Box Score BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—Backed by two home runs, Sarah Lawrence College softball won its fourth game in a row, an 8-0 shutout of John Jay College in a non-conference game at Mary LeVine Field on Thursday.
IN SHORTSarah Lawrence (6-9) def. John Jay (4-3), 8-0 (5 inn.).
GOING YARDIn the Gryphons' first at-bat of the game, rookie
Taryn Penna (Sparta, N.J./Sparta) launched her first career home run over the center field fence. She became the sixth Gryphon to hit a homer in the program's NCAA era (since 2013).
CROOKED NUMBERSLeading 1-0 after two and a half innings, SLC used the bottom of the third to break the game open. Penna led off with a double to right center, and sophomore
Riley Vuyovich (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) followed with a single to left. Sophomore
Kamaron McNair (Lawrenceville, N.J./The Hun School) brought Penna home on her SLC-record fifth career sacrifice fly, making it a 2-0 game. Rookie
Baylie Petit (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) knocked her second hit of the game, an RBI single, to score Vuyovich. Next at the plate, rookie
Mikayla Cunningham (Mayville, Mich./Millington) cleared the fence in deep right center for a two-run homer, the first of her career. When the dust settled, SLC added four runs in the inning for a 5-0 advantage.
ADDING A RUNJunior
Erin Chafatelli (Nashville, Tenn./McGavock) led off the bottom of the fourth with a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Sophomore
Em Hammett (Columbus, Ohio/The Wellington School) hit the fence on a deep single to center, bringing Chafatelli around to score.
THE WALK-OFFPetit walked to start the home side of the fifth inning. Cunningham followed with a single to center field. John Jay looked to get out of the inning with putouts on the next two batters, and with a full count, senior
Sam Amberchan (Alameda, Calif./Menlo-Atherton) drew a walk in the nine-spot, loading the bases. Penna drove a hard-hit ball into the outfield, and with her two-run double, the Gryphons secured the necessary eight-run advantage to clinch victory.
IN THE CIRCLEMcNair won her second straight game, allowing one hit in her last 11 innings. After a six-inning no-hitter in her last appearance, the sophomore Gryphon carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning of Thursday's contest. John Jay smacked a double with one out to break up the no-no, but McNair struck out three Bulldogs in the fifth to close out her second shutout of the season. She finished with five K's against two walks, and at the plate, she helped herself with a 1 for 2 day plus a sacrifice fly.
ON THE DAYPetit went 2 for 2 with a walk, run and RBI. Penna finished 3 for 4 after two doubles and her home run. Cunningham batted 2 for three, scoring twice, and Vuyovich extended her hitting streak on a 1 for 2 day. Sophomore
Sarah Shapiro (Germantown, Md./Northwest) scored a run for the Gryphons, and first-baseman
Olivia Henry (Pittsburgh, Pa./Sewickley Academy) helped SLC turn its first double play of the season.
FOR JOHN JAYLisbet Lorenzo had the Bulldogs' only hit with a double in the fifth inning. Jennifer Pace and Alinda Nicaj drew walks to get on base. Lisa Pellegrino was handed the loss despite two strikeouts.
UP NEXTSarah Lawrence returns to Skyline action this weekend. The Gryphons travel to St. Joseph's College Long Island on Saturday before returning home to host Mount Saint Mary College on Sunday at noon.
