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Winner Niagara NIA 5-21
5
Robert Morris RMU 10-25
Winner
Niagara NIA
5-21
6
Final
5
Robert Morris RMU
10-25
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Niagara NIA 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 5 4
Robert Morris RMU 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 5 8 1

W: Cotton, Karsen (1-7) L: RIGGLE, Madison (2-2) S: Bertrand, Sierra (1)

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Niagara NIA 5-22
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Winner Robert Morris RMU 11-26
Niagara NIA
5-22
0
Final
2
Robert Morris RMU
11-26
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Niagara NIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Robert Morris RMU 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 2 3 0

W: ELLZY, Kaitlin (1-1) L: Bertrand, Sierra (2-10)

Game Recap: Softball |

Purple Eagles, Colonials Each Take A Game

 
MOON TWP, Pa. – The Niagara softball team worked its way to a split on the road against the Robert Morris Colonials on Tuesday evening. The Purple Eagles picked up a 6-5 game one win before slipping up in game two.
 
Niagara 6, Robert Morris 5
  • Niagara turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning. Jerri Ann Orfano doubled down the left field line and had Bella Garone run in her stead. A Kendall Watkins single and a Maria Gabriele sac fly brought Garone in before Watkins came home via a Jennifer Timm single.
  • The Purple Eagles exploded for four runs in the top of the sixth, which began with Orfano walking from the leadoff position. A wild pitch and passed ball moved her to third, and error by the shortstop brought her home. After a pitching change, Jenna Patterson was plunked and took second on a wild pitch while Morgan Genovese, who was pinch running for Gabriele. A sac fly, single, wild pitch and passed ball continued to cycle Niagara runners around before the at-bat ended with the Purple Eagles up, 6-1.
  • Niagara batters combined for five hits and seven walks compared to just three strikeouts. Watkins' three turns on base (two hits, one walk) were the most for the squad.
  • Karsen Cotton went 5.0 full frames in the circle as the starter, allowing just one run on four hits and a walk to go along with four strikeouts. Sierra Bertrand closed the game in 0.2 innings.
 
Robert Morris 2, Niagara 0
  • Gabriele's double in the top of the first got Niagara's offense started. By game's end, the Purple Eagles earned three hits and two walks, with Tara Driver's two times on base leading the way.
  • Bertrand got the start in game two, allowing just two runs (zero earned) on two hits and four walks. She also fanned six in the effort.
 
On Deck
  • The Purple Eagles will travel to Iona and Fairfield this weekend for a pair of MAAC doubleheaders. The clash with the Gaels will start at 12 p.m. on Saturday while the meeting with the Stags will begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
 

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