DELAND, Fla. – The Colgate softball team wasn't able to complete a comeback after facing a 7-0 deficit as Mount St. Mary's handed the Raiders a 9-2 defeat in the final game of the Hatter Invitational Sunday.
Senior
Holly Geranen and sophomore
Virginia Irby were named to the All-Tournament team at the conclusion of the weekend. Geranen hit .429 (6-for-14) with two home runs and three RBI over the weekend, while Irby hit .412 (7-for-17).
Senior
Kyle Griswold kept Mount St. Mary's off the board until a sacrifice fly gave the Mount a 1-0 lead in the top of the third. The Mount then added a single run in the fourth before breaking the game open with five runs in the fifth to take a 7-0 lead.
The Raiders got on the board in the bottom of the fifth as sophomore Caymen Coughlin roped a two-out RBI triple down the left field line. Irby followed with an RBI single up the middle to pull Colgate within 7-2 through five innings.
Mount St. Mary's answered with two runs of their own in the sixth to seal the 9-2 victory.
BOTTOM LINE
- Mount St. Mary's 9, Colgate 2
WON-LOST RECORDS
- The Raiders drop to 1-9 on the season.
- Mount St. Mary's improves to 2-5 overall.
KEY RAIDER INFO
- Irby led the Raiders with a 2-for-3 showing at the plate in the Sunday game.
- Coughlin's triple was her first-career extra-base hit and first-career RBI.
- First-year Bella Crow fired 1.2 hitless innings of relief to close out the game.
- The Raider pitching staff struck out three batters.
UP NEXT
- Colgate will have off from game competition until March 9 when the Raiders embark on their 11-game Spring Break trip to California.
- Colgate opens action against Boise State on Friday, March 9 at the UC Riverside Tournament.
