ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College softball team topped RIT in its last regular-season Liberty League game on Saturday afternoon at Kostrinsky Field.
 
With the two wins, the Bombers are now 25-8 overall this season with a mark of 11-3 in Liberty League play.
 
Ithaca held off a late RIT surge in game one of the doubleheader to win, 8-4. Despite enduring a 30 minute rain delay in the third inning of game two, IC came out on top again with a 6-2 win.
 
Following the games, the Bombers honored their four seniors – Emily Bloom, Allie Colleran, Payton Cutting and Hannah Peters.
 
Game 1 | IC 8, RIT 4
 
Ithaca started off strong in the first of two games, scoring four runs in the first inning.
 
Senior Allie Colleran led off with a single up the middle before stealing second to put herself in scoring position. Gabby Laccona followed that up with a single to centerfield which moved Colleran to third to put runners on the corners. Laccona then stole second for IC's second stolen base of the game in as many tries.
 
Vanessa Brown drove in both Colleran and Laccona with a single to right field before stealing second.
 
Alex Wright followed that up with a walk before Hannah Anderson sent an RBI single to center, bringing in Brown. Wright went on to score the final run of the inning after being driven in by Ellie Murray.
 
In the bottom of the second inning, the Bombers put up three more runs. Laccona singled down the left field line to get things going before stealing second, her second steal of the day.
 
Brown followed that up with a single to shortstop before Wright drove in Laccona with a single to left field, pushing IC's edge to 5-0.
 
Anderson loaded the bases with a single before Abby Shields ripped a double left field, bringing in Brown and Wright to give the Bombers a 7-0 lead.
 
RIT answered back in the top of the third with two runs, starting with a Samm Carroll walk. Danielle Hotz followed with a single to right center, which allowed Carroll to advance to third base.
 
Both Carroll and Hotz scored on an Alexandria Lunderman single up the middle to cut into IC's lead, 7-2. Raquel Estrada drew a walk on the next play, but both runners were left stranded for the Tigers.
 
Ithaca scored its final run in the next inning, the bottom of the third.
 
Colleran drilled a double to centerfield to put herself in scoring position before scoring on a Brown single up the middle to give the Bombers an 8-2 advantage.
 
After a scoreless fourth inning for both teams, RIT put together a two-out rally in the top of the fifth, which produced two more runs.
 
The bases loaded quickly after three batters were hit by pitches in a row. Lunderman and Estrada then scored on an Olivia Doret single to centerfield, cutting IC's lead to 8-4.
 
Ithaca did not allow any RIT hits through the remainder of the game, resulting in the win.
 
As a team, the Bombers scored eight runs on 14 hits and recorded five stolen bases.
 
Brown finished game one 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored while Laccona also went 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Both Colleran and Anderson finished 2-for-4.
 
Game 2 | IC 6, RIT 2
 
Similar to game one, the Bombers came out to score multiple runs in the bottom of the first inning.
 
After three quick outs in the top half of the inning, the Bombers went on to score three runs, starting with a Laccona single to right center.
 
Brown followed that up with a single to third, which advanced Laccona into scoring position. The first run of the game crossed on a Wright single to right, which brought in Laccona.
 
Wright then stole second base and the throw down was bobbled, allowed Brown to score the second run of the inning. Anderson reached on an error by the shortstop on the next play, and Wright headed home to give IC a 3-0 advantage.
 
After a 30-minute rain delay after the top of the third inning, Ithaca came out to score another run in the bottom half of the inning, with two outs.
 
Brown started the momentum with a single to left field before Wright singled to RIT's pitcher. Anderson followed that up with a single to right center, bringing in Brown for a 4-0 lead.
 
In the top of the fourth inning, the Tigers put together two hits, but both runners were left on base.
 
The Bombers went on to score two more in the bottom of the fourth.
 
Rebecca DiSerio reached second on an error before stealing third base. Nikkey Skuraton followed that up by using her speed to reach first on a dropped third strike and stole second.
 
DiSerio made it home on a Colleran single up the middle before Laccona doubled to left field, bringing in Skuraton and giving the Bombers a 6-0 lead.
 
The Tigers put up their first run of the game in the top of the sixth inning.
 
Erin Guinan led off with a double to left field before Lunderman singled up the middle. Estrada then drew a walk to load the bases for RIT.
 
Guinan scored on a Doret single to left, which also kept the bases loaded with just one out.
 
Freshman pitcher Beth Fleming worked out of the situation, striking out Lauren Mahar and Francesca Cusato, both looking, to end the inning.
 
In one final rally, RIT scored another run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning.
 
Tia Aunkst, who was pinch hitting for Carroll, doubled to right center to put herself in scoring position. She then scored on a Lunderman double to right. The Bombers forced a pop up for the final out of the game, ended the Tigers rally.
 
Wright finished 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored while Brown went 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Laccona also finished 2-for-4 with a run scored.
 
Beth Fleming earned the win in the circle, pitching a complete game with 10 strikeouts.
 
The Bombers are back in action tomorrow as they travel to Manhattanville for the final regular-season game of the year before beginning the Liberty League Tournament on May 3.