Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College softball team earned another conference sweep on Saturday after defeating Elmira twice in the final two conference games of the regular season. The Bombers defeated the Soaring Eagles by a score of 2-0 in game one before taking game two, 9-1, in five innings due to the NCAA mercy rule. The Bombers' overall record moves to 19-11, including a mark of 11-3 in Empire 8 play.

Game One: Ithaca – 2, Elmira – 0
Junior Laura Quicker earned the complete game shutout victory in game one, moving her record to 10-7 in the circle. She allowed just two hits and struck out a season-high seven batters.

Freshman Allie Colleran went 1-for-3 at the plate with a solo home run, her third of the season. Junior Jenna Tambasco went 1-for-3 with a double, marking her first career extra-base hit.

The Bombers struck first in the bottom of the second, scoring one run on two hits and one Elmira error in the frame. Tambasco hit a double to right center, before moving to third on a passed ball. The catcher threw to third on the play, but the third baseman was unable to handle the throw, allowing Tambasco to score from third.

Colleran homered to left center in the bottom of the following frame, giving Ithaca an insurance run to put the score at 2-0 in favor of the Bombers.

Quicker held the Soaring Eagles to just two hits in the remaining innings, securing the 2-0 win for the Bombers in game one.

 Game Two: Ithaca – 9, Elmira – 1 (5 Inn.)
Junior Allison Macari picked up the complete game win in game two after allowing just three hits and one earned run over 5.0 innings of play. She also recorded five strikeouts to push her record to 9-4.

Senior Nicole Ciricillo was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate in game two, recording three singles and an RBI. Classmate Francesca Busa had a 3-for-4 outing with three singles and two RBI. Freshman Emily Bloom picked up the Bombers' lone extra-base hit with a triple in a 1-for-3 performance.

Ithaca jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, as junior Casey Gavin was able to score from second on a dropped ball in the outfield in the opening frame of game two.

The Bombers added four more runs in the second on four hits and three Elmira errors. After Bloom tripled to open the frame, Ciricillo singled to left field to score the first run of the inning. A sacrifice bunt from senior Nina Lindberg, followed by a single up the middle from sophomore Jessie Fleck resulted in another Bomber run, thanks to an Elmira outfield error on the play. An RBI single from Busa and another Soaring Eagle error turned into two more Ithaca runs, putting the score at 5-0.

After Elmira scored one run in the top of the third, the Bombers responded with two more scores in the bottom of the frame. A pinch-hit RBI single from freshman Hannah Peters and another RBI single from Busa accounted for the Bomber runs, pushing the score to 7-1.

Ithaca went on to score lone runs in the following two innings. A sacrifice fly from Lindberg in the fourth was followed by an unearned run due to an Elmira error in the fifth.  Ithaca's ninth run of the game pushed the score to 9-1 in the fifth inning, ending the contest due to the NCAA eight-run mercy rule.

Ithaca returns to action on Sunday, April 26 with a non-conference doubleheader against Buffalo State. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Kostrinsky Field.