Lehigh University
6-11, 0
Colgate
7-10, 0
Lehigh drops two Saturday at Colgate
4/17/2021 7:40:00 PM | Softball
Junior Karsen O'Rourke totaled four hits over the two games, while freshman Amanda Greaney added three and a pair of RBIs. Junior Carley Barjaktarovich also registered three hits.
The losses drop Lehigh's record to 6-12 overall and 4-6 in the Patriot League, while Colgate improves to 8-10 overall and 6-6 in the league.
The Mountain Hawks opened the game one scoring in the third inning as junior Jaelynn Chesson doubled home sophomore Emily Cimino but the Raiders scored single two out runs in the third and fourth innings to take a 2-1 lead after four.
Lehigh put together a four-run rally in the fifth to take a 5-2 lead. Cimino put Lehigh in front with a two-run single and O'Rourke and Greaney added RBI singles in the frame.
Colgate pulled within 5-4 on a two-run Morgan Farrah home run in the fifth. The Raiders then strung together three consecutive hits with one out in the seventh to walk off with the victory as Adrienne Nardone singled home Steph Jacoby and Taylor Ludwick.
Junior Gabriella Nori took the loss, allowing six runs on nine hits in 6.1 innings with two walks and five strikeouts.
The Raiders started fast in game two, scoring four in the first including back-to-back home runs by Farrah and Jacoby. Lehigh pulled a run back in the second on a RBI single by Greaney but the Mountain Hawks left two runners on in the second and two more in the third.
Jacoby brought home a run in the fourth for Colgate and added a RBI double in a four-run sixth that allowed the Raiders to end the game via the eight run rule. Taylor Ludwick's two-run single brought home the game-ending runs.
Lehigh was limited to six hits, including two from Greaney.
Freshman Katelyn Young gave up four runs in 0.2 innings before giving way to classmate Ansley Dambach.
Lehigh and Colgate will wrap up their series with a doubleheader Sunday beginning at noon. The games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Borruso, Kaitlyn (1-1)
L: Nori, Gabriella (3-5)
Batting:
2B: Barjaktarovich, Carley 1 ; Chesson, Jaelynn 1
RBI: Cimino, Emily 2 ; Chesson, Jaelynn 1 ; O'Rourke, Karsen 1 ; Greaney, Amanda 1
SH: Cannon, Brooke 1 ; Greaney, Amanda 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Barjaktarovich, Carley 1 ; Charles, Josie 1 ; Cimino, Emily 2 ; Chesson, Jaelynn 1
SB: Barjaktarovich, Carley 1 ; Charles, Josie 1
Batting:
2B: Ludwick, Taylor 1 ; Nardone, Adrienne 1
HR: Farrah, Morgan 1
RBI: Farrah, Morgan 2 ; Jacoby, Steph 1 ; Nardone, Adrienne 2
SH: Irby, Virginia 1 ; Fusco, Kara 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Irby, Virginia 1 ; Farrah, Morgan 1 ; Jacoby, Steph 1 ; Ludwick, Taylor 1 ; Nitka, Elizabeth 1 ; Carney, Rachel 1
SB: Carney, Rachel 1
HBP: Farrah, Morgan 1
