Peacocks Split Doubleheader versus Rider, Walk-Off in Game Two

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Saint Peter's softball split two games against hOURglass Rival, Rider, on Saturday afternoon. Both games of the doubleheader went to 10 innings, with the Broncs winning game one, 3-1 and the Peacocks winning game two, 7-6. Alina Guevara hit a walk-off double to give the Peacocks the win in game two.
 
Game One:

• The Broncs took a 1-0 lead in the first inning off a single to left field.
• The Peacocks wouldn't get their first hit of the game until the bottom of the seventh inning, when Harley Connors singled to center field.
• Alina Guevara then hit a line drive to center field, narrowly missing the top of the fence, scoring Connors all the way from first to tie the game.
• The Peacocks were unable to walk-off in the seventh, sending the game into extra innings.
• Neither team could score the go-ahead run, but the Broncs broke through in the top of the 10th inning, when a pop-up to shortstop was mishandled, scoring two runs.
• Saint Peter's couldn't muster anymore runs in the bottom half of the inning, giving Rider the 3-1 win.
• Freshman pitcher Sydney Senerchia pitched a career-high 10 innings with 11 strikeouts in the loss.

Game Two:

• The Peacocks got on the board first in game two in the first inning to take an early 1-0 lead.
• Katie Sciglimpaglia hit a lead-off single to right field followed by single from Harley Connors to shortstop.
• Two batters later, Alina Guevara doubled to center field to score Sciglimpaglia from second to put the Peacocks ahead 1-0.
• Saint Peter's added two more runs in the second frame, drawing two walks with the bases loaded to go ahead 3-0.
• With two outs, Sciglimpaglia drew a walk, followed by another single from Connors and a single from Theamaris Ramirez, before Guevara and Alyssa Mido were walked to bring in the two runs.
• Rider got on the board with one run each in the third and fourth innings to cut into the Peacocks' lead, 3-2.
• The Peacocks regained a three-run lead in the fourth inning, again scoring the runs with two outs in the inning.
• Mido hit a hard single to right field, bringing up Anja Solveig Kane, who hit a towering homer to center field off the first pitch she saw to put the Peacocks ahead 5-2.
• The Peacocks added to their lead in the fifth with an RBI from Ramirez.
• Barbara Verrastro singled to center field and Connors reached first on a fielder's choice, before both runners advanced to second and third, respectively, on a passed ball.
• In the next at-bat, Ramirez hit a single to center field to score Verrastro from third.
• The Broncs added two more runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to tie the game at 6-6.
• The game went into the 10th inning still tied at six when Guevara hit her second double of the game to score Connors from second for the walk-off win, 7-6.
• Barbara Verrastro pitched 8.2 innings as the starter and the reliever in the win.

Inside the Numbers

• Harley Connors went 4-for-10 at the plate, scoring three runs in the two contests.
• Alina Guevara was 3-for-6 with three doubles and four RBI.
• In game two, Theamaris Ramirez went 3-for-6 with an RBI.
• Anja Solveig Kane's home run in game two was her team-leading fourth of the season.
• The MAAC win gives the Peacocks their first conference win since defeating Rider 2-0 on May 7, 2017.

Coach's Quotes - Chris Stelma

• "It was a great day to be a Peacock today."
• "We got brilliant starts out of Sydney Senerchia and Barbara Verrastro today and a huge day at the plate from Alina Guevara." 
• "Freshman Anja Solveig Kane had a huge home run and we played solid defense from the first pitch to the last."
• "I want to thank the Athletic Department for our new scoreboard. It is a huge symbol of where we are going. We got our money's worth out of it today using all 10 innings in both games." 

Up Next:

• The Peacocks have a quick turnaround, welcoming Monmouth to Jaroschak Field on Sunday, April 14 for another MAAC doubleheader.
• First pitch against the Hawks is set for noon.