1
George Mason
MASON
29-20, 14-9 A-10
9
Winner
Saint Louis
SLU
27-22, 18-4 A-10
George Mason
MASON
29-20, 14-9 A-10
1
9
Saint Louis
SLU
27-22, 18-4 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
R |
H |
E |
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George Mason
MASON
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
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Saint Louis
SLU
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0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
W: WENDLING, Chloe (20-11)
L: Cooper, Carly (5-5)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The George Mason softball team (29-20, 14-9 A-10) dropped the final game to Saint Louis (27-22, 18-4 A-10) in Sunday's finale. The Patriots lost to the Billikens 1-9 by Run Rule Victory.
MASON BY THE NUMBERS
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Nicole Bechtel batted in the Patriots' run today. She has now recorded an RBI in six of her last seven games.
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Alena Ball had the highest batting average this weekend, going 3-for-5 (.600)
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Haley Taormina finished the weekend recording the most hits with four. Maddy Myers and Alena Ball finished second with three hits.
MASON 1, SAINT LOUIS 9 (5 innings)
The Patriots started the game with a Marlaina Bozek (0-0, 1 R, 3 BB) walk. After she advanced to second on a productive Alena Ball (1-3) ground out, Nicole Bechtel (1-3, 1 RBI) hit a single through the left side, scoring Bozek. At the end of the first inning, the Patriots would be ahead 1-0.
The Patriots would hold the lead until the bottom of the third inning, where the Billikens would add three runs. First, Abby Mallo (2-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR) hit an infield RBI single, scoring the Billiken on third. Then, with two runners on board, Kelsey Etling (2-3, 2 RBI, 1 2B) hit a double down the left field line, scoring two more.
The Billikens added four more runs in the bottom of the fourth. With the bases loaded, Gabbie Kowalik (1-2, 2 R, 1 BB) reached to first on a Patriot throwing error, scoring two unearned runs. Two more unearned runs would be scored off an ensuing Abby Mallo home run. At the end of the fourth inning, the Patriots were down 1-7.
The game ended in the bottom of the fifth inning after the Billikens scored two more runs, invoking the Run Rule Victory rule. After the Billikens scored one run with an RBI double, they scored their last run of the game off a sacrifice fly, scoring the runner from third and ending the game.
UP NEXT
The Patriots will finish the season at home this Friday (May 5) and Saturday (May 6) with a three-game series with UMass. Friday's doubleheader will start at 3 p.m. and Saturday's finale will start at noon. Saturday's game will be Mason's Senior Day, Alumni Day and Bark at the Park.
