Softball Drops Two One-Run Games to Scranton

SCRANTON, Pa. – The Union College softball workforce held a three-run lead within the fifth inning of each video games on Sunday towards the University of Scranton, however the Royals got here again in each contests to drag out 6-5 (8 inn.) and 7-6 victories over the Garnet Chargers.
 
Game 1: Scranton 6, Union 5 (8 innings)
 
Union let a lead get away within the first sport of the day, as Scranton scored the ultimate 4 runs to erase a three-run deficit and win in further innings. Senior Ellie Wintringer and sophomore Kyla Springer each had two hits and scored a run for the guests, whereas Wintringer, sophomore Carra Cleaves and first-year Sarah Geackel drove in runs.
 
After a scoreless first inning, Union struck first within the high of the second after Wintringer led off with a double and ultimately got here residence hanks to a Scranton error. Wintringer doubled the lead within the third with a sacrifice fly to attain Geackel, who led off the inning along with her first collegiate hit. It was then Geackel’s flip so as to add to the lead, plating Cleaves with an RBI floor out to place Union up three.
 
Cleaves allowed only one hit in cruising by way of the primary three innings, however a single, triple and sacrifice fly gave the Royals their first two runs of the day within the fourth. However, Union acquired these runs again within the high of the fifth due to a Cleaves sacrifice fly and one other Scranton error.
 
Cleaves departed after 5 innings in line for the win, however the residence workforce struck for 3 runs within the backside of the sixth off first-year Amelia Brancazio to tie the rating, profiting from 5 walks and needing solely two hits.
 
The groups each had their probabilities within the eighth inning with the worldwide tiebreaker in impact. Union had the go-ahead run at third with one out within the high half however couldn’t convert, whereas Scranton acquired a game-winning single from Quin Doherty within the backside half to steal the win.
 
Cleaves took a no-decision, permitting two runs on three hits in 5 frames. First-year Coco Medeiros (0-1) suffered the loss for Union in her collegiate pitching debut, tossing a scoreless seventh however giving up the winner within the eighth.
 
Game 2: Scranton 7, Union 6
 
Both groups mounted comebacks within the second sport of the day, with every squad erasing a three-run deficit within the later levels solely to see Scranton push throughout the successful run within the backside of the seventh to finish the sweep.
 
Juniors Sophia Gomes and Sam Rose in addition to sophomore Sammy Fenigstein had a team-best two hits apiece in sport two, with Rose and Gomes additionally chipping in a team-leading two RBIs every.
 
Brancazio and Emma Douglas traded zeros for the primary 4 innings, with the groups combining for simply three hits, earlier than each groups broke by way of within the fifth. Fenigstein began Union’s rally with a double and got here residence on a single by Gomes to open the scoring, and Rose adopted with a two-run double to place the guests up by three. The lead didn’t final lengthy, nonetheless, as Scranton hit two homers as a part of a six-run backside half to take again the lead.
 
The Garnet Chargers scraped away on the deficit, getting one within the sixth and two extra of their final at-bat to tie the rating at six. After one runner was lower down on the plate within the sixth, Gomes delivered a two-out single to attain Fenigstein and make it a two-run sport. The guests acquired again inside a run simply two batters into the seventh, due to a leadoff single and stolen base by Rose, adopted by a Springer RBI base hit. Fenigstein drove in Springer with an infield grounder and acquired to second base because the go-ahead run with one out, however Union got here up a success brief and the sport remained tied.
 
Unfortunately for Union, the shortage of a lead got here again to chunk them within the backside half, as a leadoff stroll, error and double allowed the Royals to win on a walkoff.
 
Brancazio allowed three runs on 4 hits in 4.1 innings and completed with a no-decision. Cleaves (1-1) got here on in aid within the sixth inning and acquired out of the inning earlier than conceding an unearned run within the seventh to take the loss.
 
Union will take day off for finals earlier than heading down south for The Spring Games, taking part in 10 video games in six video games starting on Saturday, March 21 with contests towards the University of Chicago and Knox College.