HORSEHEADS, N.Y. – The Elmira College softball team hosted Keuka College for a midweek conference doubleheader at the Holding Point earlier this afternoon. The Soaring Eagles recorded the sweep over the Wolves, marking a game one score of 15–8 and 6–4 in game two.
GAME ONE: SOARING EAGLES UTILIZE LATE OFFENSIVE BURST TO BEST WOLVES
EC's bats came alive in the opening game, taking an early lead in the bottom of the first after
Sophia Polzella reached first on a walk.
Jocelyn Jean drove Polzella in with a triple down the left field line to give EC an early 1-0 lead. The Wolves quickly retaliated to tie the game in the top of the second and steal the lead in the top of the third, 3-1.
Kendall Curreri opened the bottom of the third with a walk followed by
Kristen Cole with a walk. With runners in scoring position,
Sophia Temple drove both runners home to even the score at three apiece.
Keuka quickly recaptured their lead, holding an 8-4 advantage heading into the bottom of the fifth.
Jenna Burns opened the back half of the fifth inning with a single down the right field line. With two outs,
Hannah Colwill sparked a two-out rally for the Soaring Eagles. With runners in scoring position, a wild pitch pushed EC's fifth run across followed by a Polzella single to left for EC's sixth run (8-6). A single from Curreri puts runners on first and second, with a clutch bases clearing double from
Jocelyn Jean to even the score at eight apiece. The Soaring Eagles came alive in the bottom of the sixth to score seven runs on five hits and capitalize on defensive errors from the wolves. EC held a 15-8 lead heading into the final frame, recording three quick outs to secure the 15-8 victory.
LEADERS
Jean led the offensive charge, going 4-5 at the plate with five RBI's and one run.
Sophia Polzella, Kendall Curerri,
Hannah Colwill,
Jenna Burns, and
Sophia Temple all recorded two hits apiece.
GAME TWO: ELMIRA RALLIES LATE FOR SWEEP OVER KEUKA
In game two, Keuka struck first with a pair of runs in the opening inning (2-0). The Soaring Eagles immediately retaliated, seeing Curreri reach on a walk followed by Jean with a single to left center. A hit by pitch for
Kristen Cole loaded the bases, followed by
Teona Cruz ripping a two-RBI single up the middle to even the contest (2-2). With runners in scoring position once more, a Burns single to right center gave EC a 4-2 lead over Keuka. The Wolves managed to tack on another un in the top of the second and third, evening the playing field once again.
Both teams were evenly matched until the Soaring Eagles were able to respark their offensive in the bottom of the fifth. Back-to-back walks from Polzella and Curreri paired with stolen bases placed them in scoring position. A squeeze play from Cole pushed the lead run across followed by a sacrifice fly from Curz to give Elmira the 6-4 advantage. A quick sixth and seventh inning behind
Shelby Dawe saw EC secure the 6-4 victory and conference sweep over the Wolves of Keuka College.
LEADERS
Five different players tallied one hit apiece, seeing
Teona Cruz lead with three RBIs. Burns tallied two RBIs while
Kristen Cole tallied one.
UP NEXT
Elmira hits the road and heads to Geneseo, N.Y. to face SUNY Geneseo on Thursday, April 23. Game times are slated for 3:00 and 5:00 PM.
