Alfred State and RIT Slip Past Anna Maria, 4-0 and 6-3

FT. MYERS, FL - In day four of Florida action for the Anna Maria College softball team, the squad took on Alfred State and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) but were edged out in both games by scores of 4-0 and 6-3 respectively at the CenturyLink Sports Complex. 

BASICS

Game 1

• Date: March 10, 2020
• Score: Alfred State Pioneers 4, Anna Maria College AMCATS 0
• Records: Alfred State (2-3), Anna Maria College (1-6)

Game 2

• Date: March 10, 2020
• Score: RIT Tigers 6, Anna Maria College AMCATS 3
• Records: RIT (4-0), Anna Maria College (1-7)

Game 1 Pioneers 4, AMCATS 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Pioneers quickly struck first after two RBI singles from Krista Lovell (Addison, NY) and Danayah Diaz (Endicott, NY) for the early 2-0 lead. Hailey Shaw (Salem, NH) notched a single in the bottom half of the inning and also reached second on a throwing error by the Alfred State shortstop. However, the AMCATS could not push Shaw across as Pioneers pitcher, Arianna Traugott (Elmira, NY) retired the next three hitters. 
• For the next three innings, the contest turned into a pitchers duel as 'CATS starter, Sabrina Liston (Rehoboth, MA) shut down Alfred State hitters and got herself out of a third-inning jam that had runners on first and third but induced a fly out to end the threat. Later in the fifth inning though, Alfred State sent across two more runs via RBIs by Diaz and Lovell for the 4-0 advantage. 
• Heading into the bottom of the seventh with one out, Anna Maria threatened from a double to deep left off the bat of Kassandra Register (Bakersfield, CA). After a groundout by Elisabeth Borneman (Townsend, MA), Register advanced to third with two outs. Unfortunately, Traugott forced Shaw to ground to short for the Pioneers 4-0 win. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Despite the loss, Liston had a solid outing for Anna Maria in seven innings of work with one strikeout on three earned runs. 
• Although the AMCATS lost, the team was slightly outhit by the Pioneers by an 8-6 margin. 
• Register and Kaitlyn Snyder (Cromwell, CT) paced the squad with two hits on the day. Meanwhile, Kyleigh Campbell (Merrimac, NH) and Shaw each collected one hit. 
• Traugott earned the start for Alfred State and went seven innings while striking out four. 
• Diaz and Lovell were the only sources of runs for the Pioneers as they provided two RBI's respectively. 

Game 2 Tigers 6, AMCATS 3

HOW IT HAPPENED

• RIT took an early 4-0 lead after two innings highlighted by an RBI double through the left side by Alexis Smith (Ronkonkoma, NY) in the first inning, and a two-run RBI single via Hailey Czerwinski (East Amherst, NY) in the second inning. In the third inning, Kassandra Register (Bakersfield, CA) hit a single and got herself to third in the inning, but Tigers starter, Rachel Jowers (Whigham, GA) struck out the next AMCATS batter to preserve the shutout. 
• After RIT tacked on one more run in the sixth (5-0), the squad responded with a three-run inning to cut the Tigers lead down to two (5-3). Anna Maria quickly loaded the bases as the first three batters got on base that featured a Kaitlyn Snyder (Cromwell, CT) single. Sabrina Liston (Rehoboth, MA) brought in the first AMCATS run after she was hit by a pitch and after Maria Scandalito (Pomfret, CT) hit a sacrifice fly to bring in another run, Kendall McNamee (Somers, CT) scored on a past ball. 
• The Tigers got a run back in the seventh inning after a Brianna Bilich (Penryn, CA) RBI single for a 6-3 RIT lead. In the bottom half of the inning, Elisabeth Borneman (Townsend, MA) drew a walk and Hailey Shaw (Salem, NH) ripped a single back to the pitcher to give the team a runner in scoring position with one out. However, the squad could not push the runners across after Jowers collected the last two outs in the RIT 6-3 win. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Two different AMCATS each notched RBI's in today's contest (Liston and Scandalito). Meanwhile, four different Anna Maria student-athletes each collected one hit (Register, Scandalito, Shaw, and Snyder). 
• Snyder earned the start for game two and had a strong outing despite the loss. In her seven innings of work, Snyder struck out two while giving up three earned runs. 
• In Jowers' first collegiate start, she threw seven innings and struck out six. 
• Samm Carroll (Woodbridge, NJ) and Czerwinski each had two RBIs for the Tigers in Wednesday's action. 

WHAT'S NEXT

Anna Maria wraps up their Florida play in doubleheader action against the Coast Guard Academy and Kenyon College at 9 AM and 11 AM respectively. 

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