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Box Score 2 KISSIMMEE, FL- The Utica College softball team dropped both games on its final day in Florida as it fell to McDaniel College 9-1 and Rowan University 11-2 on Friday.
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The Pioneers finished with a 4-6 record in Florida. They are scheduled to return to action on Wednesday as they travel to Ithaca College. The doubleheader is set to start at 3:30 p.m.
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Utica 1, McDaniel 9 (5 Innings)- Game One Final
The Green Terror jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning and tacked on four more runs before Utica was finally able to get on the board in the top of the fifth inning thanks to an RBI single by
Madison Akots (Wynantskill, NY/Emma Willard School). McDaniel responded with a run in the bottom half of the inning to earn the run-rule victory.
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Sabrina Stransky (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place),
Nicole Rice (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South), and
Jacqueline Aronin (Naugatuck, CT/Naugatuck High School) were each 2-for-3 at the plate to pace the Pioneers, while
Sadie Evans (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) and
Hayley Fredericks (Suffern, NY/Suffern) also had hits for Utica. Stransky,
Gabby Caccamo (Suffern, NY/Suffern) and
Alyssa Samborin (Schenectady, NY/Mohonasen) all saw action in the circle, with Stransky shouldering the loss.
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Utica 2, Rowan 11 (5 Innings)- Game Two Final
Despite falling down 3-0 in the top of the first, Utica cut the deficit to one with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third. The Profs responded, however, with eight runs over the next two innings to pick up their 13
th win of the year.
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Nicole Rice (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) was 1-for-2 with one walk and one run scored, while
Sabrina Stransky (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place) had one hit on three at bats with one RBI.
Madison Judge (Albany, NY/Colonie) and
Jamie Miller (Boonville, NY/Adirondack) also had hits, while
Jacqueline Aronin (Naugatuck, CT/Naugatuck High School) had an RBI and
Sadie Evans (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) scored one run. Alysa Samborin was credited with the loss.Â
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