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Cuong Nguyen
2
Purchase PC_SB 3-6
5
Winner Sarah Lawrence SLC 6-8
Purchase PC_SB
3-6
2
Final
5
Sarah Lawrence SLC
6-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Purchase PC_SB 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 2
Sarah Lawrence SLC 1 1 0 0 1 2 X 5 9 1

W: McAuley, Karissa (3-2) L: Agostini, Kelly (1-4)

8
Winner Purchase PC_SB 4-6
4
Sarah Lawrence SLC 6-9
Winner
Purchase PC_SB
4-6
8
Final
4
Sarah Lawrence SLC
6-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Purchase PC_SB 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 8 11 1
Sarah Lawrence SLC 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 9 0

W: Montes, Cassidy (3-2) L: Nguyen, Bailey (2-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits #SkylineSB Series with Purchase

PURCHASE, N.Y. – The Sarah Lawrence softball team split a Skyline doubleheader with Purchase Thursday at Purchase Softball Field.

IN SHORT
Sarah Lawrence (6-8, 1-2) def. Purchase (3-6, 0-1), 5-2
Purchase (4-6, 1-1) def. Sarah Lawrence (6-9, 1-3), 8-4

TOP GRYPHON PERFORMERS
Tiffany McBrayer had a strong day at the plate, batting .833 (5-for-6) with two doubles, one RBI and three runs scored.

McBrayer was one of five Gryphons with multi-hits, as Peyton Kullander, Hannah Akin, Mikayla Cunningham and Karissa McAuley posted two hits apiece.

Akin finished with three RBIs, while Kullander produced two. Cunningham, McAuley and Zoe Kim each drove in a run on the day. Mackenzie Mindish finished with three runs scored.
 
RECAP
Sarah Lawrence 5, Purchase 2
The Gryphons, the home team, scored one run in each of the first two innings. Akin drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the first inning, while Cunningham scored a runner on a groundout in the second.

Purchase plated two runs in the fifth inning to tie the game, but Kim drove in the go-ahead score in the bottom of the frame for a 3-2 lead. Sarah Lawrence added insurance in the sixth with a two-run single from Kullander.

McAuley earned her third victory of the season in the circle. The junior pitched all seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits with a pair of strikeouts.

Purchase 8, Sarah Lawrence 4
Sarah Lawrence took a 1-0 lead in the third inning following a RBI single from Akin.

The Panthers answered with four runs in the fourth inning and four more in the fifth to open up an 8-1 advantage. The Gryphons got two runs back in the fifth, thanks to RBIs from Akin and McAuley. Sarah Lawrence scored again in the sixth inning following a double from McBrayer, but were unable to complete the rally, settling for a series split.

Despite taking the loss, rookie Bailey Nguyen recorded 11 strikeouts, tying teammate McAuley for the most strikeouts in a single game. She has combined to strike out 20 batters in her last two pitching outings.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence returns to the field Saturday (Mar. 30) against St. Joseph's Long Island at Mary Levine Field. Game one is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.