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Rochester, NY – Nazareth had hot bats in a 6-3 game 1 victory over Sage, before going cold in a 9-2 defeat to the Gators in game 2. The Golden Flyers honored its lone senior,
Stephanie Mongelli, a four-year starter with a career .339 average for Senior Day.
With the split, Nazareth is 10-18 overall and 3-9 in league play, while Sage moves to 10-15 and 4-10, respectively.
Nazareth closes out the season on Monday, hosting Houghton for a doubleheader beginning at 3:30 p.m.
Game 1- Nazareth 6, Sage 3
Madison Joseph (4-for-4) and
Marissa Tortora (3-for-4) produced seven of Nazareth's 12 hits and an RBI each to help the Golden Flyers earn the victory.
Tortora picked up her RBI in the first to give Nazareth a 1-0 lead.
After Sage evened the score in the top of the third on a solo homer, Nazareth produced two runs to go up 3-1. Joseph had an RBI single and
Kristen Simmons notched an RBI double to score
Janelle Walters and Mongelli, respectively.
The Gators scored a pair of unearned run on
Kylie Smith in the fourth to even the score at 3-3. Smith went to 5-6 on the year with the win, allowing six hits with one strikeout.
Nazareth produced three runs in the fifth after batting through the order. Joseph was able to score the winning run on a passed ball with the bases loaded, making it 4-3.
The Gators nearly ended the inning on a
Delaney St. George strikeout, but she reached on a dropped third strike and
Marissa Drees scored. Walters notched the other RBI in the frame – she was 2-for-4 in the game.
Game 2 – Sage 9, Nazareth 2
The Golden Flyers were held to just four hits in the game, compared to 10 for the visitors.
Nazareth scored a pair of unearned in the first and second innings. Mongelli brought in Walters in the first. She was the lone Nazareth player with multiple hits in the game (2-for-3).
Simmons scored from third in the second, as
Jessica Mount lined out to left and an errant throw home allowed her to score, making it 2-0.
It was a fourth inning to forget for the Golden Flyers, as they gave up seven runs on six hits with one error.
A two-run homer from Katy Rimawi in the seventh rounded out the scoring.
Baileasue Rounds pitched the entire contest, surrendering 10 hits and nine runs (3 earned) to drop to 0-2 on the year.
