WASHINGTON, D.C. - The College of Saint Elizabeth's softball team (12-8, 6-0 NEAC) rolled to its sixth straight win by sweeping a doubleheader from Gallaudet University, 9-0 and 10-7 on Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles got on the board first in game one has
Brittany Demarest had a two-run single to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead. After the Eagles added a run in the fourth inning, CSE exploded for five runs in the fifth behind RBI hits by
Elizabeth Unger,
Neckolette Nedwell, and Demarest. The Eagles added two more runs in the sixth, and shut the Bison down on the bottom of the inning to take game one, 9-0 in six innings.
Alyssa Hampton improved to 6-2 on the mound, pitching a six inning complete game for her first shutout of the season. Carr and Demarest each finished with two hits while Unger had a hit and two walks.
CSE came out hot again in game two, scoring three runs behind RBI hits by Unger, Nedwell, and
Ashley VonHorn. Over the next three innings, Gallaudet score four runs to take a 4-3 lead. In the top of the fourth, the Eagles plated three runs to regain a 6-4 lead.
After the Eagles tacked on two additional runs, VonHorn roped a two-run triple to right giving the Eagles a 10-4 lead in the top of the seventh. Gallaudet managed to score three runs over the final two innings, but could not comeback as the Eagles held on for a 10-7 win.
Nedwell and Unger each finished 3-4 in game two while
Genesis Sanchez,
Teya Carr, and VonHorn had two hits a piece.
CSE returns to action on Thursday when it travels to Drew University for a 3 pm start.