When and Where:

Records:

Results:

Game One: SJLI 13, Hunter 5

Key Players:

• Sophomore Jacqueline Flannery finished with two hits and a run scored
• Freshman Angelina DeLuca went 2-for-2 with two walks, two RBI, and two runs scored
• Junior Antonia Busa and sophomore Alexandria LaBarba each recorded a hit and three RBI
• DeLuca was credited with her first collegiate win, allowing just one hit in 1.2 scoreless innings of relief

How it happened:

• Hunter scored when a couple of SJLI errors and a double to center led to three runs in the bottom of the second
• The Golden Eagles answered in the bottom half of the inning. Kristen Tellier singled and stole second with one out. An error put runners on the corners, and Tellier scored on a fielder's choice. A base hit and a walk loaded the bases for Busa, who cleared them with a triple in the right-center gap. Julia Ruocchio followed with an RBI single to center, 5-3
• The Hawks tied it up with a pair of runs in the top of the third
• St. Joseph's sent 13 Golden Eagles to plate for seven runs in the bottom of the fourth, highlighted by a three-RBI double by LaBarba, and increased their lead to 12-5
• The hosts added a run in the bottom of the fifth, invoking the run rule and securing the 13-5 win 

Game two: SJLI 12, Hunter 5

Key Players:

• LaBarba finished 4-for-4 with a double, three RBI, and two runs scored
• Flannery went 2-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored
• Busa was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs
• Freshman Sarah Murphy was 2-for-2 with a double and two runs scored
• SJLI starter Katelyn Lysogorski allowed seven hits and just one earned run in 4.1 innings pitched
• DeLuca pitched 2.2 innings, allowing no runs and just three hits, while being credited with the win

How it happened:

• After holding the Hawks scoreless in the top half of the opening inning, SJLI scored two runs on three hits in the bottom half of the first, highlighted by a LaBarba RBI-single to left field that saw Flannery come home
• Hunter tied the game in the top of the second inning when two runs scored on an error by the infield for St. Joseph's 
• The Golden Eagles responded in the bottom half of the inning, as Flannery, Ruocchio, and Busa all secured RBI-singles to take a 5-2 lead at the end of two innings
• After both teams were held off the scoreboard for the next three innings, Hunter tied the game in the top of the fifth, securing three runs on just four hits, which saw an RBI double to left center in the inning
• In the bottom of the fifth inning, LaBarba, Busa, and Murphy all secured singles to load the bases, which set up Samantha Lugo for a three-RBI triple to left center that brought all runners into score to take an 8-5 lead
• A Gabriella Vacchio single through the left side brought home Emily Fenezia to score, and Lysgorski would score later in the inning on an error by Hunter as SJLI held a 10-5 lead 
• St. Joseph's would again add to their lead in the bottom of the sixth inning when LaBaraba hit a two-RBI double down the right field line that saw Murphy and Busa score as the Golden Eagles held Hunter off the scoreboard in the top of the seventh inning to claim game two and the sweep

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