Softball Swept by Baruch on Sunday

When and Where:

March 26, 2023 - Patchogue, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 1-7, 0-0 Skyline 

Baruch College, 4-4, 0-0 CUNYAC

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) softball team suffered two losses to Baruch College on Sunday afternoon.

Game One:

Key Players:

• Freshman Antonia Busa went 2-4 at the plate with two singles

• Junior Emily Bazarewski recorded two hits with four at-bats while recording one RBI

• Sophomore Kate Kiernan added one run scored, one RBI, with one hit 

• Carly Quint of the Bearcats totaled two hits with four at-bats while contributing three RBIs and one run scored 

• Danielle Petrunti and Julia Cuttone each provided Baruch College with two hits and one run scored  

How it happened:

• As the first inning was scoreless, Baruch found the scoring column in the top of the second as two runs scored 

• In the top of the sixth inning, a Quint double would bring in one run to score, as another run would be scored later in the inning due to an error 

• Baruch would see another double from Quint bringing in two more runs to score in the top of the seventh inning  

• St. Joseph's would finally score as a single up the middle from Kiernan would bring in one run

• SJLI would build off the momentum as a groundout would bring another run to score, as Bazarewski would single to center field bringing in the final run to score of the game 

Game two:

Key Players:

• Sophomore Riley Lim-Ellis contributed two hits on four at-bats with two RBIs, and two runs scored 

• Freshman Antonia Busa added three hits, to go along with one RBI and one run scored  

• Junior Julia Ruocchio went 2-4  at the plate hitting a triple into right field and bringing in two runs to score

• Sophomore Mariah Salvatto recorded two hits on three at-bats with two RBIs

• Megan Bell of Baruch College provided three hits on three at-bats with two runs scored and two RBIs

• The Bearcats' Milagros Arias totaled two hits, one RBI and one run scored 

How it happened:

• The game opened up scoreless in the first inning until the top of the second inning saw the Bearcats score five runs highlighted by a leadoff double from Arias

• Baruch would again score in the top of the third inning as a single to third base from Bell brought one run in to score 

• The Golden Eagles go on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third when Ruocchio tripled to right field bringing home two runs to score cutting the lead to 6-2

• St. Joseph's would go on a scoring run of their own in the bottom of the fourth scoring a total of five runs, as Salvatto singled to left field bringing two runs home

• The Bearcats would respond in the later innings of the game as they would score seven more runs to secure their second victory of the day 

Next up, the Golden Eagles prepare for a non-conference matchup at home against New Paltz on Saturday, April 1, at 12:00 pm.