Liston and Forget Lead Softball Over The Falcons

BOXSCORE GAME 1
BOXSCORE GAME 2

Paxton, MA: The Anna Maria College softball team swept a double header with Fisher College on Wednesday at the AMCATS' Softball Field.

BASICS:
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Game 1 - Score: Fisher 0, Anna Maria 14
Game 2 - Score: Fisher 1, Anna Maria 13
Records: Falcons of Fisher College 0-8 | AMCATS of Anna Maria 4-8

TURNING POINT:

• The AMCATS lit up the scoreboard early and often in the first game. Scoring seven runs in the first inning and six runs in the fourth. Sophomore Eden Forget (Worcester, MA) was dominant in the circle, throwing a complete game while striking out nine of the 19 batters she faced without allowing a walk, earning her second win of the season. Forget also helped her own cause, going 2-4 at the plate while driving in a pair and scoring a run.
• Game two was more of the same for the AMCATS who scored runs in each of their offensive frames. The big inning was another seven-run effort, this time in the third inning. Senior Sabrina Liston gave the AMCATS back-to-back dominate efforts from the circle, also striking out nine Falcons without allowing a walk and limiting the Falcons to only two hits, earning her second win of the season. Liston also did her part in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-3, including double, with two RBI and a run scored.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Senior shortstop Michelle Cilley (Dracut, MA) was a combined 3-5 with four RBI and two runs scored. All three of Cilley's hits went for doubles.
• Sophomore catcher Saylor Costa (E. Providence, RI) had four hits in seven trips to the plate, including going 3-4 in the first game. She also had four runs scored.
• Senior centerfielder Kassandra Register (Bakersfield, CA) reached base and came around to score in all three of her plate appearances in the second game. She also had two stolen bases and an RBI.
• Sophomore outfielder Skylar Gomes (East Rockaway, NY) was 2-4 with a double and two RBI in game one, while driving in a run in her loan at-bat in game two.
• The AMCATS 14 run victory was their largest margin of victory since defeating Elms College 21-7 on March 8, 2020.
• Today marked the first time that the AMCATS one both ends of a double header by run-rule since the season finale of the 2019 season when they downed Pine Manor by scores of 17-4 and 15-3 on April 29^th.
• In game one, all nine starters for the AMCATS had at least one hit and one run scored.

UP NEXT:
The AMCATS will return to the field on Monday with a double header at home against Northern Vermont - Lyndon. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.

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