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13
Winner RIT RIT 2-1
12
Rockford RU 1-2
Winner
RIT RIT
2-1
13
Final
12
Rockford RU
1-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
RIT RIT 0 0 3 7 1 2 0 13 10 4
Rockford RU 0 6 0 2 4 0 0 12 14 7

W: Hill, Addison (2-0) L: Neelah Vandeberg (0-1)

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Brooklyn BROOKLYN 0-4
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Winner RIT RIT 3-1
Brooklyn BROOKLYN
0-4
2
Final
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RIT RIT
3-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Brooklyn BROOKLYN 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 3
RIT RIT 0 1 0 1 5 3 10 8 1

W: Blair, Mackenzie () L: K. Dhanraj ()

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball defeats Rockford, 13-12; shuts out Brooklyn College, 10-2 (6 inn.) in Florida

NAPLES, Fla. – The RIT Softball Team swept Rockford (Ill.), 13-12, and Brooklyn College, 10-2 (8 inn.) on the second day of action at the Gene Cusic Classic, Monday.
 
RIT 13, ROCKFORD (ILL.) 12
  • Sophomore Carlianna Ewing went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and knocked home what proved to be the game-winning run in the top of the sixth.
  • First-year Taryn Jones ended 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and four RBI.
  • Rockford put together a six-run second, before the Tigers answered with a three-run third, including a two-run single by Jones.
  • RIT brought five runs across in the fourth, including a two-run double by Jones, back-to-back RBI hits by Ewing and first-year Madison Passineau and a two-run double by first-year Paige Stein that yielded a 10-6 lead.
  • Rockford got two back in the bottom of the fourth, but an RBI single by sophomore Kate Carlone pushed the Tigers back to an 11-8 lead.
  • Rockford answered with a four-run fifth for a 12-11 lead, but RIT scored twice in the sixth for a lead it would not relinquish.
  • Sophomore Addison Hill picked up the relief victory over the final 5.2 innings, allowing four earned runs and striking out three, including back-to-back scoreless innings in the sixth and seventh. 
RIT 10, BROOKLYN COLLEGE 2 (6 INN.)
  • Passineau finished 3-for-3 with her first two career home runs, a double and four RBI as RIT plated nine runs over the final three innings for the decisive victory.
  • Passineau tied the game, 1-1, with a solo home run in the second inning.
  • Brooklyn retook the lead with a run in the top of the fourth, but the Tigers answered with one in the bottom of the fourth on a ground out by sophomore Syliva White.
  • Cavotta started the fifth by reaching third on a misplayed ball by the centerfielder, before coming home on a single by Ewing. Carlone brought Ewing home with an RBI single and advanced to second after White was hit by a pitch. Passineu cleared the bases with a shot over the left field fence for a 7-2 lead.
  • In the sixth, Jones drew a bases-loaded walk before Cavotta came home on a ball hit by Carlone that was misplayed by the third baseman.
  • Sophomore Blair Mackenzie earned the complete game victory, only allowing three hits and three walks while striking out five. 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT is scheduled to face Alfred State at 9:00 a.m. and Potsdam at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday (Mar.10) at the North Collier Regional Park on the third day of action at the Gene Cusic Classic.