Gators Outmatched in Non-Conference Test Against Manhattanville
Russell Sage College softball traveled downstate for a non-conference doubleheader against Manhattanville on Wednesday afternoon.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | X | 10 | 13 | 0 |
HARRISON, N.Y. – Russell Sage College softball traveled downstate for a non-conference doubleheader against Manhattanville on Wednesday afternoon.
The Gators were outmatched twice by the host Valiants, losing 8-0 in game one and 10-0 in game two.
RSC had two hits in the twin bill, one from senior Ciana Santana (East Meadow, NY/East Meadow) and another off the bat of freshman Maddie Curley (Greenwich, NY/Greenwich).
Russell Sage pitching combined to punch out eight valiants across the doubleheader.
RSC (12-14/5-5 E8) is scheduled to return to the diamond on Saturday as they host Elmira.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: Russell Sage College Softball looks to return to the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament for the sixth-straight spring…14 returners combine with seven newcomers to make up this year's roster…Junior infielder Annalise Tyler (Schenectady, NY/Schalmont), senior catcher/outfielder Emma Heartquist (Stuyvesant, NY/Ichabod Crane), and senior infielder Hannah Smith (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa/Saint Rose) headline the returnees…Pitcher Annabella Putnam (Prattsburgh, NY/Prattsburgh/Mansfield), a graduate student, and junior catcher/infielder Katie Call (Antwerp, NY/Indian River/Jefferson County CC) highlight the newcomers…Tyler and Smith both earned all-Empire 8 Conference honors last season…Tyler was named to the second team while Smith represented the Gators on the third team…Tyler took home E8 Player of the Week honors for the period ending Sunday, March 15…The infielder slashed .462/.654/.533 during the team's season-opening trip to Florida…The junior scored eight runs, tallied four RBI, laced three doubles, and totaled 17 bases…She registered four multi-hit efforts and stole four bases across the eight games…Putnam was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Players and Pitchers to Watch List…The righty, just one of 118 players from across the country to make the prestigious list, helped the RSC pitching staff begin the week leading the E8 with 141 strikeouts…The Gators headed into Tuesday's doubleheader at Utica ranked second in the Conference with a 3.69 Team ERA…Putnam was tabbed the E8 Pitcher of the Week for the period ending Sunday, April 12…The graduate student, who no-hit visiting Houghton on April 10, went 2-0 with a 1.75 ERA and 13 strikeouts in her two Conference starts that weekend…Overall, she went 2-1 across her three starts this week, all complete games…The righty registered 15 strikeouts across 18.0 innings, a 2.33 ERA, and a .232 opposing batting average…As of Monday, April 13, opponents were batting just .195 off the graduate student, the worst off of any E8 hurler…Putnam begins the week ranked fourth on the circuit with 65 strikeouts and fourth with a 2.96 ERA…Senior pitcher Bailey Catlin (Petersburg, NY/Berlin/Saint Rose) stood out in the circle in the early going…The right-hander heads into Tuesday's twin bill leading the Conference with a 2.41 ERA…The duo of Putnam and Catlin have each tossed six complete games, tied for fourth in the E8…Heartquist enters the doubleheader at Utica fifth in the Conference with a .439 batting average.
