PITTSBURGH – The Siena Heights softball team completed a sweep of Carlow on Sunday that secured a 3-1 record during the trip to Pittsburgh over the weekend. The Saints pulled out a come-from-behind 6-5 win in the first game before closing out the afternoon with a 5-1 win in the second. Kelsey Uhl led the Saints offense with five hits on the afternoon.
THE BASICS
Final Scores: Game 1: Siena Heights 6, Carlow 5 | Game 2: Siena Heights 5, Carlow 1
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. (Fairhaven Park)
Records: Siena Heights (9-5), Carlow (1-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Two errors by the Saints in the bottom of the third contributed to four runs for the Celtics. Siena cut the lead to two runs in the 4th-inning when Uhl scored on an RBI single by Tori Harding. A bobbled ball by Carlow allowed Sam Spicer to score from third and the score was 4-2. SHU scored another run in the 5th-inning when another error by the Celtics brought Sam Hill home. Carlow would score in the bottom half of the inning to make the deficit 5-3. Spicer hit an RBI double in the top of the 7th-inning that got the rally going. Harding singled to short, scoring Milah Loose and the Saints tied the game at five. The final run came off a ground out by Kat Moreau that brought Herrera to the plate and the Saints secured the win after three outs in the bottom half of the 7th-inning.
The second game saw Siena Heights take an early 2-0 lead in the 3rd-inning and never surrender the advantage. The third began with Julia Hogston getting on base with a double to left. Hill followed her lead and singled up the middle to put runners on the corners with no outs. Two batters later, Uhl singled up the middle and scored Hogston for the 1-0 lead. Haley Rose then brought Hill home on a single for the 2-0 lead. Hill scored Harding with a two-out bunt that turned into an RBI base hit and extended the lead to 3-0. Lily Guerra then slapped a single to right field, scoring Hill and putting the Saints ahead 4-0. Carlow scored a run in the bottom half of the 4th-inning, but the Saints closed things out with a run in the 6th-inning off a single from Uhl with the bases loaded and Siena Heights held out for the 5-1 win.
TOP SAINTS
Hitting
• Uhl was 2-4 in game one and 3-3 in game two. She scored a run in the opening game and finished game two with two RBIs.
• Harding (2-3) also recorded two hits in the first game. She also brought two baserunners home.
• Spicer (1-3) tallied two RBIs in game one.
• Hill (2-3), Guerra (2-3), and Rose (2-4) each tallied two hits in game two.
Pitching
• Uhl pitched 4.1 innings and struck out eight batters in game one to earn the win inside the circle.
• Bre Schmidt pitched 2.2 innings of relief. She gave up a hit and a run while striking out one batter.
• Jordan Green won another complete game in the circle for the Saints. She surrendered three hits and one run while striking out 13 in the winning effort.
THE OPPOSITION
Hitting
• Seven different batters recorded one hit for Carlow in the first game. Alexandrea Bupp, Kaybree Benton, and Julia Draper each finished with an RBI in the first game.
• Madison Lampe, Fairman, and Bupp were the only Celtics to get a hit in game two.
Pitching
• Alysa Fairman pitched 4.0 innings and Pierce Morgan pitched 3.0 and earned the loss.
• Clara Niglio started the first 3.2 innings as the pitcher. Annamarie Osiecki relieved her for 3.1 innings.
UP NEXT
The Saints will host cross-town rival Adrian College on Wednesday, March 24 for a doubleheader starting at 4:00 p.m. This is the first home game for Siena Heights this season.
