Softball Splits First Two Games With Colgate

GAME ONE

Score: Holy Cross 7, Colgate 4
Pitching Decision: W: Gennifer Durham (6-10) | L: Brigit Ieuter (3-11)
Time: 12:05 p.m.
Location: Worcester, Mass. (Freshman Field)
The Lead: Senior Hailey Mullen (Plainville, Mass.) went 3-for-3 at the plate as the Crusaders defeated Colgate by a score of 7-4 in their first game with the Raiders on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Holy Cross got off to a strong start in the bottom of the first inning by scoring three runs on four hits. After freshman Jaclyn Brewster (Bridgeport, Conn.) led off the inning with a single and classmate Taylor Wahler (Inman, S.C.) followed up with another base hit, junior Emily Krisanda (Oak Hill, Va.) brought home a run with an RBI after reaching on fielder's choice. Wahler scored on a wild pitch to make it 2-0, and sophomore Taylor Moss (Howard Beach, N.Y.) hit a single to left field to bring home Krisanda and make it 3-0.
The Crusaders added another run in the second with a ground out RBI from Wahler.
Holy Cross followed up with another run in the third inning, as Mullen scored sophomore Mandy McCarthy (Pearl River, N.Y.) with an infield single.
Colgate responded with a run in the fourth inning to make it 5-1, and notched three runs in the sixth to make it a 5-4 game.
The Crusaders added two more run in the bottom of the sixth, as Brewster scored sophomore Savannah Young (Celebration, Fla.) with a sacrifice fly to center field and Wahler brought home Mullen with an RBI single.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

The Crusaders outhit Colgate 11-6.
Holy Cross left seven runners on base, while Colgate left two.
Senior Gennifer Durham (Abbeville, S.C.) earned the win, pitching a full seven innings and allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits.
Brigit Ieuter took the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits through 2.2 innings pitched.
Mullen went 3-for-3 at the plate while scoring two runs and notching one RBI to lead the Crusaders' offense.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

Durham now has 13 complete games pitched, which is a new career-high. She is now tied for the fourth-most career complete games at 39 with Julia Barrett '14. Durham is also now tied with Barrett for the third-most career starts in program history at 70.

GAME TWO

Score: Colgate 2, Holy Cross 1 (8 innings)
Pitching Decision: W: Kyle Griswold (2-7) | L: Katy Watson (0-9)
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Worcester, Mass. (Freshman Field)
The Lead: Sophomore Katy Watson (Bexley, Ohio) pitched six scoreless innings and registered a new career-high in strikeouts as the Crusaders took narrow setback against the Raiders in game two of the weekend series.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Watson started the game strong for Holy Cross, allowing just one hit through the first three innings of play.
Colgate gained the first run of the game in the top of the fourth inning, scoring an unearned run as a runner reached base on an error. Watson and the Crusader defense allowed no runs through the next three innings, allowing just two runners to reach base on balls.
The Crusaders answered with a run in the sixth inning to tie the game up. Krisanda reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to third off a double from Moss, then McCarthy brought the run home with an RBI single to left field.
The Raiders regained the lead in the eighth inning with an RBI single.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

The Crusaders outhit the Raiders 5-4.
Colgate left nine runners on base, while Holy Cross left five.
Watson took the loss after allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits through 7.1 innings pitched and dealing 10 strikeouts.
Kyle Griswold earned the win after pitching a complete eight innings and allowing one run on five hits.
Moss led the Crusaders' offense, going 2-for-3 at the plate.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

Watson's 10 strikeouts are a new career-high.
Moss now leads the Crusaders with a batting average of .389 on the season.

UP NEXT:

The Crusaders return to action tomorrow, April 17 as they close their weekend series against Colgate with a single game beginning at 12:05 p.m. tomorrow at Freshman Field.

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