Softball wins 12th straight in sweep of Cougars
(Herkimer Sydney Cimini went 3-for-5 with 3RBI in game one against the Cougars Sunday).
HERKIMER, NY – Collecting 17 doubles, six triples and two home runs on Sunday (4/19) at home, the Herkimer Generals softball team swept Clinton Community College 28-0 and 30-0.
Herkimer (18-7, 6-0) had multiple contributors which helped the team reach their 12th consecutive win of the season, but Elyssa Lebaron (Corning, NY), Hannah Desino (Pitsford, NY) and Samantha Elliott (Ontario, Canada) stood out from the bunch, collecting four or more runs batted in during the doubleheader.
Lebaron had four RBI in game one, going 3-for-3 at the plate with a double and triple. Desino had five RBI in game two, going 3-for-4 at the plate with two doubles and one home run. Elliott had four RBI in game two, going 3-for-5 with a double.
After those three, four Generals had three runs batted in a game. They were Sydney Cimini (Syracuse, NY), Molly Moore (Norwich, NY), Terra Lawler (Syracuse, NY) and Gabrielle Waterman (Stoneridge, NY).
Accumulating two RBI in a game was Shannon McCann (Horseheads, NY), Jadyn Costello (Kingston, NY), Alexis Capasso (Gloversville, NY), Korey Bunal (Rome, NY) and Arainna Brone (Rochester, NY).
Pitching for Herkimer on Sunday was Amy Hart (St. Johnsville, NY) and Ashley Marshall (Oneida, NY). Both threw complete game shutouts for the victory. Hart allowed two hits, and struck out seven batters, while Marshall allowed three hits and struck out four.
Up next for the Generals is Onondaga on Tuesday, April 21st. Herkimer has already played the No. 9 team in the country this season, defeating them 10-9 and 14-6 on the road. This time Herkimer will host, with a scheduled start of 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. for the doubleheader. The Lazers are 3-3 in their last six games.
Game One:
Herkimer (17-7, 5-0) 28
Clinton (0-7) 0
Cougars 000 00 2 | 0
Generals 682 12X 25 | 28
Pitching:
Herkimer
Amy Hart (W, 1-0) 5IP 2H 0R 0ER 2BB 7K
Hitting:
Generals
Elyssa Lebaron 3-for-3 4RBI 12B 13B
Sydney Cimini 3-for-5 3RBI 23B
Shannon McCann 2-for-2 2RBI 1HR
Jadyn Costello 1-for-3 2RBI 13B
Alexis Capasso 2-for-3 2RBI 12B
Lindsey Parese 2-for-3 2RBI 13B
Korey Bunal 1-for-1 2RBI 13B
Dana Nicoletti 2-for-3 1RBI
Kayla Bancroft 1-for-3 1RBI 12B
Brittany Ormond 1-for-3 1RBI 12B
Marcella Costello 1-for-2 1RBI 12B
Molly Moore 2-for-2 1RBI
Gabrielle Waterman 2-for-2 1RBI 12B
Game Two:
Herkimer (18-7, 6-0) 30
Clinton (0-8) 0
Generals 496 47 27 | 30
Cougars 000 00 3 | 0
Pitching:
Herkimer
Ashley Marshall (W, 2-0) 5IP 3H 0R 0ER 0BB 4K
Hitting:
Generals
Hannah Desino 3-for-4 5RBI 22B 1HR
Samantha Elliott 3-for-5 4RBI 12B
Molly Moore 3-for-5 3RBI
Terra Lawler 4-for-5 3RBI 12B
Gabrielle Waterman 5-for-5 3RBI 12B
Jadyn Costello 1-for-1 2RBI 12B
Arainna Brone 3-for-5 2RBI 12B
Marcella Costello 2-for-4 1RBI
Next Doubleheader: 4/21 vs. #9 Onondaga 3 & 5 p.m.
-Giorgio Varlaro