The Saint Joseph's softball team fell to George Washington in its series finale, 10-5, on Saturday afternoon at SJU Softball Field.
How It Happened
• George Washington's Abby Schaub drew a bases-loaded walk to score Maggie Greco to make it 1-0 in the top of the first.
• Alena Ramirez followed with a RBI single to extend the lead to 2-0.
• A fielding error by the Colonials' shortstop on a ball hit by
Kaelin Cash allowed
Meghan Sinkus to score and bring the Hawks to within 2-1 in the bottom of the first.
•
Madison Fife tied the game at 2-2 with a RBI double that scored
Jessica Gaughan in St. Joe's next at-bat.
• The Colonials regained the lead, 3-2, in the top of the third on a sacrifice fly by Daniella Wilson.
• The Hawks tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the third on a bases-loaded single by
Hailey Malito that scored
Nicole Bondoc.
• A two-out single by Cash scored Sinkus to put Saint Joseph's ahead 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth.
• George Washington battled back to tie the game at 4-4 on a RBI double by Gabby Polsky in the top of the seventh.
• Reese Torres followed with a RBI double to give the Colonials a 5-4 lead.
• A two-run double by Schaub extended George Washington's lead to 7-4.
• Greco added to the Colonials' lead as her three-run double made it 10-4.
• Saint Joseph's threatened in the bottom of the seventh, loading the bases with one out.
• A RBI single by Gaughan drew the Hawks to within 10-5, but the Colonials retired the next two SJU batters to end the contest.
Inside The Boxscore
• Saint Joseph's starter
Emily Siler moved to 8-8 on the season as she allowed seven earned runs over six plus innings of work.
• Gaughan went 2-for-5 with a RBI and run scored.
• Sinkus was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two walks.
• Cash drove in two runs and went 1-for-5 on the afternoon.
Up Next
Saint Joseph's travels to Penn for a 4 p.m. contest on Wednesday, April 12.
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