NEWBURGH – The Mount Saint Mary College Softball team earned a split in its first conference action of the season on Saturday, dropping game one at Manhattaville 5-2 before rallying for a 5-4 victory in game two. Riley Norwood finished the second contest with a pair of hits for the Knights.
The game two victory stopped a seven-game skid for the Knights and moves them to 2-9 overall on the season and 1-1 in Skyline Conference play. Manhattanville stands at 7-11 overall and 3-1 in league play.
Game 1: Manhattanville 5 – Mount Saint Mary 2
The Valiants opened a 1-0 lead in the first when Sarah Harker drove in the game’s first run with a single.
Mount Saint Mary evened the score in the second when Jenna Cedeno drove in Norwood with a single.
Manhattanville answered with two more runs in the bottom of the second to grab a 3-1 lead with Samantha Walsh and Giovanna Liggett delivering runs with base hits.
The Knights got a run closer in the fourth on an Alicia Killeen sacrifice fly.
Manhattanville closed out the scoring in the game with single runs in the fourth and fifth.
Liggett drove in another run in the fourth and Melissa Lopez doubled home Harker with the game’s final run.
For The Knights
Killeen finished the opener 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Cedeno recorded a hit, scored a run and drove in one for the Knights.
Olivia Ferara and Melanie McClinchey each singled.
Bridget Morris suffered the loss and fell to 0-4 on the season, allowing three runs in 1.2 innings.
Christen Hansen worked 4.1 innings of relief, allowing two runs on five hits.
Game 2: Mount Saint Mary 5 – Manhattanville 4
The Valiants scored a single run in the first inning when Walsh scampered home on a miscue following a single from Liggett.
The one-run lead held up until the fifth when the Mount evened the score when Cedeno singled home Killeen with two-outs in the inning.
Manhattanville came right back with two runs in the home half of the inning to grab a 3-1 advantage.
Amaya Esparza supplied the scoring with a one-out, two-run home run.
Trailing 3-1 in their final at-bat, Mount Saint Mary scored four times on three hits to grab a 5-3 lead.
Norwood singled home Ferara to start the scoring in the inning before Cedeno scored the tying run on a bases loaded walk drawn by Nicole Rosner.
Sofia Gannon pushed the Knights in front with a two-run double that delivered Norwood and Laura Dentato.
The Valiants plated a run in the bottom of the seventh and had the tying run on third, but Hansen got a groundout to end the contest.
For The Knights
Norwood finished game two 2-for-4 with a run scored and RBI.
Killeen, Dentato and Gannon all doubled with Killeen and Dentato scoring runs.
Rosner and Cedeno each posted a hit and an RBI.
Ferara added a hit and a run scored for the Knights.
Rosner made the start in the circle and took a no decision after allowing a run on four hits in 3.1 innings.
Hansen improved to 2-2 on the season, earning the win in 3.2 innings of relief work.
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