Brockport, NY- The SUNY Brockport softball team will have a busy week as the Golden Eagles prepare for three double headers over the course of four days. Their first game will take place at the Rochester Institute of Technology on Tuesday April 14
th - first pitch is set for 3 p.m. The Golden Eagles will continue their road trip on Thursday April 16
th, when they'll take a ride out to Fredonia for a 3 p.m. start, before heading to the Clark V. Whited Complex for their home opener against Geneseo on Friday April 16
th (1 p.m. start).
Follow Along: Live stats and video options will be provided for this action filled week. Check the following links below to keep up with the action.
Live Video
RIT:
https://fredoniabluedevils.com/sports/2021/3/11/fredonia-state-softball-home-webcasts.aspx
Fredonia:
https://fredoniabluedevils.com/sports/2021/3/11/fredonia-state-softball-home-webcasts.aspx
Geneseo:
https://gobrockport.com/watch/?Archive=147&type=Live
Live Stats:
RIT:
https://ritathletics.com/sidearmstats/softball/summary
Fredonia:
https://fredoniabluedevils.com/sidearmstats/softball/summary
Geneseo:
https://gobrockport.com/sidearmstats/softball/summary
Last Time Out: The Green and Gold split a pair of games on the road against Oswego State bringing the team to an overall and conference record of 2-2. In game one Brockport was able to get on the board to take a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning, before driving in another run in the fourth followed by three insurance runs in the fifth inning. Brockport finished game one with a win, 5-2, before falling in game two 9-3. The game one victory featured nine hits, six stolen bases, just one error and two doubles.
In the Circle: The Golden Eagles were led by another terrific outing from pitcher
Catherine Johnson (2-0) as she pitched a complete game striking out nine batters along the way and only allowing one earned run. She now has an ERA of 1.08 in two games pitched.
Megan Van Dorn (0-1) and
Julia Palopoli split the work in game two with Van Dorn throwing 3.2 innings before Palopoli took over to finish the game. Palopoli struck out four batters over the course of 2.1 innings pitched.
Charged for Theft: After swiping two bags in the team's first outing,
Olivia Hayden managed to add three more stolen bases over the weekend, and she is now a perfect 5-for-5 this season. She went 3-for-8 at the plate in the doubleheader this weekend bringing her batting average to .438.
Amanda Blakely,
Andrea Coyle and
Cameryn Duggan also managed to steal a base. Duggan recorded a double in game one, as did
Kacie Hubbard.
Looking at RIT: RIT is currently 3-12 overall and 0-9 in the Liberty League Conference. The Tigers have lost seven in a row. All seven games have come against either the University of Rochester or Clarkson. RIT's Brianna Bilich is currently batting .400 in 40 at-bats with a total of 10 RBI's. Probable starters for the Tigers in the pitching circle are Torie Adler and Melissa Gould. So far this season Adler has appeared in 64.2 innings and Gould 25.2 innings, showing just how much experience the duo has heading into Tuesday's game.
Looking at Fredonia: The Fredonia State Blue Devils plan to host the University of Rochester on Tuesday before the Green and Gold travel to their place on Thursday. The Blue Devils will enter Tuesday's game with an overall record of 2-4 and a SUNYAC record of 2-2. In their most recent game, they split a doubleheader with Geneseo with a 10-inning game one loss, followed by a game two win (3-1). Katie Yudin enters the week as Fredonia's top player. She is currently batting .571 in 14 at-bats. In the circle Yudin shines as well, having recorded the most innings pitched (19.2) to go along with an ERA of 3.92.
Looking at Geneseo: The Geneseo Knights are currently 5-2 overall, and 3-1 in SUNYAC play. Audrey Minton is one of their leading hitters with six hits and three RBI's. Pitcher Nicole Schwartz will enter Friday's game 3-0 in the circle while Lauren Kersch has a record of 2-1. Schwartz enters with a 0.68 ERA over 20.2 innings. Kersch has a 1.17 ERA in 18 innings pitched.
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