Softball Drops Non-Conference Road Game Against Hartford Thursday

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) softball team fell in non-conference action on the road at crosstown foe University of Hartford (Hartford), 12-4, after five innings Thursday afternoon at the Hartford Softball Field in West Hartford, Conn. With the results, the Blue Jays moved to 5-8 on the year, while the Hawks improved to 8-7 overall.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• USJ wasted little time taking the lead, as freshman Lorynes Suriel (Lynn, Mass.) ripped a two-RBI single to the right center gap, plating sophomore Jennifer Antonowicz (Wolcott, Conn.) and junior Kaitlyn Ouellete (Wolcott, Conn.) and establishing a 2-0 edge.
• In the next at-bat, Suriel would steal second before sophomore catcher Sydney Robison (Clinton, Conn.) slashed an RBI double to right-center, increasing the lead to 3-0 after the bottom of the first.
• Hartford immediately answered, scoring six runs in the bottom of the frame to hold a 6-3 edge after the first inning.
• The Hawks increased the edge in the bottom of the second, tacking on two runs to hold an 8-3 advantage.
• Junior catcher Allison Conger (Plainfield, Conn.) pulled a run back for USJ in the top of the third, slashing a single to center field to score freshman pinch runner Sophia Onofrio (Naugatuck, Conn.) and cut the deficit to 8-4.
• However, Hartford answered with four runs in the bottom of the fourth, while keeping USJ off the scoreboard to secure the victory via the run rule, 12-4, after five innings.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Robison paced the team with a 2-for-3 outing at the plate.
• Antonowicz, Ouellette and Suriel all recorded a stolen base.
• Sophomore Analise Escarraman (Windham, Conn.) got the start inside the circle, picking up the loss (0-4) after allowing six runs off six hits in one inning of work.
• Freshman Brenna Lyver (Enfield, Conn.) made her collegiate debut, throwing 2.2 innings of relief, surrendering six runs off six hits while tossing one strikeout.

UP NEXT

The Blue Jays continue a five-game road trip tomorrow, Friday March 28, with a stop in the Big Apple to face Baruch College during a non-conference doubleheader. First pitch of game one against the Bearcats at Randall's Island Park Field #13 in New York, N.Y., is set for 3:00 p.m.

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