STATEN ISLAND - The Holy Family University Softball Team overcame deficits in both games to sweep College of Staten Island, 4-2 and 7-5, on Tuesday evening.
Game One
Trailing 0-2 entering the seventh,
Madison Grubb (Swedesboro, N.J./Kingsway),
Kylee Jones (Hulmeville, Pa./Neshaminy (Rider)) and
Olivia Croge (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West) followed the first out with three consecutive hits, the latter of which was an RBI double, before
Franceska Celebre (Vineland, N.J./Vineland) tied the score with a sacrifice fly.
Rachel Allen (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy (Elizabethtown)) and
Rylee Hobel (Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh) then came through with back-to-back two-out RBI base knocks, and
Kinsley Hall (Frankford, Del./Indian River) retired the side in order in the bottom-half to put a stamp on a complete game effort.
Olivia Croge (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West) led the offense with two hits, while Hobel and Grubb also reached twice.
Game Two
Staten Island scored in each of its first three at-bats to erase HFU's first inning run, but the Tigers took control with a five-run fifth in which they batted around.
It began with an error and following a
Darby Myers (Philadelphia, Pa./Merion Mercy Academy) sacrifice and
Kathryn McHale (Frankford, Del./Indian River) walk, Hobel evened the score at 3-3 with a two-RBI double.
After the second out was recorded,
Lily Hoban (Millsboro, Del./Indian River),
Adrianna Lisotto (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North) and Grubb all came through with two-out RB base knocks, the latter of which was a double.
The Dolphins brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the seventh, but
Olivia George (Gloucester City, N.J./Gloucester City) was able to escape with her first collegiate win.
Hobel went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI and two runs, while Celebre was a perfect 2-for-2 with a double and two runs.
Lisotto and Grubb both had two hits and an RBI, while McHale reached twice as well.
Up Next
HFU returns to Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play on Saturday, traveling to Felician for a 12 p.m. doubleheader.