NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - The American International College softball team fell in a Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader at Southern Connecticut State University, 7-6 and 9-1, on Sunday, March 27.
FAST FACTS:
Final Scores: SCSU 7, AIC 6; SCSU 9, AIC 1 (F/5)
Records: The Yellow Jackets fall to 2-12 overall and 0-4 in the NE10; the Owls rise to 7-7 with a 3-1 NE10 mark
Location: Pelz Field, New Haven, Connecticut
KEY STATS:
Southern Connecticut:
Game 1:
Emily Lange: 2-for-3, two runs
Jayden Delaporta: 1-for-3, one home run, two RBI
Dominique DeLutri: 1-for-3, one triple, two RBI
Jessica Perucki: Win (4-2), 5.0 IP, one run, three hits, seven strikeouts
Game 2:
Jayden Delaporta: 2-for-2, two walks, two runs, two RBI
Jacqueline Dumont: 2-for-3, two RBI
Katrina Roy: 1-for-2, two RBI
Gabriella Festa: 1-for-1, one home run
Jazmyn Martinez: Win (3-3), 5.0 IP, one unearned run, four hits, six strikeouts
AIC:
Game 1:
Abigail Wells: 2-for-3, one double, one run
Destiny McGrath: 1-for-4, one home run
Kodi Gora: 1-for-2, one home run
Leah Twyman: 1-for-3, two RBI
Alexis Jimenez: Loss (1-3), 5.2 IP, three runs, five hits, four strikeouts; 1-for-3, one run
Game 2:
Destiny McGratth: 1-for-3, one run
Lilly Acampora: 1-for-2, one stolen base
Riley Sullivan: Loss (0-5), 3.2 IP, eight runs (six earned), six hits, three strikeouts
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Destiny McGrath opened things with a bang, crushing the ball over the right-center field fence for a home run to lead off the game.
- Mackenzie Berman followed with a double and took third as Alexis Jimenez singled. Berman came home in the next at-bat as Trinadey Santiago singled through the right side.
- Two batters later, Santiago and Jimenez moved up on a passed ball. That allowed Leah Twyman to knock them both in by singling up the middle, bringing AIC's lead to 4-0.
- The Owls exacted revenge in the home half. A leadoff walk by Emily Lange turned into a run two batters later on a Jacqueline Dumont double. Back-to-back errors between a pair of wild pitches put the Owls in a position for a huge inning, and Dominique DeLutri cashed in, hitting a two-run triple to right that put the Owls ahead 5-4.
- AIC bounced back thanks to a leadoff double by Abigail Wells and an Owl error that brought her home, tying the game 5-5 in the second. However, in the home half, the hosts struck again, with Lange singling and Delaporta blasting a two-run shot to left for a 7-5 Owls lead.
- AIC had the leadoff runner on in the third and fourth, but did not score again until the fifth, when Kodi Gora launched a solo shot to cut the deficit to 7-6. However, AIC could not get the seventh run, dropping game one.
- McGrath scored the opening tally of the second game as well, singling and then advancing on an error and another single by Santiago before Gora brought her in with a sacrifice fly. The Owls likewise manufactured a run in their half inning, with a single, hit batter, walk, and RBI groundout.
- The Owls erupted for five in the second. The first two batters reached on a hit by pitch and walk, but AIC looked like it might get away with it after a groundout and strikeout. However, a walk loaded the bags, and Dumont slapped a two-run single to center. After another walk reloaded the bases, Roy singled to move everyone up. A passed ball and wild pitch later, and the Owls led 6-1.
- In the third, the Owls added another run; pinch hitter Gabriella Festa homered to left for a 7-1 advantage. They would score again in the fourth on a Liz DeRosa RBI single, and in the fifth, a Morgan Tuscano RBI single brought the run rule into effect, ending the game at 9-1 for the home team.
NEXT UP:
- The squad will try to bounce back on Wednesday, March 30 against Southern New Hampshire.
