DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The D'Youville University Softball team finished their weekend on the road with a doubleheader against ECC opponent Mercy University. The Saints fell 6-2 in game one and then went on to lose the second game 14-8.
Game One – D'Youville University 2 at Mercy University 6
The Saints took control early in game one.
Emily Przybysz (Hamburg, N.Y. / Frontier Central) led off the game with a double. The next pitch, the junior stole third and went on to score on a throwing error by the Mavericks to give the Saints the 1-0 lead. The Saints defense held strong until Mercy tied the game at one in the bottom of the fourth. The Saints came right back with an answer in the top of the fifth after
Laura Beck (Clifton Park, N.Y. / Shenendehowa) led of with a single and immediately stole second. Przybysz put the ball in play to move Beck over to third and
Gianna Adamo (Lockport, N.Y. / Starpoint) knocked a single up the middle to score Beck and put the Saints up 2-1.
The Mavericks came back strong in the bottom of the inning plating four runs to take the 5-2 lead. The Saints were unable to manufacture anymore runs on offense and the Mavericks would add one more in the bottom of the sixth to take game one 6-2.
Kendal Lehnen (Sherrill, N.Y. / Vernon Verona Sherrill) pitched the complete game for the Saints. The Freshman struck out three while only allowing six hits and three earned runs.
Game Two – D'Youville University 8 at Mercy University 14
The Mavericks carried their momentum into game two plating three runs in the bottom of the firs tinning to take the 3-0 lead.
Lauren Booth (Lancaster, N.Y. / Lancaster) and
Halie Furkas (Oscar A. Carlson) both singled to start the bottom of the second and
Sophia Arno (Clarence Center, N.Y. / The Brook Hill School) came up with a big hit to knock both Booth and Furkas in and bring the Saints within one at 3-2. Mercy got one back in the bottom of the inning to extend their lead to 4-2. The third inning went scoreless for both teams, but the offense began to heat up on both sides in the fourth.
The Saints plated six runs off five hits in the top half of the inning to bring the lead to 8-4 in the Saints favor. The Mavericks were ready to respond and plated five runs of their own to retake the lead by one. Mercy then went on to add another run in the fifth and four more in the bottom of the sixth to bring the final score to 14-8 in the Mavericks favor.
Up Next
The Saints head back to Buffalo to prepare for their final weekend of the regular season at home. D'Youville will take on Queens College and Molloy University this weekend at Dobson Field to close out the regular season.
