Tenuto and Kang record four hits each
Charlotte, N.C. - Stony Brook University's softball team swept St. Francis (Pa.) during day two of the Charlotte First Pitch Classic on Saturday. The Seawolves completed a come-from-behind 10-8 win in game one before defeating the Red Flash 9-1 in five innings in game two. Sophomore Bernadette Tenuto (Audubon, N.J.) and freshman Jerrica Kang (Lynwood, Wash.) both recorded four hits on the day. Stony Brook is now 3-1 on the season.
In Stony Brook's first matchup with St. Francis, it found itself in a big hole early on as the Red Flash put up five runs in the first inning. It didn't take the Seawolves long to respond, however, as senior Katelyn O'Donnell (Kingston, Mass.) knocked in a pair of runs in the top of the second with a single. Two batters later, freshman Samantha Rossi (Marlton, N.J.) drove in her first career RBI with a sac fly to right which put the Seawolves down two.
St. Francis' offense stayed hot, however, hitting its second two-run home run of the game in bottom half of the second to move in front, 7-3. Senior Casey Jacobs (Davie, Fla.) then entered the game to pitch for SBU and shut down the Red Flash offense. She would allow just four hits over the next 5.2 innings while the Seawolves began their comeback.
Stony Brook would take advantage of three errors to score four runs between the third and sixth innings. Trailing by one with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth, Tenuto drew a walk with a full count to drive in the tying run.
Neither team managed to score in the seventh, which sent the game into extra innings. Kang started the eighth inning on second base before being sacrificed over to third on a bunt by Rossi. Senior Vicki Kavitsky (Cherry Hill, N.J.) then tripled to right field, putting the Seawolves in front for the first time all game. Kavitsky would then score on a failed suicide squeeze attempt when St. Francis' catcher committed a throwing error. Senior Kendall Blumenthal (Frederick, Md.) then tacked on an insurance run with an RBI single up the middle.
St. Francis scored once in the bottom of the eighth, but it would strand a runner on first as Jacobs retired the last two batters of the inning to pick up her first win of the season.
In game two, Stony Brook took advantage of three errors by St. Francis to score four unearned runs. Jacobs, Tenuto and junior Brijette Martin (New York, N.Y.) all had RBI singles in the game.
Senior Alyssa Struzenberg (Cooper City, Fla.) was dominant in the circle one again for the Seawolves, recording eight strikeouts in five innings of work. The only hit she allowed wasn't until the fourth inning.
Stony Brook wraps up play in the Charlotte First Pitch Classic with a single game on Sunday.
Charlotte, N.C. - Stony Brook University's softball team swept St. Francis (Pa.) during day two of the Charlotte First Pitch Classic on Saturday. The Seawolves completed a come-from-behind 10-8 win in game one before defeating the Red Flash 9-1 in five innings in game two. Sophomore Bernadette Tenuto (Audubon, N.J.) and freshman Jerrica Kang (Lynwood, Wash.) both recorded four hits on the day. Stony Brook is now 3-1 on the season.
In Stony Brook's first matchup with St. Francis, it found itself in a big hole early on as the Red Flash put up five runs in the first inning. It didn't take the Seawolves long to respond, however, as senior Katelyn O'Donnell (Kingston, Mass.) knocked in a pair of runs in the top of the second with a single. Two batters later, freshman Samantha Rossi (Marlton, N.J.) drove in her first career RBI with a sac fly to right which put the Seawolves down two.
St. Francis' offense stayed hot, however, hitting its second two-run home run of the game in bottom half of the second to move in front, 7-3. Senior Casey Jacobs (Davie, Fla.) then entered the game to pitch for SBU and shut down the Red Flash offense. She would allow just four hits over the next 5.2 innings while the Seawolves began their comeback.
Stony Brook would take advantage of three errors to score four runs between the third and sixth innings. Trailing by one with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth, Tenuto drew a walk with a full count to drive in the tying run.
Neither team managed to score in the seventh, which sent the game into extra innings. Kang started the eighth inning on second base before being sacrificed over to third on a bunt by Rossi. Senior Vicki Kavitsky (Cherry Hill, N.J.) then tripled to right field, putting the Seawolves in front for the first time all game. Kavitsky would then score on a failed suicide squeeze attempt when St. Francis' catcher committed a throwing error. Senior Kendall Blumenthal (Frederick, Md.) then tacked on an insurance run with an RBI single up the middle.
St. Francis scored once in the bottom of the eighth, but it would strand a runner on first as Jacobs retired the last two batters of the inning to pick up her first win of the season.
In game two, Stony Brook took advantage of three errors by St. Francis to score four unearned runs. Jacobs, Tenuto and junior Brijette Martin (New York, N.Y.) all had RBI singles in the game.
Senior Alyssa Struzenberg (Cooper City, Fla.) was dominant in the circle one again for the Seawolves, recording eight strikeouts in five innings of work. The only hit she allowed wasn't until the fourth inning.
Stony Brook wraps up play in the Charlotte First Pitch Classic with a single game on Sunday.
