HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Houghton softball started strong against visiting St. John Fisher College, losing a heartbreaker, 3-2, in the opening game before succumbing, 10-1, in the second game on Tuesday.
Game 1: St. John Fisher 3, Houghton 2
Game one started just how the Highlanders wanted. They shut down the Cardinals in the top of the first before scoring twice in the bottom half to take a 2-0 lead.
Hannah Haskell took advantage of an error by the centerfielder on a long fly ball and advanced to third. After
Caitlyn Cybart popped up to first,
Grace Thompson came to the plate and sent the ball over the fence in left center for her second homerun in two days.
The game would remain scoreless until the top of the fifth when the Cardinals would plate a runner to pull within a run.
The score was still 2-1 in favor of the Highlanders in the top of the seventh, but the Cardinals proved why they are one of the top teams in the country. An error, a sac bunt and single put runners in scoring position for Megan Kreger, who laced a double into center, driving in what would prove to be the winning runs. Houghton went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the seventh.
Game 1 Notes
- Houghton produced 5 hits, while the Cardinals tallied 9
- Thompson finished 2 for 3 with a run scored and 2 RBI
- Kayla Loomis went the distance on the mound, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits with 1 strikeout and 1 walk
Game 2: St. John Fisher 10, Houghton 1 (5 innings)
The second game saw the Cardinals scored twice in the top of the first and add four runs each in the third and fourth innings.
Down 6-0 in the bottom of the third, Houghton got its lone run.
Jen Page singled, advanced to second on an error, and scored on a
Hannah Haskell single.
Game 2 Notes:
Houghton is back in action against St. John Fisher for a doubleheader on Friday, April 23 in Rochester.
