Lehigh University
35-10
Saint Joseph's
15-27
Troyan Picks Up 900th Career Win As Lehigh Rolls Past Saint Joseph's 13-3
4/26/2023 5:55:00 PM | Softball
The Mountain Hawks pounded out 15 hits in the victory, which is the 900th in Lehigh head coach Fran Troyan's career. Graduate student Carley Barjaktarovich went 3-for-5 while sophomore Rory Dudley added two hits and three RBIs. Barjaktarovich and Dudley were two of the six Mountain Hawks to have two or more hits on Wednesday.
Troyan, who is in his 28th season, now owns a 900-502-7 career record. Lehigh improves to 35-10 on the season.
Lehigh wasted little time Wednesday as Barjaktarovich led off the game with a single and came around to score on a double by senior Josie Charles. Senior Emily Cimino then tripled to left, scoring Charles to put Lehigh up 2-0. First-year Lily Owens followed with a sacrifice fly to score Cimino and put the Mountain Hawks up three. Dudley capped the inning with a solo home run to left, her fourth of the season, as Lehigh led 4-0 before the Hawks came to bat.
See. You. Later.
— Lehigh Softball (@Lehighsoftball) April 26, 2023
Dudley goes deep to left for her fourth of the year and Lehigh's fourth run of the inning.
Lehigh 4, SJU 0 - top 1
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Saint Joseph's (15-27) countered with two runs in the bottom of the second inning but Lehigh added to its lead with two in the third as Owens scored on a throwing error after stealing third and first-year Sydney Parlett brought home another run with an RBI ground out.
A solo home run by Kaelin Cash brought the Hawks within 6-3 but Lehigh broke the game open with three runs in the fifth and four more in the seventh.
Junior Katelyn Young started in the pitcher's circle and helped herself with a two-run single in the fifth. Charles drew a bases loaded walk to extend Lehigh's advantage to 9-3 heading to the bottom of the fifth.
Helping herself!
— Lehigh Softball (@Lehighsoftball) April 26, 2023
This drive to the wall in right by Young scores two to extend Lehigh's lead to 8-3 in the 5th!
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Dudley singled home two more runs in the seventh and the Mountain Hawks scored their final two runs when Parlett reached on Saint Joseph's' fourth error of the game.
T7 | Dudley brings home two more with a single.
— Lehigh Softball (@Lehighsoftball) April 26, 2023
Lehigh now leads 13-3.
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Young went four innings allowing three runs on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts. She added two hits at the plate and improves to 17-5 on the season. First-year Chloe Hess came on to throw three scoreless innings to earn her program-record sixth save of the season. Hess allowed just one hit and struck out four of the 10 batters she faced.
Expected inclement weather has forced schedule changes for Lehigh's key Patriot League series at Holy Cross this weekend. The Mountain Hawks and Crusaders will now play a single game Friday at 4:30 p.m. followed by a doubleheader Saturday at a time still to be determined at Freshman Field in Worcester, Mass.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Young, Katelyn (17-5)
L: Taylor Trowbridge (5-8)
S: Hess, Chloe (6)
Batting:
2B: Charles, Josie 1
3B: Cimino, Emily 1
HR: Dudley, Rory 1
RBI: Charles, Josie 2 ; Cimino, Emily 1 ; Owens, Lily 1 ; Dudley, Rory 3 ; Parlett, Sydney 1 ; Young, Katelyn 2
SF: Owens, Lily 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Barjaktarovich, Carley 1 ; Charles, Josie 1 ; Cimino, Emily 2 ; Owens, Lily 2 ; Cannon, Brooke 2 ; Dudley, Rory 3 ; Parlett, Sydney 1 ; Martin, Lindsey 1
SB: Barjaktarovich, Carley 1 ; Owens, Lily 1 ; Cannon, Brooke 1
HBP: Martin, Lindsey 1
Batting:
HR: Kaelin Cash 1
RBI: Meghan Sinkus 1 ; Kaelin Cash 1 ; Karlee Smith 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kaelin Cash 1 ; Hailey Malito 1 ; Jenna Currrie 1
SB: Sarah Cancila 1 ; Nicole Bondoc 1
HBP: Sarah Cancila 1 ; Jenna Currrie 1
