DELHI, N.Y. — The Keuka College Softball team swept SUNY Delhi in a doubleheader on Monday afternoon. Keuka College (5-10, 1-1 Empire 8) won the first game 12-0 and continued the shutout in game two to win 9-0.
Keuka College 12 vs. SUNY Delhi 0
The Wolves came out strong from the beginning, the first baserunners for Keuka were
Hailey Jasinski (Buffalo, N.Y. / North Collins) after she doubled and
Makenna DeMoney (Conklin, N.Y. / Susquehanna Valley) after she drew a walk. This brought
Grace Eagen (Buffalo, N.Y. / West Seneca West) to the plate, and she capitalized on the opportunity with a single. The single brought Jasinski into home for the first score of the game in the top of the first.
After keeping the Broncos off the board, the Wolves looked to add to their early lead.
Lauren Gilbert (Owego, N.Y. / Owego Free Academy) reached first on an error and advanced to second on a single from
Haley Mascho (Bolivar, N.Y. / Bolivar-Richburg). Emily Cutrona (Buffalo, N.Y. / West Seneca West) put the ball in play and reached first on a fielder's choice, but Gilbert was out at third. With two runners on,
Olivia Flynn (Williamson, N.Y. / Williamson) hit a single to load the bases. Next,
Hailey Jasinski hit a single to bring in two runs for the Wolves. The game went into the third with Keuka up 3-0.
The game remained at 3-0 after a scoreless third inning, but the Wolves got hot in the top of the fourth.
Emily Cutrona would start the big inning for the Green and Gold with a single and then stole second base.
Olivia Flynn brought her around the bases with an RBI double. Jasinski drew a walk to give the Wolves two runners on base, and
Makenna DeMoney hit a double to bring both runners in to score.
Grace Eagen grounded out to the shortstop but moved DeMoney over to third base. The last run of the inning was scored with
Emily VanDelinder (Corning, N.Y. / Corning) hitting a single to bring DeMoney into home to go up 7-0.
The next two innings were a defensive battle and neither team put a run on the board. The Wolves found their offensive stride again in the top of the seventh, with another big inning. The inning began with a double from
Payge Granger (Camden N.Y. / Camden), which brought
Lauren Gilbert to the plate. Gilbert swung for the fences and hit a two-run home run.
Haley Mascho gave the Wolves a baserunner by drawing a walk but was thrown out at second on an
Emily Cutrona hit in the infield for a fielder's choice play.
Olivia Flynn then hit a triple to bring Cutrona home and was quickly brought home herself on a
Hailey Jasinski double. Jasinski advanced on a passed ball and then scored on a sacrifice fly hit by
Makenna DeMoney. The sac-fly was the last score of the game as the Wolves held the Broncos to no runs in a 12-0 win.
Keuka College 9 vs. SUNY Delhi 0
Each team posted a single in the first inning, but both teams left runners on base to remain scoreless. However, the Wolves came out swinging to start the second inning. Keuka batted through their lineup in the second, scoring six runs on five RBIs.
Grace Eagen hit a double to start the inning and a single for two RBIs before the last out. The game went into the third inning with the Wolves up 6-0.
In the top of the third, the Wolves drew a pair of walks and
Haley Mascho hit a single to force a Bronco pitching change. With the bases loaded,
Olivia Flynn hit a sacrifice fly to bring in an additional run for Keuka. While the Wolves did not score in the fourth, pitcher
Haley Mascho sat down the next three batters for SUNY Delhi to keep Keuka's 7-0 lead.
The fifth inning started strong with
Emily Cutrona hitting a single and proceeding to steal second. She was brought home on an
Olivia Flynn single for the last Keuka run of the game. Flynn worked her way around the bases on a throwing error and scored as well. The game ended in the bottom of the fifth when catcher
Emily Cutrona threw down to first base to catch a runner and started a pickle. The Wolves successfully got the out and won game two 9-0.
KC Notes:
- Emily VanDelinder currently has a seven-game hitting streak
- First-year pitcher Haley Mascho got her first career win for the five full innings she pitched in game two
- Sophomore Lauren Gilbert hit her first career home run
- Nine different Wolves recorded hits in the doubleheader
Up Next for Keuka College: The Green and Gold will return to their home field on Friday, April 12 with a doubleheader against Alfred University. The Empire matchups will begin with the first pitch at 3 p.m.
