MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Cazenovia College scored five runs in the sixth inning to come from behind and defeat Sarah Lawrence College, 6-5, Tuesday in a non-conference softball contest at North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex.

IN SHORT
Cazenovia (1-1) def. Sarah Lawrence (1-2), 6-5.

RECAP
Sarah Lawrence scored two runs in the opening inning. Taryn Penna (Sparta, N.J./Sparta) began the game with a leadoff bunt, followed by stealing second base. On the next at-bat, Riley Vuyovich (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) doubled to left field to score Penna, and later scored on a fielding error by the Wildcats.

The Gryphons tacked on another run in the second inning, capitalizing on a pair of Cazenovia miscues. Kelsey Copley (West Jefferson, Ohio/West Jefferson) led the inning off with a walk, advanced to third base following back-to-back singles, and rounded the bases on a throwing error.

Sarah Lawrence built on its lead in the third inning, plating two more runs, highlighted by a RBI triple from Baylie Petit (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) and a RBI groundout from Copley.

Cazenovia began to mount its comeback in the fourth inning with a RBI triple, while turning five hits into five runs in the sixth inning en route to picking up the win.

Penna finished 3-for-4 in the contest, while Vuyovich and Mackenzie Mindish (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional) recorded two hits apiece.

Karissa McAuley (Loudonville, N.Y./Colonie) had a strong outing on the mound for the Gryphons, yielding one run on six hits with five strikeouts. Delaney Parker (Milford, N.H./Milford) and Mikayla Cunningham (Mayville, Mich./Millington) pitched the final three innings, but were roughed up by the Wildcats offense, giving up five runs on six hits.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence returns to action Wednesday with a trio of contests, facing Lesley (9:30 a.m.), Spalding (11:30 a.m.) and Albertus Magnus (3:30 p.m.).