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Softball Concludes Conference Weekend With Two Losses At RMU

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 (XML)

Moon Township, PA – The Wagner softball team dropped its second Northeast Conference (NEC) doubleheader of the weekend by the scores of 3-2 and 15-1 at Robert Morris on Sunday afternoon.
 
Wagner falls to 9-23 on the season, 1-13 in the NEC, while the Colonials improve to 21-17 and remain the conference's lone undefeated team at 10-0.
 
Game One Recap: Robert Morris 3 Wagner 2
Box Score (PDF)

In the first game, the Seahawks and the Colonials found themselves scoreless after three innings.
 
It was junior catcher Brenda Bott (Fountain Valley, CA/Fountain Valley) who got things started with a rocket over the left field fence in the top of the fourth inning which gave Wagner a 1-0 lead. For Bott, it was her fourth home run of the season.
 
The Colonials responded right away, putting up two runs in bottom of the fourth on an Olivia Lorusso RBI double in taking a 2-1 lead before adding an insurance run in bottom of the fifth to create a 3-1 lead.
 
Senior shortstop Kelsey Parker (Lynnwood, WA/Lynnwood) started off the top of the sixth with a double to left field and scored when sophomore pitcher McKaleigh Goodale (Bradenton, FL/Lakewood Ranch) followed suit with a double up the middle, cutting the deficit to 3-2. Robert Morris was able to keep the Seahawks off the board the rest of the way in hanging on for the win.
 
Senior first baseman Beth Lewis (Ashburn, VA/Stone Bridge) was 2-for-3 with two singles in the contest while Bott, Parker and Goodale contributed one hit apiece for the Seahawks.
 
Goodale hurled the first 4.2 innings, giving up three runs on five hits with two strikeouts, in taking the loss.
 
Game Two Recap: Robert Morris 15 Wagner 1
Box Score (PDF)

In the second game. the Colonials took a commanding 8-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back as they defeated the Seahawks 15-1 in five innings.
 
Wagner's lone run came in the third inning on an RBI single by Goodale, which scored sophomore centerfielder Brianna Tredway (Downingtown, PA/ Downingtown West), who went  2-for-3 in the second game.
 
Robert Morris tacked on two runs in the second inning, followed by five in the third. The Seahawks produced up eight hits in game two the Colonials posted 14 hits, including home runs by Ashley Gerhart and Olivia Lorusso.

Lewis went 2-for-2, making her 4-for-5 on the day. Delivering one base hit apiece in the second game were Parker, sophomore Taylor Beeson (Mesa, AZ/ Red Mountain), the designated player, freshman left fielder Maite Reece (Covina, CA/Gabrielino), and Goodale.
 
Senior Samantha Bedker (Phoenix, AZ/Sandra Day O'Connor) took the loss, giving up six unearned runs on four hits with one strikeout in 0.2 innings pitched.
 
The Seahawks return to action next Saturday, April 25, at 1:00 p.m. in their final doubleheader of the 2015 campaign, hosting Mount St. Mary's.
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Players Mentioned

Taylor Beeson

#6 Taylor Beeson

2B
5' 3"
Junior
R/R
Brenda Bott

#16 Brenda Bott

C
5' 5"
Senior
R/R
McKaleigh Goodale

#2 McKaleigh Goodale

P/UTL
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Brianna Tredway

#10 Brianna Tredway

OF
5' 10"
Junior
R/R
Maite Reece

#11 Maite Reece

OF
5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R

Players Mentioned

Taylor Beeson

#6 Taylor Beeson

5' 3"
Junior
R/R
2B
Brenda Bott

#16 Brenda Bott

5' 5"
Senior
R/R
C
McKaleigh Goodale

#2 McKaleigh Goodale

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
P/UTL
Brianna Tredway

#10 Brianna Tredway

5' 10"
Junior
R/R
OF
Maite Reece

#11 Maite Reece

5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
OF

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