Softball ends Cougars win streak, sweeps another series

BATAVIA, NY – Collecting their eighth doubleheader sweep of the season Saturday (4/25), the Herkimer Generals softball team defeated Genesee Community College 8-2 and 11-0, on the road, ending a five-game win streak for the Cougars and increasing the Generals current win streak to 16.

Herkimer (20-7) has been rolling as of late, and their starting pitching has been a big proponent of it. Dana Nicoletti (Syracuse, NY) and Brittany Ormond (New Paltz, NY) got the starts in both games, collecting their fifth and seventh completes games of the season respectively. Nicoletti went seven innings for the fifth time, allowing two runs on six hits, striking out a season-high 12 Cougars for her fifth straight win. As for Ormond, she only needed five innings to collect her fifth consecutive win and third shutout of the season, allowing two hits in a game for the second time.

Offensively, the Generals looked to Alexis Capasso (Gloversville, NY), Taylor Daniels (Watervliet, NY) and Arainna Brone (Rochester, NY). Capasso went 6-for-6 in the doubleheader with a season-high six runs batted in both games, giving the sophomore 17 RBI this season. Daniels went 3-for-5 with a season-high four RBI in game one, tallying another double and triple, leading the team in triples with six. Brone collected two more runs batted in consecutive games, giving the freshman 10 RBI this season.

Herkimer will finish their week away at Niagara County Community College on Sunday (4/26). The Thunderwolves will play the Generals in a doubleheader at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Game One:

Herkimer (19-7) 8

Genesee (15-8) 2

Cougars 110 000 0 6 | 2

Generals 100 232 0 16 | 8

Pitching:

Herkimer

Dana Nicoletti (W, 7-3) 7IP 6H 2R 2ER 1BB 12K 1HR

Genesee

Shannon Baker (L, 9-2) 7IP 15H 8R 8ER 3BB 2K

Hitting:

Generals

Taylor Daniels 3-for-4 3RBI 12B 13B

Alexis Capasso 4-for-4 3RBI 12B

Kayla Bancroft 1-for-3 1RBI

Sydney Cimini 2-for-3 1RBI

Cougars

Dani Wilshire 1-for-3 1RBI 1HR

Andrea Torres 1-for-3 1RBI

Game Two:

Herkimer (20-7) 11

Genesee (15-9) 0

Generals 560 00 8 | 11

Cougars 000 00 2 | 0

Pitching:

Herkimer

Brittany Ormond (W, 5-2) 5IP 2H 0R 0ER 1BB 3K

Genesee

Korie Leitton (L, 2-3) 2 2/3IP 6H 11R 10ER 2BB

Kristin Hohn 2 1/3IP 1H 0R 0ER 1BB 1K

Hitting:

Generals

Alexis Capasso 2-for-2 3RBI 22B

Arainna Brone 2-for-3 2RBI

Hannah Desino 1-for-2 1RBI

Karintha Myslivecek 1-for-2 1RBI 12B

Cougars

Dani Wilshire 1-for-2

Next Doubleheader: 4/26 at Niagara 12 & 2 p.m.

-Giorgio Varlaro