Rocheleau_4.2.19
Steve McLaughlin
0
Hartford HARTFORD 12-21
6
Winner Quinnipiac QUSB 13-23
Hartford HARTFORD
12-21
0
Final
6
Quinnipiac QUSB
13-23
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hartford HARTFORD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Quinnipiac QUSB 3 0 1 1 1 0 X 6 8 0

W: Kendall Brundrett (6-14) L: Kocenski, Julianna (7-12)

9
Winner Hartford HARTFORD 13-21
8
Quinnipiac QUSB 13-24
Winner
Hartford HARTFORD
13-21
9
Final
8
Quinnipiac QUSB
13-24
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hartford HARTFORD 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 9 10 1
Quinnipiac QUSB 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 11 3

W: Gerone, Isabella (3-2) L: Lauren King (6-5)

Game Recap: Softball | | Athletics Communications Assistant

Softball Splits with Bobcats

HAMDEN, Conn. –Hartford softball split with in-state foes Quinnipiac, falling in game one 6-0, but coming back to take game two, 9-8, Thursday afternoon.  
 
Sophomore Nicolette Barranger and freshman Paige Fedak combined for four RBI, including, as the Hawks improve to 13-21 overall. Kayla Jensen and Erin Larsen each hit a triple, as the Bobcats improve to 13-24.
 
GAME ONE: QUINNIPIAC 6 HARTFORD 0 
Quinnipiac took game one from the jump, scoring three runs in the first inning thanks to two RBI singles and a RBI fielders choice. The Bobcats went on to a run in the third, fourth and fifth inning to score the 6-0 victory.
 
Sophomore Kiana Harris highlighted game one, going 2-2, while senior Kylie Dazalla sophomores Danielle Rocheleau, Lily Sencer and Fedak each had a hit.
 
GAME TWO: HARTFORD 9 QUINNIPIAC 8
After Quinnipiac ran out to a 7-1 lead in the first two inning, Hartford responded with five runs in the top of the fourth. Barranger got the rally going with a triple to center field, scoring junior Madison Hilimire. 
 
Rocheleau then followed up with a single to left field, plating Barranger and making the score 7-3. 
 
Dazalla and freshman Emma Curry combined for three RBI to finish of the inning, cutting the Bobcats' lead to one (7-6).
 
Quinnipiac pushed its lead back to two (8-6) before the Hawks completed the rally in the seventh inning. Barrange once again started the run in the seventh with the bases loaded, as she reached on a bases loaded fielder choice, scoring junior Amber Mianti. Fedak then forced the winning run across, bringing Barrange and Sencer and giving the Hawks their first lead since the opening inning, 9-8.
 
Junior Isabella Gerone closed out the game in the bottom of the inning, putting down the Bobcat batter in order for the victory.
 
NEWS AND NOTES
  • Gerone (3-2) earned her third win of the season, allowing two runs on six hits and striking out two in six innings of work
  • With her fifth triple of the season, Barranger now leads the America East and is tied for seventh in Division I with five on the season 
  • Rocheleau finished the day with four hits and continues to lead the team with a .450 batting average. She is second in the conference in the category
 
 
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford returns home for a three-game series with Maine starting Saturday. First pitch of the doubleheader is set for 12 p.m.
 
 
 
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