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Box Score 2 ORLANDO, Fla. – The Saint Peter's softball team captured a 9-3 victory on Monday against conference foe Siena in the Rebel Games.
The Peacocks got on the board in the second inning. Following a short rundown, the Saints were unable to tag Erica Colon (Fairview, N.J./High Tech) as she scored a run to give Saint Peter's a 1-0 lead.
Saint Peter's expanded its lead in the third inning. Candice Koch (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg) reached base following a walk, followed by a base hit from Nicole Olmedo (Chino, Calif./Chino). With two outs, Crystal Carlucci (Iselin, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial) cleared the bases with a RBI-triple to give Saint Peter's a 3-0 advantage. The Peacocks scored another run with a base hit from Samantha Storms (Lake Geneva, Wis./William Bay) to take a 4-0 advantage.
Siena got on the board in the bottom of third inning, following a base hit to centerfield to cut the deficit to three runs.
Saint Peter's opened things up in the fifth, following a two-run slam from Lee Harrison (Las Vegas, Nev./Coronado) to take a 6-1 lead. The Saints responded in the bottom of the inning, scoring two runs to trail, 6-3.
In the sixth inning, Francesca D'Amato (Lyndhurst, N.J./Immaculate Conception) reached second base following a walk and a pass ball. A groundball by Koch put D'Amato on third base before a hit by Harrison sent D'Amato home to give the Peacocks a 7-3 lead. Following a hit from Olmedo, Carlucci smacked the ball down the third base line for another RBI. Saint Peter's scored another run in the seventh, following a RBI-double from D'Amato to seal a 9-3 victory.
Saint Peter's split the day, suffering a 16-1 loss to South Dakota in the afternoon slate.
After today, Saint Peter's is now 2-8 overall this season.
The squad returns to action Mar. 12 for games against Indiana St. and Utah Valley.
