IMMACULATA, Pa. – Senior
Rylee Martin hit a pinch-hit two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to put Immaculata ahead to stay 5-4, as they earned a split in their AEC doubleheader with Marymount on Friday. Marymount won the opener, 9-4.
Friday was senior day for the Immaculata softball team as the honored seniors
Nadia Bhuiyan,
Carlee Karcher,
Rylee Martin, and
Emma Pinto were honored before today's doubleheader.
With the split, Immaculata moves to 13-23 overall, and they finish the regular season 5-7 in Atlantic East Conference play. Marymount moves to 21-17 overall, and they finish the regular season 11-1 in AEC play.
Game One: Marymount 9, Immaculata 4
Marymount jumped out quickly, plating three runs in the first and extending the lead to 7-2 through three innings. Despite the early deficit, Immaculata continued to compete and produced solid offensive moments throughout the game.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST MARYMOUNT IN GAME ONE
- Marymount wasted little time opening a 3-0 lead in the top of the first.
- Immaculata got a pair of runs back in the second inning when Alexis Andrada singled, and the ball was misplayed by the right fielder, allowing Carlee Karcher, who led off with a single, to score. Emma Pinto followed with an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2.
- Marymount added four runs in the top of the third to extend their lead to 7-2.
- Immaculata got a run back in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Karcher.
- Marymount upped the lead to 9-3 with solo runs in the fourth and sixth innings.
- Immaculata added a run in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Karcher.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS IN GAME ONE
Game Two: Immaculata 5, Marymount 4
Immaculata responded in a big way in the second game, using timely hitting and lockdown relief pitching to secure a comeback victory and hand Marymount their only conference loss of the season.
Trailing 4-2 after four innings, the Macs chipped away before taking the lead for good in the bottom of the sixth on Martin's pinch-hit home run.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST MARYMOUNT IN GAME TWO
- Marymount scored single runs in the first and second innings to take an early 2-0 lead.
- Immaculata got one run back in the bottom of the second inning, when Emma Pinto singled to center field to score Alexis Andrada to cut the Saints' lead to 2-1.
- Immaculata tied the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the third inning.
- Marymount responded in the top of the fourth inning with a two-run double to re-take the lead 4-2.
- Immaculata got a run back in the bottom of the fifth inning, when Madison Formica put down a perfect squeeze bunt to score Natalie Tassoni to cut Marymount's lead to 3-2.
- Alexis Andrada led off the bottom of the sixth with a single to center field. Rylee Martin came up to pinch hit and hit a two-run home run to center field to put Immaculata ahead to stay 5-4.
- Marymount loaded the bases in the top of the seventh inning, with nobody out. Sara Pierson induced a pair of infield popouts and a flyout to center field to close out the 5-4 victory for the Mighty Macs.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
DOUBLEHEDER STANDOUTS
- Karcher: 4 hits total, 3 RBIs
- Andrada: 4 hits across the doubleheader
- Pinto: 3 hits, 2 RBIs
- Pierson: 5.0 innings, 0 earned runs
UP NEXT
- The Immaculata softball team has completed its regular season. They must await the results of Monday's doubleheader between Gwynedd Mercy and Marywood to determine if they will qualify for the AEC Tournament.
