Softball loses two at Geneseo; 5-2, 8-0 (6 inn.)
GENESEO, N.Y. – The RIT softball team lost both games of a doubleheader at Geneseo, Wednesday, falling 5-2, and 8-0 (6 inn.).
GAME ONE – Geneseo 5, RIT 2
- Junior Maddy Cook got the Tigers on the board early with a double to right field that scored senior Elise Guth in the first inning
- The Knights tied the game at one in the bottom of the second on an RBI single
- Geneseo took a 2-1 lead on an RBI single to left field in the second inning
- The Knights scored an additional run in the fourth on an RBI single
- In the fifth, junior Lillian Rienstra singled and scored Guth, making it 3-2
- The Knights hit a 2-run homer in the fifth, taking a 5-2 lead and victory over the Tigers
GAME TWO – Geneseo 8, RIT 0 (6 inn.)
- After two scoreless innings from junior pitcher Lexi Pieri, the Knights took a 1-0 lead on an RBI single to left field in the third
- Geneseo scored one more run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly to center
- The Knights hit a home run in the fifth, increasing their lead to 3-0
- Geneseo scored five runs in the sixth on two 2 RBI doubles and a 3 RBI double, taking a 8-0 victory
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT hosts Union for a doubleheader on Saturday (Apr. 27) with game one beginning at 1:00 p.m.
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