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Naples, FL, - Nazareth was able to snap a three-game losing streak to end its spring break trip on a high note Friday, defeating Castleton University 6-4. The Golden Flyers dropped their first game of the day to North Central, 3-1.
Nazareth finished its 10-game spring break trip 6-4.
Game 1 – North Central 3, Nazareth 1
Freshman
Janelle Walters made a spectacular play in the first throwing out a runner from left at the plate to keep the Cardinals off the board.
North Central struck first in the second after an infield single scored a runner from third to make it 1-0.
Holding a 1-0 lead in the fourth, North Central's Rachele Belletini banged a two-run home run with two outs to get some insurance runs and make it 3-0.
Stephanie Mongelli had Nazareth's second hit of the day to lead off the fifth, but the Golden Flyers ended with two runners aboard.
Nazareth's offense eventually delivered a run in the sixth, with
Kristen Simmons hitting a single to score
Delaney St. George, making it 3-1.
In total, Nazareth had just four hits and left one runner on base in both the sixth and seventh innings when it was looking to mount a comeback.
Madison Joseph was 2-for-3 in the game.
Madison Zeis was tagged with the loss, after allowing three runs on eight hits.
Game 2 – Nazareth 6, Castleton 4
Nazareth put together a crucial bottom half of the fifth, scoring three key insurance runs to go ahead 6-2.
Marissa Tortora belted a shot to the gap with two outs to score St. George from first for a 4-2 lead.
Later in the inning, Joseph ripped a double to score Tortora and Mongelli. She was 2-for-3 in the game with two RBI.
Castleton hit a two-run home run in the seventh, but sophomore
Kylie Smith came in relief to mow down the next two batters and seal the victory.
Tortora (2-for-3), who had a two-RBI game, helped Nazareth jump out to a 1-0 advantage in the first.
Gabriella Corasaniti got out of a jam in the second, inducing a lineout with two outs to leave two runners stranded and keep Nazareth's lead at 1-0.
Simmons reached for the second time in the third inning on an error, only to have Mongelli belt a homer to left for a 3-0 advantage.
The Spartans clawed back to within, 3-2, behind a two-RBI single in the fifth.
Nazareth is next slated to host Morrisville State on March 24.
