BUFFALO, N.Y. – Continuing East Coast Conference play, the Queens College softball team would leave a combined 19 runners on base as they fell to the Saints of D'Youville University Saturday evening at Dobson Field.
The Knights dropped game one to the score of 6-5 before the Saints held on for a 5-3 victory in the nightcap.
Senior
Ann Grimshaw (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) (2-4 AB, RBI) and freshman
Amanda Baez (Selden, N.Y.) (2-3 AB, 3B, RBI, 2R) knocked in multi-hit with RBIs apiece.
The Saints would take a 2-0 lead after two complete innings of plays before the Knights rallied back to take a 3-2 lead in the third inning. But a four-run inning in the bottom of the fourth would help the home side reclaim a 6-3 lead.
Queens would attempt a rally in the fifth frame as they tallied three hits but were only able to plate two runs to cut the deficit down to 6-5.
The Knights would leave three base runners in the last two innings as they were unable to force the Saints to bat again to drop game one 6-5.
In the nightcap, junior
Jenny Murphy (East Islip, N.Y.) (2-3 AB, RBI, R) knocked in her second multi-hit game of the season.
The Saints would take an early 1-0 lead before the Knights rallied back and took a 2-1 lead. But the home side would reclaim the lead with three runs in the bottom of the second.
The Saints would limit the Knights to four hits as they took a 5-2 lead into the seventh inning. Queens would cut the deficit down to 5-3 on Murphy's single but the Knights would leave the bases load as they fell 5-3 as they were unable to avoid the sweep.
UP NEXT: Head coach
Amy Delmore and the Knights continue conference play on Tuesday (Apr. 26) afternoon as they welcome the Dolphins of College of Staten Island to Flushing on Senior Day. The first pitch is set for 2:30 p.m.
For the latest news on Queens College Athletics, follow the Knights at
queensknights.com or via social media on Facebook
(Queens College Athletics), Twitter
(@QCKnights), Queens College Softball
(@qcsoftball) and Instagram
(qcknightsny), qcsoftball
(@qcsoftball)
