The No. 2-ranked Emory softball team rang up a total of 16 runs
and 16 hits Saturday afternoon as it registered a sweep of a
doubleheader at Maryville College. The Eagles won the opener
by an 8-0 margin before posting an 8-3 triumph in the finale.
Emory has won its last 11 outings and stands 38-2-1 on the year
while the Scots fell to 12-18.
Junior left fielder Jessica Thomas went 3-for-4 in the first game
with one RBI while freshman second baseman Claire Bailey, junior
catcher Jessica Boni, freshman first baseman Megan Light and
freshman center fielder Lauren Gorodetsky all collected a pair of
safeties. Bailey and Light also scored a pair of runs for the
Eagles who totaled 14 hits against two Maryville pitchers.
Emory scored all the runs it would need in the first, crossing the
plate twice. Claire Bailey, who led off with a double, would
later score following an error by the Maryville right fielder on a
ball hit by Light. Light would eventually score when Thomas
singled to center. After tacking up single runs in the second
and fifth frames, Emory put the game out of reach with a four-run
seventh with junior Nikki Perez and Gorodetksy coming through
with run-producing hits in the inning. Freshman pitcher Lena
Brottman tossed another shutout, her fifth of the year, allowing
just two hits and fanning eight as she boosted her record to
16-1.
The Eagles continued their offensive onslaught in the second
affair, peppering the Maryville starter for 12 hits.
Gordetsky went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate and stole a pair of
bases while Perez hit safely twice and swiped three bases.
Emory scored once in the first when with Ellyn Kocoloski drawing a
two-out walk and then scoring on a double by Light. After a
two-spot in the fourth upped the Eagles’ lead to 3-0, they
scored four times in the fifth to take a commanding 7-0
advantage. A two-run by Thomas, her team-leading
11th of the year, was the key blow in the frame and
marked her 45th and 46th RBIs of the year,
good for third-place tie on the school’s seasonal
chart. Junior hurler Bridget Holloway went the distance in
seeing her record go to 16-1 this season, striking out five.
Emory closes out the regular season with a doubleheader at LaGrange
on Tuesday (Apr. 26).
No. 2 Emory Softball Sweeps Doubleheader At Maryville
Posted: Apr 23, 2011