Army Softball Showcases Explosive Offense

QUEENS – Army West Point softball (10-14) played two games at Red Storm Field for the second consecutive day on Sunday, having a historic hitting performance in a six-inning win over the Harvard University Crimson (6-10-1), 14-4, before falling to the St. John’s Red Storm (18-8), 3-9.

Army powered its way past Harvard with an explosive offensive performance, using five home runs to fuel a commanding 14–4 victory. The five home runs in the single game tied the Army Softball program record for most home runs in a single game, which last happened in 2018 when Army played at UMass Lowell.

The offensive performance was highlighted by the five home runs, coming from Mia Bonsignore, Taylor Brown, Emma Murchison, Ashton White and Caitlyn Newburn, while Murchison’s five RBIs and multiple extra-base hits anchored one of Army’s most offensively productive games of the season.

In the second game of the day, Army generated several offensive moments and showed resilience at the plate, but St. John’s used two big innings early to pull away for a 9–3 victory.

Emma Murchison was one of the offensive leaders on the day, finishing with a team-best .667 batting average, four hits, including two doubles and a home run, two runs and five RBIs. She also went 4-4 in Army’s win over the Crimson.

Taylor Brown was right behind her, batting .625 while adding a team-high five hits, with two home runs, plus five runs and three RBIs. Ashton White added four hits and three RBIs, plus Caitlyn Newburn added three hits and three RBIs on the day.

Breanna Izzo, Amanda Eaglin and Katelyn Flanders all saw action in the circle for the Black Knights. Breanna Izzo started and completed the full 6.0 innings against Harvard, adding four strikeouts while allowing four runs and seven hits, earning the win for Army.

Amanda Eaglin got the start against St. John’s, finished the day with two strikeouts while allowing five hits, two walks and eight runs. Katelyn Flanders came in as relief, pitching for 3.2 innings, only allowing one earned run and five hits while adding two strikeouts. Eaglin received the loss in the game against the Red Storm.