RSC Softball Sweeps Keuka to Secure Home E8 Playoff Game
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Softball locked up hosting privileges for Tuesday's first round of the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament by sweeping visiting Keuka this afternoon.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | X | 8 | 9 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
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1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
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3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | X | 15 | 12 | 2 |
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Softball locked up hosting privileges for Tuesday's first round of the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament by sweeping visiting Keuka this afternoon.
The Gators (19-19/12-10 E8), which will receive a visit from Utica in a single-game elimination contest that afternoon, were victorious by scores of 8-2 and 15-4 (Five Innings).
RSC, which totaled 21 hits across the pair of wins, had seven players tally multiple hits this afternoon.
Junior infielder Annalise Tyler (Schenectady, NY/Schalmont), among the Conference leaders in multiple statistical categories, spearheaded the attack, going 4-for-6 with five runs scored and an RBI.
Sophomore outfielder Carmela DeMaio (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) added four hits in seven at-bats, three runs scored, and two RBI.
"We're excited to have another opportunity to play at home and compete for our spot in the Tournament," commented RSC Head Coach Stephanie McKay. "It will be a great contest between us and Utica and we are looking forward to it."
RSC scored the final six runs of the opener.
Senior catcher Emma Heartquist (Stuyvesant, NY/Ichabod Crane) went 2-for-4 with a run scored and three RBI to pace the Gators. She had a two-run double in the third to open the scoring before tripling home Tyler with a sixth-inning insurance marker.
The Gators started quickly in the second game, holding a 3-1 lead after the first inning. RSC used a six-run fourth to end the twin bill early.
Junior Hailey Jasinski stood out for Keuka (6-25/4-18), now on an eight-game losing streak. The shortstop went 6-for-6 with two runs scored on the day.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: Russell Sage College Softball is returning 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…Senior infielder Hannah Smith (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa/Saint Rose), Tyler, and Heartquist 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 earned a spot on the third team…Tyler heads into the postseason among the Conference leaders in multiple offensive categories...The junior is tenth in hitting (.410), on-base percentage (.469), and runs scored (36), and ninth with 48 hits...She is third in the E8 with 22 stolen bases...The mark is third-most in a season by an RSC player...The leadoff hitter starts the playoffs with 56 career stolen bases, tied for third with Madalyn Ring '25 among Gators...RSC Pitchers closed the regular season second in the Conference with 213 strikeouts and third with a 3.85 Team ERA...Putnam (7-7, 1 save) and senior pitcher Bailey Catlin (Petersburg, NY/Berlin/Saint Rose) (8-6) lead the staff...Opposing batters are hitting just .222 off of the righty, the worst in the E8...The graduate student is fifth in the Conference with a 2.98 ERA...She's whiffed 96 batters across 96.1 innings...Those marks ranked sixth and eighth in the E8...Catlin starts the playoffs sixth in the E8 with a 3.01 ERA...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, 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...Tyler hit .500 (11-for-22) with eight runs scored and two RBI to help RSC secure a home E8 playoff game...The junior totaled 14 bases, laced three doubles, slugged .636, and had a .560 on-base percentage across the six contests... She went 8-for-8 on stolen base attempts.
