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Softball

Bombers Sweep Day Three Of Dot Richardson Spring Games

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CLERMONT, Fla. – The Ithaca College softball team (6-0) continued its undefeated start to the season with two more wins on Tuesday, beating The College of New Jersey and Penn State-Behrend on the third day of the Dot Richardson Spring Games.

The Bombers needed an extra frame to defeat The College of New Jersey in the first game of the day, dropping the Lions by a score of 4-3.

Senior Sam Bender picked up the complete-game win, striking out three and allowing just two earned runs in eight innings of work. Sophomore Casey Gavin and freshman Jessie Fleck paced the Bombers with two hits, each going 2-for-3. Senior Sydney Folk picked up Ithaca's only extra-base hit, going 1-for-2 with a double, a RBI and a run scored.

The Bombers jumped out to an early lead, scoring twice in the bottom of the first on a hit and an error to go up, 2-0. The Lions responded with a quick run at the top of the second inning to cut the Bomber lead in half. After Ithaca scored again to take a 3-1 lead, TCNJ answered with runs in the fifth and sixth innings to tie the contest at 3-3.

Bender recorded three-straight fly outs in the top of the eighth inning, giving the Bombers a chance to win in the bottom of the frame. Junior Francesca Busa started the inning at second due to the international tiebreaker rule, eventually moving to third on an error in the next at-bat. Folk earned a walk to load the bases, before junior Monica Capolongo hit a sacrifice fly to bring Busa home for the victory.

Ithaca's momentum carried over into the second tilt of the day, as the Bombers dominated Penn State-Behrend by a score of 9-2.

The victory was highlighted by a three-run home run from Folk, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Sophomore Kelly Robichaud also had a strong day, going a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate. Gavin earned her second multi-hit game of the afternoon with a 2-for-4 performance.

Sophomore Allison Macari picked up the win, allowing just one earned run and three hits in the complete game victory.

The Bombers returns to the field on Thursday, March 13 for the fourth day of competition of their spring trip. Ithaca takes on Alvernia at 9 a.m. before facing off against Richard Stockton at roughly 11 a.m.