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Box Score 2 FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason Patriots split their first two games of Atlantic 10 play. In game one, the Patriots pulled away with an 8-6 win, then dropped game two in 10 innings, 7-5.
GEORGE MASON 8, RHODE ISLAND 6
In game one, Sophomore pitcher
Kylie Wilkerson started in the circle. She pitched 4.0 innings and gave up three runs off five hits and two errors.
Rhode Island got an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning off four hits and one error. Hernandez reached on a fielding error, Bulinski doubled to right field, Knarr singled up the middle, and Torres doubled to right right field.
George Mason evened the score 2-2 in the bottom of the first. DeRosa and Sobota walked, and then Altevers Harris hit a triple to right center field, scoring both runs.
The game was quiet until the Rams got another run on the board in top of the fourth inning. Jones was hit by a pitch and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Miller hit a double up the middle scoring the run, making it 3-2
The Patriots took the lead in the bottom of the fifth off two hits.
Logan Pickford hit her fourth home run of the season, then
Tess Altevers Harris stepped up and hit her first career home run in a Patriot jersey. With back-to-back home runs, George Mason took the lead 4-3.
Harlowe Nigh stepped in to pitch in top of the fifth inning. She pitched 3.0 innings and gave up three runs off three hits and one error. She earned the win for the game and improved to 3-3.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, George Mason scored four more runs off two hits and no errors. DeRosa singled up the middle, scoring one run, Pickford singled to left field, scoring one run, and Altevers Harris and Inman were walked bringing in two runs.
Rhode Island tried to come back from behind in the top of the seventh inning but only scored three runs off two hits and one error.
GEORGE MASON 5, RHODE ISLAND 7
In game two of this series, Rhode Island came out and got one run on the board in the top of the first. Hernandez singled down the left field line and Bulinski walked. Runners advanced to second and third on a fly out to center field. Power grounded out to shortstop, scoring the run.
Abbey Lane started in the circle for the Patriots. She pitched 10 innings and let up seven runs off seven hits and six errors. She had seven strikeouts and walked six batter.
George Mason earned some runs on the board in the bottom of the third. Montgomery walked, and DeRosa was hit by a pitch.
Madi Sobota stepped up and hit a three-run home run to make it 3-1. Pickford then doubled to left field but was left on base.
The Patriots made it 4-1 in the bottom of the third off three hits. McGowan doubled to left field, Montgomery singled through the left side, and Pickford singled to shortstop.
In bottom of the fifth, McGowan singled through the left side, scoring Inman, who was walked then stole second base, making it 5-1
Rhode Island tied the game in the top of the seventh inning. They scored four runs off three hits and no errors.
In extra innings, Rhode Island scored two runs to take the lead in the top of the 10
th inning. Morris singled to left center, Hernandez doubled to right center, Knarr reached on a fielder's choice, and Bullinski reached on a fielding error to score a run to make it, 7-5
UP NEXT
George Mason and the Rhode Island Rams finish the series tomorrow (3/15) at noon. Then the Patriots are back on the road next week in Charlottesville, Virginia, to play the University of Virginia at 5:00 p.m.
