CLERMONT, Fla. – Suffolk softball dropped a 5-1 decision to Ithaca on Friday at Legends Way at The Spring Games.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Ithaca 5
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-6) | Ithaca (8-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk fielding mishaps and one Bombers' hit resulted in four Ithaca runs in the bottom of the second.
The Rams made up some ground in the fourth. Lily O'Neil sparked the offense with a single to third base and Ashley Hubner took her spot on the bags. The pinch runner swiped second and made her way in on Ava Brandow's double to center.
Ithaca got that run back in the bottom of the fifth. Haley Petrucci doubled down the left field line and put on her running shoes on Kailen Winkelbelch's single to right to extend the edge back to four.
Zeros were put up on both sides in the sixth to keep the blue-and-gold in a four-run hole.
The blue-and-gold's bats never got going in the seventh and the Bombers walked awy with the victory.
PITCHERS PICTURE
- Ella Turnbull took the loss after giving up five runs, two earned, on six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 6.0 innings.
- Mady Rowell earned the win for the Bombers with 3.0 innings of scoreless, hitless relief with one punchout.
- Taylor Brunn started and put together a one-run, four-hit, three-walk and seven-strikeout effort over 4.0 frames.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Lily Gustafson went 2-for-2 with one walk.
- Julia Mills logged a 2-for-4 effort at the plate.
- O'Neil added one hit.
- Ava Brandow registered one hit, one RBI and one walk.
NOTEWORTHY
- Suffolk met Ithaca for the second time, second straight season.
- The Rams and Bombers have played one another on neutral diamonds only.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk concludes its action at the Spring Games tonight against Montclair State.
