Saratoga Springs, N.Y. –
Sam Crose tossed a shutout in the opener and the Thoroughbreds came back from a 4-0 deficit to win game two as the Skidmore College softball team swept Sage College 3-0, 7-5 Wednesday afternoon at Thoroughbred Field.
The Thoroughbreds improved to 10-8 on the season, while the Gators fall to 0-14.
Game One
Skidmore put up all three of their runs in the bottom of the first and held on for a 3-0 win in the first game on Wednesday. Sophomore pitcher Sam Crose (Assonet, Mass.) picked up the complete game shutout win as she fanned 12 and scattered four hits.
The Thoroughbreds scored their first run on an RBI double from Julia Schwartz (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) and added two more on Cora Crafts' (Gilford, N.H.) two-RBI double, giving Crose all the support she would need.
Sage's freshman Gabriella Skillen (Milford, NY) was given the loss pitching six innings, allowing four hits, three earned runs and struck out three as she dropped to 0-5 on the year.
Gator senior Kellie Jones (Troy, N.Y.) added a 2-3 effort at the plate with a pair of doubles.
Game Two
In the nightcap, Sage junior Allison Bishop (Troy, NY) opened the game with a lead-off double and was driven in by freshman Mallory Ingalls' (Oriskany, NY) as Sage opened up a 3-0 lead in the top of the first.
The Gators would add another run in the top of the second inning as freshman Olivia Sullivan (Copenhagen, N.Y.) reached on an error and would eventually score on a wild pitch.
Skidmore added a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning as senior Arielle Manstein (Elkins Park, Pa.) drove in a run and freshman Carol Brown (Seattle, Wash.) had an RBI sacrifice fly and cut the Sage lead to just two, 4-2.
Sage added another run as sophomore Meghan Welcome's (Cohoes, N.Y.) RBI single in the top of the fourth gave Sage a 5-2 lead.
Skidmore would tie the action in the bottom of the fourth inning with three runs as Manstein, Brown and Tara DeGeorge (Seaford, N.Y.) each drove in a run to knot it at 5-5.
DeGeorge broke the tie in the bottom of the sixth inning with an RBI single and Lauren Dinsdale (Harrington Park, N.J.) drove in another run with an RBI single through the left side spotting Skidmore to a 7-5 lead.
Sage's sophomore pitcher Kristen Knights (Chatham, N.Y.) was the start in the night cap, working 5.2 innings with three earned runs off 10 hits in the game and drops to 0-6. She was relieved in the bottom of the sixth inning by freshman Nichole French (Harrisville, N.Y.).
Crose earned the win in relief of Abby Fuhrman (Amherst, Mass.) and stands at 8-5 after five strikeouts in 3.2 innings of work with no earned runs off two hits. Furhman allowed three earned runs on six hits in 3.1 innings pitched.
Skidmore is back in action on April 9 at SUNY Cobleskill for a 3:30 p.m. non-conference doubleheader.
Skidmore College 3, Sage College 0 (Apr 07, 2010 at Saratoga Springs, NY) (Game 1)
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Sage College........ 000 000 0 - 0 4 0 (0-13)
Skidmore College.... 300 000 X - 3 4 1 (9-8)
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Pitchers: Sage College - Gabriella Skillen and Mallory Ingalls. Skidmore College - Sam Crose
and Lauren Dinsdale.
Win-Sam Crose(7-5) Loss-Gabriella Skillen(0-5) T-1:10 A-60
Weather: 80's and sunny
Game: SCSB407A
Skidmore College 7, Sage College 5 (Apr 07, 2010 at Saratoga Springs, NY) (Game 2)
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Sage College........ 310 100 0 - 5 8 2 (0-14)
Skidmore College.... 020 302 X - 7 10 4 (10-8)
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Pitchers: Sage College - Kristen Knights; Nichole French(6) and Mallory Ingalls.
Skidmore College - Abby Fuhrman; Sam Crose(4) and Lauren Dinsdale.
Win-Sam Crose(8-5) Loss-Kristen Knights(0-6) T-1:35 A-70
Weather: 80's and sunny
Game: SCSB407B
