sac-fly in foul territory to tie the game up in top of the seventh, but two single followed by two walks in the bottom of the inning would give Adelphi the 4-3 win in game one.
How It Happened (G2)
Adelphi would carry their momentum over from game one's walk-off win into game two, as they would take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. The Panthers would then proceed to pick up a run in each of the six innings of the game, including two in both the fifth and sixth innings, on their way to an 8-0 victory over Merrimack.
The Warriors were only able to manage three hits in game two, all of which being singles from junior captains Samantha Waskowitz (Killingworth, Conn.) and Currie as well as freshman Caitlin McBride (Danvers, Mass.).
Inside The Numbers
- Tenney's six stolen bases on the year so far are currnelty tied for the lead in the NE-10. Williamson's 3-for-3 day at the plate in game one helped improve her average to a team-leading .345.
- Currie's final line (ND): 6.0 IP, nine hits, four runs, one walk, one strikeout
- Waskowitz and Williamson both continue to have hot starts to the 2016 season, as they are both tied for the team lead with seven RBIs, while Waskowitz also boasts the second- best on-base percentage on the team at .489.
Up Next
The Warriors travel down to Clermont, Florida this week for the Dot Richardson Spring Games, where they will play 11 games across six days. They begin play in Florida on Thursday against Wayne State (Mich.) at 11:00 a.m.
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