Sage takes two from Softball in nonconference action

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—Sage pulled away late in the opener taking the first game 10-5 and ran away early in the nightcap winning 12-1 in 5 innings to sweep the MCLA Softball team in a nonconference doubleheader this afternoon. With the wins Sage improves to 11-11 while MCLA falls to 6-18.

Game One         Sage 10               MCLA 5

Madison Teta (3-for-4, RBI) would singlehandedly give the Trailblazers a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1^st when the senior centerfielder doubled to right field, stole third and took home on a Sage error.

The Gators would produce six hits including RBIs from Arianna Papas, Taylor Dicranian and Amber Banas and push four runs across the plate to go up 4-1 in the top of the 3^rd. MCLA would have a strong response in the home-half however as Teta, Kristie Zator (2-for-3, RBI) and Madyson Torres (1-for-2, RBI) would each drive in a run to knot things up at 4-4.

Another Papas RBI single would give Sage a 5-4 lead in the 4^th but again the Trailblazers would answer, this time in the 5^th, as a Lidia Flores (2-for-3, RBI) single to centerfield would bring home Zator to tie the game again at 5-5.

After back-to-back singles in the top of the 7^th, another Dicranian RBI would put the Gators up 6-5 and force a pitching change, but it was to no avail as the visitors would score four more runs and go on to take the opening game, 10-5.

Leah Madore (W, 6-4) would go the distance for Sage allowing 5 runs (four earned) on nine hits with just one walk and ten strikeouts. MCLA starter Sarah Williams (L, 3-6) would pitch 6 innings allowing 8 runs (seven earned) on eleven hits.

Game Two         Sage 12               MCLA 1

A Maggie Closinski (2-for-2, RBI) base hit in the bottom of the 2^nd would drive in Zator (2-for-3) to cut the Sage lead to 2-1 but the Gators would score five times in both the 3^rd and 4^th innings and carry that lead through the 5^th to end the game and complete the sweep.

Eight different Gators would finish with a hit including Dicranian (1-for-3, 3 RBI), Lauren Salmonese (1-for-4, 2 RBI) and Amelia Wasilko 1-for-3, 2 RBI).

Dicranian (W, 5-7) would also earn the win on the mound pitching 4 innings allowing one run on four hits. Gabriella Cozzolino (L, 0-5) took the loss for the Trailblazers allowing 7 runs (four earned) and four hits.

Both teams will return to conference play on Saturday as Sage hosts St. John Fisher and MCLA travels to Framingham State for a doubleheader scheduled to begin at 1pm.