NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC - The SUNY Poly softball team won their season opener on Sunday at the Fast Pitch Dreams Tournament in North Myrtle Beach. The game was a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Mount St. Vincent that saw a phenomenal pitching performance by the Wildcats. SUNY Poly is now 1-0 this season. The loss was the first for Mount St. Vincent (3-1).

Mt. St. Vincent got on the board first in the top of the third when an error allowed Kelly Murphy to score.

The Wildcats tied the game in the bottom of the third on a nearly identical error that allowed Kelly Powell to cross the plate.

The game remained tied at 1-1 until the fifth inning, when Gabriella Ellixson doubled to left field, allowing Trinity Critelli, who had tripled two batters earlier, to score.

Trinity Critelli, pitcher for the Wildcats, would take it from there. She did not allow a hit in the last three innings and struck out four to close out the win for the Wildcats.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Trinity Critelli was incredible on the mound for the Wildcats. She allowed one unearned run on three hits and struck out 13 batters in her first game of the season. She also had a triple in the game, one of the Wildcat's two hits in the game.
• Gabriella Ellixson went 1-2 with an RBI and a double. She had the games only RBI.
• Serena Duran was the pitcher of record for Mt. St. Vincent. She threw six innings allowing two hits and a pair of runs (one earned)

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will take on Franciscan and FDU-Florham tomorrow in a pair of games at the Fast Pitch Dreams Classic. The first game against Franciscan will start at 9:00 AM. The game against FDU-Florham will start at 3:00 PM.  

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