3
George Mason
MASON
11-26, 3-9 A-10
4
Winner
Saint Joseph's
SJU
16-17, 10-2 A-10
George Mason
MASON
11-26, 3-9 A-10
3
4
Saint Joseph's
SJU
16-17, 10-2 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
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George Mason
MASON
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0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
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Saint Joseph's
SJU
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
W: Taylor Trowbridge (6-6)
L: Tallman, Jordan (2-5)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The George Mason softball team (11-26, 3-9 A-10) were walked off by Saint Joseph's (16-17, 10-2) 4-3 in Sunday's series finale at the SJU Softball Field. The Patriots suffered their first conference series sweep this season and were handed their fourth series loss.
PATRIOT HIGHLIGHTS
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Marlaina Bozek hit her first home run of the season in the top of the third inning to tie the game at 1-1.
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Saint Joseph's took the lead with a solo home run in the bottom of the third, the Hawks kept the lead until the top of the seventh inning.
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With two outs and a runner on first, Logan Pickford hit a two-run home run to give Mason a 3-2 lead.
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Mason could not hold lead in the bottom of the seventh, as the Hawks were able to score two runs and walk off the Patriots 4-3.
GEORGE MASON 3, SAINT JOSEPH'S 4
Sunday's game featured four total home runs, with both teams hitting two each throughout the game. Hawks took an early lead in the bottom of the first inning on a bases-loaded walk drawn by Haley McMenamin (0-2, RBI, BB).
Mason would tie the game in the top of the third inning, however. Marlaina Bozek (2-3, 2 R, RBI, HR) hit her first home run of the season with a solo shot to center field.
Saint Joseph's quickly retook the lead in the bottom of the third with a solo home run of their own. Riley York (2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR, BB) hit the team's first homer of the day to left field.
The score would remain 2-1 until the top of the seventh inning. With Bozek on first and with two outs,
Logan Pickford (1-4, R, 2 RBI, HR) hit Mason's second home run of the game to center field. The Patriots had a 3-2 lead going in to the bottom half of the seventh.
Unfortunately for the Patriots, Saint Joseph's made a two-run rally to walk off the Patriots. With one out, the Hawks first tied the game with a Sarah Cancila (1-3, 2 R, RBI, HR, BB) solo home run to left center. The very next at-bat, Hailey Malito (2-3, R, BB, SB) drew a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch to put the Hawks in scoring position. Then York recorded her second RBI of the afternoon with a game-ending double to right, scoring Malito and completing the three-game sweep.
UP NEXT
The Patriots will return home to play a single midweek game against Georgetown on Wed., April 10, at 4 p.m. at the George Mason Softball Complex. Wednesday's game will also be Military Appreciation Day.
Mason will then be on the road again next weekend, as they will head up to Amherst, Mass., to take on the UMass Minutewomen on April 13-14. The Saturday doubleheader will begin at noon, with the second game starting at 2:30 p.m., and Sunday's series finale will be scheduled for noon as well.
