ITHACA, N.Y. - The No. 14 Ithaca College softball team split its double header against Cornell University on April 23. Ithaca won the first game 3-2, while Cornell bounced back and won the second game 6-3. The loss snaps a 12-game winning streak for IC.
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The Bombers are now 22-6-1 overall while Cornell is 8-31.
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Game 1 | Ithaca 3, Cornell 2
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The Bombers got on the board in the first inning when senior
Nikkey Skuraton got hit by a pitch. In the next at bat, senior
Alex Wright reached base on an error which caused Skuraton to advance to third. Junior
Abby Shields hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Skuraton and make the game 1-0.
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Neither team scored until the top of the fourth when Cornell put two runs on the scoreboard. The Big Red hit back-to-back solo home runs, which were hit by freshmen Allison Kerce and Emily McKinney. With both home runs, the score was 2-1 heading into the bottom of the fourth.
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Senior
Hannah Anderson doubled to left field to start the bottom of the fourth for the Bombers. After sophomore
Gabby Laccona grounded out and freshman
Daniella Mulvey got hit by a pitch, sophomore
Haley White walked to load the bases. Senior
Annie Cooney capitalized on the situation and singled to left field to bring in a run and tied the game at 2-2.
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In the bottom of the fifth, Shields reached base on a fielder's choice and advanced to third on a Cornell throwing error. Laccona singled to center field to score Shields and take the lead 3-2 in what would be the final run of the game.
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Laccona highlighted Ithaca's offense by going 2-for-2 with one RBI. Shields and Cooney each had an RBI as well.
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Picking up her seventh win of the season was junior
Emily Holden. She pitched 3.2 innings with two strikeouts and no hits. Holden improves her ERA to 0.93 on the season.
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Game 2 | Cornell 6, Ithaca 3
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Cornell scored first when leadoff batter Miranda Lawson hit a home run to make the score 1-0 after the top of the first inning.
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In the bottom of the first, Brown walked and then stole second. She advanced to third on Laccona's sacrifice bunt and then scored after a failed pick off attempt to tie the game up at 1-1.
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Ithaca struck again in the bottom of the second when Cooney walked and then stole second. Sophomore
Samantha Troetti singled down the left field line for her first hit of the season which let Cooney cross home plate. At the end of the second inning, Ithaca led 2-1.
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Ithaca scored it's third and final run of the game in the bottom of the third. Laccona doubled to left field, which was followed by Shields singling to center field to make the game 3-1.
Cornell scored three runs in the top of the fourth inning to regain the lead. Kerce scored after freshman Hanna Crist doubled down the left field line. In the next at-bat, freshman Ashley Delany hit a two-run home run to make the score 4-3.
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In the top of the sixth, Cornell extended its lead to 6-3. With the bases loaded, Crist doubled down the left field line which led to two runs scoring. Crist finished the day going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
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Troetti finished the day going 2-for-3 with a RBI for the Bombers. Also having a RBI for Ithaca was Shields, who finished the day 1-for-4.
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Ithaca is back in action this weekend with a doubleheader against RPI. The first game will start at 3 p.m. and the second will start at 5 p.m. April 26 in Troy, New York.