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Holly Geranen
11
Winner North Florida UNF 14-13
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Colgate COLGATE 5-11
Winner
North Florida UNF
14-13
11
Final
1
Colgate COLGATE
5-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
North Florida UNF 2 0 3 0 2 4 11 17 0
Colgate COLGATE 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1

W: Blourne, Morgan (6-3) L: Hay, Jess (3-2)

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Winner Colgate COLGATE 6-11
9
Florida A&M FAMUS 5-21-1
Winner
Colgate COLGATE
6-11
10
Final
9
Florida A&M FAMUS
5-21-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Colgate COLGATE 4 0 0 3 0 3 0 10 10 2
Florida A&M FAMUS 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 9 14 5

W: Bendel, Brittany (2-4) L: BURSE,Veronica (2-10)

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Raiders Top FAMU in 10-9 Battle

Three-Run Sixth Inning Helps Colgate Come Out on Top of Back-And-Forth Affair

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Colgate used a three-run sixth inning and a pair of shutdown frames from first-year pitcher Brittany Bendel to earn a 10-9 win over Florida A&M in a back-and-forth battle Friday night. The win helped the Raiders bounce back from an 11-1 loss to North Florida in the day's opener at the USF Series.
 
Junior Holly Geranen accounted for four RBI in the victory, including a two-run double in the sixth inning that tied the game. First-year Jordan Miller drove in the game-winning run with a double of her own a batter later. Bendel earned her second victory of the season after firing the final 4.1 innings, including two scoreless frames in the sixth and seventh stanzas.
 
The Raiders got out to a quick start in the nightcap by putting up four runs in the top of the first inning, marking the fifth-straight game that Colgate has put up first-inning tallies. First-year Virginia Irby and sophomore Lauren La Terra knocked back-to-back, one-out singles before a FAMU error allowed the Raiders to load the bases. A wild pitch and two more Rattler errors allowed three Raiders to run home before an RBI double from first-year Sabrina Odierno knocked in another and gave Colgate an early 4-0 lead.
 
FAMU got one run back in the bottom of the frame as a leadoff triple was followed by an RBI groundout to pull the Rattlers within 4-1 through one inning. After a scoreless second inning, FAMU used five hits to push four runs across in the bottom of the third and pull ahead 5-4.
 
Colgate responded right away in the top of the fourth as the Raiders used four hits and an error to plate three runs and reclaim the lead at 7-5. An RBI base hit from senior Gillian Murray was followed by a two-run single off the bat of Geranen to put Colgate back on top.
 
The back-and-forth battle continued as FAMU answered right back with three runs in the bottom of the frame to reclaim the lead at 8-7. With the bases loaded and one out, Geranen made a diving snag at third base and turned it into a double play to limit the damage and keep the Rattler lead at one.
 
FAMU tacked on a single run in the following frame to extend its advantage to 9-7. The Raiders battled back once again in the top of the sixth as Irby and La Terra reached base before Geranen smacked another two-run hit to right to tie the score at 9-9. Following an FAMU pitching change and strikeout, Miller came through with a double to right to score Geranen in what would prove to be the game-winning run.
 
The Rattlers loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the sixth, but Bendel got two quick outs to keep Colgate ahead. The rookie pitcher then sat FAMU down in order in the bottom of the seventh to secure the 10-9 Colgate victory.
 
The Ospreys jumped ahead right away in the day's opener as North Florida used three hits and strong base running to take a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.
 
The Raiders answered right away as senior Katie Bushee smoked a leadoff triple to right field to open the bottom of the first. She later scored when  Irby intentionally got caught in a rundown to distract the Osprey defense and allow Bushee to run home and cut the UNF lead to 2-1.
 
North Florida used four hits to plate three runs in the top of the third and extend the Osprey advantage to 5-1. UNF then added on two runs in the fifth and four in sixth. Colgate wasn't able to get much else off North Florida pitcher Morgan Blourne as the Ospreys walked away with the 11-1 victory.
 
BOTTOM LINES
  • Colgate 10, Florida A&M 9
  • North Florida 11, Colgate 1
 
WON-LOST RECORDS
  • The Raiders now sit at 6-11 after Friday's split.
  • North Florida improved to 14-13 on the season.
  • Florida A&M dropped to 5-21-1.
 
KEY RAIDER INFO
  • The Raiders have now won four of their last five games.
  • Geranen led the Raiders with a 4-for-7 effort at the plate in the two games combined.
  • With a triple in the day's opener, Bushee tied Colgate's career triple record of 12. The current record is held by Alana Dyson '13.
  • Irby, Odierno and La Terra all finished the day with two hits apiece.
  • Four different Raiders scored two runs apiece.
  • Bendel finished with a line of four runs, only three of which were earned, on eight hits in 4.1 frames.
 
FACTS & FIGURES
  • Colgate was able to capitalize on five FAMU errors.
  • The Raiders knocked four extra-base hits in the two games combined.
  • Colgate went 2-for-3 in stolen base attempts.
  • First-year Jessica Hay suffered the loss in the day's opener.
  
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Melissa Finley
  • "We had another strong performance from our offense tonight and we found a way to win. Holly came up clutch with a late-game double followed by Jordan Miller's double and Brittany shut them down well in the late innings. This team has done a really good job of fighting and battling back in close games."

UP NEXT
  • The Raiders play two more games Saturday.
  • Colgate takes on Fairfield at 9:45 a.m. before facing UT-Chatanooga at 12 p.m.
  • Live stats will be available for both games.
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