Princeton University
6-11
Binghamton
7-11
Sunday Split for Softball Team in Pre-Ivy Finale
March 26, 2017 | Softball
The opener was a back-and-forth game that settled with Binghamton. Princeton got out to a 3-0 lead in the first after a throwing error helped two runs score and a Keeley Walsh solo home run added the third, but Binghamton got five in the top of the second to take a 5-3 lead. Princeton answered with a pair in the bottom of the second on singles from Megan Donahey and Mikayla Blaska to tie it at 5-5, and a Kaylee Grant single in the fifth gave Princeton a 6-5 lead.
Binghamton pulled back ahead with two in the top of the sixth before Grant came through with a two-out single to pick up Danielle Dockx, who returned after Marissa Reynolds had a pinch-hit double in her spot.
Binghamton put up six in the top of the eighth, and the Tigers managed only a run in the bottom of the eighth on a play that began with Kylee Pierce reaching on a throwing error. Donahey, Blaska and Grant each had two hits in the opener with Riley Wilkinson taking the loss after 3 2/3 innings of relief of Ashley LaGuardia. Rayn Gibson went the distance to get the win for Binghamton.
In game two, an Allison Harvey first-inning home run and a Pierce double that picked up a Kaitlyn Waslawski single gave Princeton a 2-0 lead after two. That lead grew to 3-0 in the sixth when Waslawski grounded out with the bases loaded to bring home a Blaska single and 4-0 in the seventh when Danielle Dockx scored when Blaska reached on an error.Â
Erica Nori went 6 1/3 innings for the win while Claire Klausner nailed down the final two outs for the save. Tallie Woodson took the loss for LIU.
Princeton will open Ivy play Friday at 2 p.m. with a doubleheader against Brown at the Class of 1895 Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gibson, Rayn (5-4)
L: Wilkinson, Riley (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Bracchi, Gabby 1 ; Rutherford, Jessica 1 ; Herskowitz, Sara 1
3B: Richard, Kate 1
HR: Richard, Kate 1
RBI: Bracchi, Gabby 2 ; Rutherford, Jessica 4 ; Richard, Kate 4 ; Hunt, Bridget 1 ; Herskowitz, Sara 2
SH: Rutherford, Jessica 1 ; Herskowitz, Sara 1
SF: Richard, Kate 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bracchi, Gabby 2 ; Bielec, Stephanie 2 ; Rutherford, Jessica 1 ; Richard, Kate 2 ; Hunt, Bridget 1 ; Ragusa, Stephanie 1 ; Eichner, Crysti 2 ; Herskowitz, Sara 1 ; Bovitt, Jill 1
SB: Bracchi, Gabby 1 ; Bielec, Stephanie 1 ; Maniccia, Carrie 1
HBP: DeLuca, Jaclyn 1 ; Herskowitz, Sara 1
Batting:
2B: Reynolds, Marissa 1
HR: Walsh, Keeley 1
RBI: Donahey, Megan 1 ; Blaska, Mikayla 1 ; Grant, Kaylee 2 ; Walsh, Keeley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Donahey, Megan 2 ; Blaska, Mikayla 1 ; Walsh, Keeley 1 ; Smith, Joey 1 ; Pierce, Kylee 1 ; Dockx, Danielle 2
