Softball Defeated By Quinnipiac In Tuesday's Doubleheader

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The Saint Peter's Softball team continued conference play at Jaroschak Field on Tuesday. The Peacocks dropped their doubleheader against the Quinnipiac Bobcats (12-13, 3-5 MAAC).

Game  One | Game Two 

Game One - Quinnipiac - 7 | Saint Peter's - 5 - (13 Innings.)
 

• The opening game of this week's series between SPU and QU went into extra innings. Cara McNulty and Jess Forte each hit one home run in the game. 

• McNulty went 2-2 with a home run and two RBIs. 

• The Bobcats tallied 15 hits in the game. The Peacocks recorded 11 hits. 

• Quinnipiac scored its first run on an error and added two runs in the top of the fourth inning. 

• In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Peacocks tied the contest at 3-3. Sydney Orndorff got on base with a single, and McNulty hit her seventh home run of the year past center field which cut the deficit to 3-2. Dakota Pitts hit a single to right field and 

• Maiah Skakal tied the game with a RBI double. Isabella Chugranis pinch-ran for Pitts and scored the SPU's third run. 

• The Bobcats added a run on an RBI single from Mary Fogg and took a 4-3 advantage in the top of the seventh. 

• In the bottom of the seventh inning, Angelina Wagner started the inning off with a double to left field. SPU freshman Olivia Christopher advanced Wagner to third base on a single to right field. Sydney Orndorff reached first base on an error and Wagner tied the game up at 4-4. 

• In extra innings, the Bobcats took a 5-4 lead in the top of the tenth inning. In the bottom of the tenth down to her final strike, Jess Forte tied the game up at 5-5 with her seventh home run of the year over center field. 

• Quinnipiac's Natalia Apatiga hit a two-run home run in the top of the 13th inning, and the Bobcats took game one 7-5. 

Game Two - Quinnipiac - 11 | Saint Peter's - 2 (5 Innings)

• The Bobcats recorded 17 hits in the game.

• McNulty hit a two-RBI double in the bottom of the second inning and tied the game at 2-2.

• Quinnipiac scored nine unanswered which included four runs in the top of the fifth inning. 

• Saint Peter's freshman Carlee Charles notched her first career hit in the bottom of the fifth inning. 

• QU pitcher Jaelyn Gonzalez picked up the victory for the Bobcats. Gonzalez went five innings, gave up two earned runs, and had one strikeout. 

Saint Peter's hosts Quinnipiac for a third game on Wednesday, April 10th, at Jaroschak Field at 12 PM. 

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