Skylar Hein hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead the St. Lawrence University softball team to a 4-2 win in the first game of a Liberty League doubleheader with RIT, but the Tigers belted out 21 hits to hand the Saints a 15-7 loss in the nightcap as the teams split the twin bill at Saints Softball Field on Monday afternoon.
Hein finished the day 4-for-5 with six RBI to lead the Saints' offense. Hannah Trumble was 6-for-9, including a 5-for-6 performance in the second game, to lead RIT.
The Saints moved to 16-14 overall and 2-10 in the Liberty League; RIT is now 9-21, 2-8. The Saints have cancelled their non-league doubleheader with Oswego State on Wednesday; game time for Thursday's doubleheader at SUNY Canton has been moved to 3:30 p.m.
St. Lawrence 4, RIT 2
The Tigers took a 1-0 lead on an RBI double by Raquel Estrada in the top of the first, but the Saints responded with two runs in the bottom half of the frame to take a 2-1 lead.
Sofia Adams hit an RBI single through the left side of the infield, and Hein scored from second after an outfielder misplayed a single by
McKailey Lyndaker.
The lead was short-lived, however, as the Tigers' Haley Czerwinski tied the game with an RBI single to left center in the top of the second.
Caroline Young came into the game in relief of
Gabby Slater with two runners on and one out in the second and retired the next two batters to keep the score tied.
Young held RIT scoreless for the remainder of the game. Her best work came after getting herself into a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the fifth. She induced a ground ball to third, with
Angelina Carney firing to Hein for the force play at home, then got the next batter out on fly ball to center to get out of the inning unscathed.
Carney led off the sixth with a bloop single into right field, and Hein followed with a line drive home run to straightaway center, her third of the season.
Lyndaker was 2-for-3 at the plate for the Saints, while Danielle Hotz was 2-for-3 for RIT. Erin Guinan and Brianna Bilich were both 2-for-4 for the Tigers, who stranded 10 runners in the first game.
Young picked up the win, scattering five hits with one walk and one strikeout in 5.2 scoreless innings of relief. Slater allowed one earned run on five hits with two strikeouts in 1.1 innings.
Adler was the tough-luck loser, giving up three runs (two earned) with four strikeouts and one walk in five-plus innings. Abcde Cortinas came on in relief after Carney's leadoff single, giving up the home run by Hein. She allowed two hits and had one strikeout in one inning of work.
RIT 15, St. Lawrence 7
St. Lawrence and RIT combined for 31 hits and 22 runs in a slug-fest in the second game. Both teams scored two runs in the first inning, with Carney belting a two-run home run to right center to drive in the Saints' runs, but RIT added four in the second and two more in the third to take an 8-2 lead. The Saints cut the lead to one with three runs in the third and two more in the fourth, but the Tigers scored the next seven runs to put the game away.
Samm Carroll was 3-for-3 with a double for RIT, while Jennifer Vickery was 3-for-4 with a double. Estrada was 3-for-5 with two RBI, and Olivia Doret was 3-for-6 with five RBI. Trumble had two RBI to go with her five hits, which included one double, and Guinan was 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBI.
Hein was 3-for-3 with a double and four RBI for the Saints, while Carney was 3-for-4 with her third home run of the year.
Elle Gray was 2-for-4 at the plate for St. Lawrence.
Adler got the win in relief, pitching the final 6.2 innings after starting pitcher Melissa Gould walked two straight batters following Carney's home run. Adler allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits with one strikeout and three walks. Gould allowed two runs on two hits with two walks in 0.1 innings pitched.
Young took the loss, allowing six runs on seven hits in 1.1 innings. Lyndaker threw 4.2 innings, allowing six runs (four earned) on 12 hits with a strikeout and a walk. Slater allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits and two walks in one inning of work.
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