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Photo by: Jessica Piland
Lehigh Falls at Rutgers in Frigid Midweek Tilt
4/8/2025 7:15:00 PM | Softball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – First-year Kelly Fricker went 3-for-3 to lead Lehigh, but the Mountain Hawks fell 6-1 to Big Ten member Rutgers on a blustery Tuesday afternoon at the Rutgers Softball Complex.
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Baileigh Burtis' two-run single in the third inning broke a 1-1 tie, with Rutgers adding on a run in the fourth and two more in the sixth to improve to 17-24 on the season.
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Fricker had three of Lehigh's four hits and also drew a walk. Senior Julia Mrochko's first-inning single was Lehigh's other hit. The Mountain Hawks are now 18-19 on the season.
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The Mountain Hawks had two hits in the first inning but were unable to score.
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LA Matthews opened the scoring with a solo home run in the bottom of the first.
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In the second, Lehigh tied the game as senior Lindsey Martin drew a leadoff walk and eventually came around to score when sophomore Holly Lovett's ground ball could not be handled by Matthews at first base.
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Rutgers added a run in the fourth on a Jillian Anderson RBI single and then two more in the sixth on a Matthews single and a bases loaded walk to Bailey Briggs.
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Junior Chloe Hess started in the circle and allowed three runs on five hits over three innings. Senior Maria Urban allowed a run on a hit over two innings of relief, while sophomore Maddy Clark pitched the sixth, allowing two runs.
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Lehigh resumes Patriot League play this weekend with a three-game series at Colgate with a doubleheader set for Saturday at noon and a single game Sunday at noon.
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Baileigh Burtis' two-run single in the third inning broke a 1-1 tie, with Rutgers adding on a run in the fourth and two more in the sixth to improve to 17-24 on the season.
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Fricker had three of Lehigh's four hits and also drew a walk. Senior Julia Mrochko's first-inning single was Lehigh's other hit. The Mountain Hawks are now 18-19 on the season.
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The Mountain Hawks had two hits in the first inning but were unable to score.
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LA Matthews opened the scoring with a solo home run in the bottom of the first.
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In the second, Lehigh tied the game as senior Lindsey Martin drew a leadoff walk and eventually came around to score when sophomore Holly Lovett's ground ball could not be handled by Matthews at first base.
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Rutgers added a run in the fourth on a Jillian Anderson RBI single and then two more in the sixth on a Matthews single and a bases loaded walk to Bailey Briggs.
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Junior Chloe Hess started in the circle and allowed three runs on five hits over three innings. Senior Maria Urban allowed a run on a hit over two innings of relief, while sophomore Maddy Clark pitched the sixth, allowing two runs.
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Lehigh resumes Patriot League play this weekend with a three-game series at Colgate with a doubleheader set for Saturday at noon and a single game Sunday at noon.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Harrison, Ella (11-12)
L: Hess, Chloe (6-7)
S: DePew, Laurelai (2)
Base Running:
RUNS: Martin, Lindsey 1
Batting:
2B: Hwang, Riley 1 ; Osborne, Addie 1
HR: Matthews, LA 1
RBI: Anderson, Jillian 1 ; Matthews, LA 2 ; Briggs, Bailey 1 ; Burtis, Baileigh 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Anderson, Jillian 1 ; Matthews, LA 1 ; Briggs, Bailey 1 ; Osborne, Addie 2 ; Hoekstra, Siera 1
SB: Briggs, Bailey 1 ; Burtis, Baileigh 1 ; Osborne, Addie 1
Game Leaders
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