Nazareth College Athletics

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Sophomore Emily Graham stroked a two-run triple in the bottom of the fifth inning to snap a scoreless tie Tuesday and lift Nazareth to a 3-0 softball victory over visiting Oswego in the first game of a non-conference doubleheader. Graham and junior Carly Pike each had three hits in the second game as the Golden Flyers swept the Lakers with a 10-1 victory.

The games were the last two of the season for the Golden Flyers, who finished 15-19 overall. Oswego finished 5-21 overall.

Graham's triple helped make a winning pitcher of senior Nicole Bayona, who tossed her first complete game shutout in her final career start. Bayona gave up just three hits, walked three and struck out four.

In the bottom of the fifth, Sarah Papponetti reached on a fielding error and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Meghan Barry. Morgan Ross followed with a single through the left side, the both runners scored when Graham laced a triple in the right-center field gap. Nazareth added a third run in the sixth inning after Stephanie Mongelli ripped a one-out double to right field. She advanced to third on an infield grounder by Cydney Luke and scored on an error.

Bayona, meanwhile, pitched out of trouble in the top of the sixth inning after the first two runners reached base. Bayona retired the next three batters on two fly balls and a strikeout to preserve the shutout.

In the second game, Graham reached base in all four of her plate appearance with three hits and a walk. She had a one-out walk in the third and scored Nazareth's first run on a single by Pike.

Three more runs came home in the fourth. Mongelli reached on an infield single and advanced to third on two infield grounders and scored on an error. Barry followed with a single and advanced to third on a double by Ross. Graham then ripped a double down the left field line to chase both runners home.

After Oswego scored a run in the top of the fifth, Nazareth ended the game with six runs on seven hits in the bottom of the inning. Mongelli, who finished with Nazareth's highest batting average at .355, had an RBI single and Ross singled home two more runs. Graham had a run-scoring single for her fifth RBI on the day and Pike finished off the Lakers with a two-run single to end the game.

Sophomore Nicole White gained the pitching victory as she tossed five innings of three-hit ball and struck out five. The games were the last career appearances for Bayona and senior catcher Sophia Rhoades, who stroked a single in her final at bat.