Softball Picks Up First Win of Season Against Beloit, 5-3
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Beloit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 5 | 7 | 3 |
When and Where:
March 12, 2023 - Kissimmee, FL
Records:
St. Joseph's (L.I.), 1-1
Beloit College, 0-2
Results:
The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) softball team takes down Beloit for the first victory of the 2023 season.
Key Players:
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Sophomore Emily Fenezia finished the game with one hit on and two walks while scoring two runs
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Freshman Antonia Busa recorded two RBIs to go along with one hit and one run
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Junior Riley Lim-Ellis added one hit on two plate appearances with two RBIs
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Freshman Adrianna Ciancuielli provided one hit on her lone plate appearance
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Maddie Moser of Beloit College totaled one hit, one run, and one RBI
How it happened:
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The first two innings were scoreless until Fenezia reached first on an error followed by Busa reaching first on an error as well, leading to a Lim-Ellis single bringing in the first run of the game
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The Golden Eagles would continue the scoring output in the third inning as Julia Ruocchio had a flyout to shortstop allowing Busa to score and Lim-Ellis to advance to second
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The Buccaneers would get in the scoring column in the fifth as a walk an error and a stolen base would put runners in scoring position allowing a score to run on a wild pitch
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A double from Jess Cope would score another run for Beloit tying the game at two apiece entering the bottom of the fifth
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The Golden Eagles would score a run in the bottom of the fifth pulling ahead, prior to a Beloit homerun tying the game again at three entering the bottom of the sixth
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With two out and runners in scoring position Antonia Busa doubled to center field allowing two runs to score and securing the victory for St. Joseph's
Notes:
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The Golden Eagles tallied six hits while the Buccaneers tallied five hits
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SJLI only recorded two errors compared to Beloit's five
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St. Joseph's pitching accounted for 9 total strikeouts
Next up, the Golden Eagles play Westminister (PA.) for a non-conference matchup on Monday, March 13 at 2:00 pm.
