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Colgate University Athletics

Holly Geranen
5
Colgate COLGATE 8-25, 3-6 PL
6
Winner Lafayette LAFAYETT 6-31, 3-9 PL
Colgate COLGATE
8-25, 3-6 PL
5
Final
6
Lafayette LAFAYETT
6-31, 3-9 PL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Colgate COLGATE 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 7 2
Lafayette LAFAYETT 0 0 5 0 0 1 X 6 6 2

W: Randall, Alexis (4-13) L: Crow, Bella (3-12)

Game Recap: Softball | | Chelsea Vielhauer

Raider Rally Not Enough in 6-5 Loss

Geranen Records Three RBI in Series Finale

EASTON, Pa. – A five-run third inning gave Lafayette the separation it would need to secure a 6-5 win in the series finale of a three-game Patriot League series Sunday afternoon.
 
The Raiders held an early 1-0 lead before Lafayette put up a five spot in the third. Colgate rallied with three runs in the top of the fifth to pull within one. After a Lafayette solo home run in the bottom of the sixth, the Raiders put together a two-out rally in the top of the seventh that fell just short as the Leopards held on to win 6-5 and take the series 2-1.
 
Colgate got on the board right away as sophomore Virginia Irby led off the game with a single through the left side. After moving to second on a sacrifice bunt off the bat of junior Meghan Romero, Irby then scored on an RBI single up the middle from senior Holly Geranen that gave the Raiders an early 1-0 lead.
 
Colgate starting pitcher Bella Crow allowed just one hit in the first two innings until the Leopards broke through in the second trip through the lineup. Lafayette used three hits, two Colgate errors, a walk and a hit by pitch to plate five runs in the third inning and take a 5-1 lead.
 
Timely two-out hits helped the Raiders make it a one-run game in the top of the fifth. An RBI single up the middle from Romero scored first-year Christiana Cottrell before Geranen came through with a clutch base hit to center to score Irby and Romero and trim the Leopard lead down to 5-4.
 
Sophomore pitcher Jess Hay limited the Leopards to just one hit in her first 3.2 innings of relief work until Lafayette's Paige Grover sent a two-out, solo home run over the left field fence to make it 6-4 Leopards in the bottom of the sixth.
 
Irby smacked a two-out double in the seventh and Romero followed with a single through the right side to pull the Raiders within one at 6-5. Lafayette pitcher Alexis Randall got the final out, however, to secure her second-straight complete-game victory.
 
BOTTOM LINE
  • Lafayette 6, Colgate 5
 
WON-LOST RECORDS
  • The Raiders drop to 8-25 on the season and 3-6 in Patriot League play.
  • Lafayette improves to 6-31 overall and 3-9 against league foes.
 
KEY RAIDER INFO
  • Geranen's three RBI marked her fourth multi-RBI game of the season.
  • Romero's two RBI marked her third multi-RBI effort of the year.
  • Colgate out-hit the Leopards 7-6 on the day.
  • Only four of Lafayette's six runs were earned, while only two of Colgate's runs were earned.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Raiders will make their home Patriot League debut next weekend when Colgate hosts Bucknell in another big league series.
  • Saturday's 12 p.m. game will serve as Colgate's LBGTQ Awareness Game. Free t-shirts and tacos will be available for fans.   
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