CANTON, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly softball team earned their first doubleheader sweep of the season on Saturday over North Atlantic Conference (NAC) opponent SUNY Canton. The Wildcats won game one 4-2 and game two 15-6. Game one was a pitcher's duel between Caitlin Reilly and Canton's Kayla Chavarri. Reilly threw a complete game with six strikeouts and allowed just two runs. Chavarri struck out 14 and allowed just six hits. Game two was a different story entirely. The Wildcat offense came out of the gate hot and cruised to a mercy-rule win.
GAME ONE:
Caitlin Reilly and the Wildcat defense took care of business in game one. Both offenses were quiet through three innings, but SUNY Poly struck pay-dirt in the fourth inning on a solo home run to left-center by Chalee Wratten to take a 1-0 lead. SUNY Poly would score again in the fifth on an RBI single by Makayla Sweeting and a two-RBI double by Ariel Smith. SUNY Canton would make a push in the bottom of the final frame, but it would not be enough to overcome the late game deficit.
GAME NOTES:
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Caitlin Reilly improved to 2-1 on the year with the complete-game win. She struck out six and allowed seven hits in the game.
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Aeron Hamm went 2-3 in the game with a double and a run scored for the Wildcats.
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Ariel Smith extended her hit streak to five games with a double in the fifth. She went 1-4 with a pair of RBIs.
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Makayla Sweeting went 1-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
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Chalee Wratten hit her first home run of the season in the game. It was the second of her career.
GAME 2:
The Wildcats struck first and struck hard in game two, opening up the game with an eight run inning. Chalee Wratten doubled in the inning to drive in a run. Jordan Penoyer hit a two run homer. Amy DeSena had an RBI double and Ariel Smith had a two-RBI triple. Canton also had a solid first inning, scoring five runs on a double and two RBI singles, but the damage had already been done. The Wildcats won the game 15-6.
GAME NOTES:
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Jordan Penoyer earned her first win of the season. She threw five innings and had a pair of strikeouts.
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Six Wildcats had multi-hit games, Eight players had at least one RBI, and all but one player who had an at-bat scored a run.
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Makayla Sweeting, Ariel Smith, Chalee Wratten, Aeron Hamm, Sydney Pellman, and Amy DeSena each had two hits in the game.
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Jordan Penoyer and Sabrina Trimblett hit a homerun each.
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Sabrina Trimblett's home run was her first collegiate hit and her first collegiate home run in her first career at bat. It was a three-run homer.
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Ariel Smith had a triple in the game. Her hit streak is now at six games. Her team-leading batting average sits at .682 with a 1.227 slugging percentage.
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Makayla Sweeting, Ariel Smith, Chalee Wratten, and Amy DeSena all recorded a double.
UP NEXT:
The Wildcats will look to complete the season sweep of the Canton Kangaroos on Sunday, April 18th at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM. The game will be streamed for free courtesy of the SUNY Canton Athletic Department.
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