BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Make it four straight wins for the Raiders.
 
Taylor Ludwick homered twice and Bailey Misken tossed a complete game gem as Colgate avenged its only loss of the weekend with a big 7-1 victory over Rhode Island here Sunday.
 
Colgate capped off opening weekend with its fourth consecutive win behind 11 hits including two doubles and a pair of Ludwick homers. That was plenty of support for Misken who went the distance allowing one unearned run on five hits with seven strikeouts to improve to 2-0.
 
Ludwick's first homer sparked the scoring in the top of the second. Rhode Island tied it 1-1 in the third but then the Raiders went back to work in the fourth. Steph Jacoby roped an RBI double to score Claire Whalen and put Colgate in front for good.
 
Ludwick's second homer of the day was a two-run shot to give the Raiders a 4-1 cushion in the sixth. Quinn Livesay cleared the bases with a three-run double in the seventh and Misken finished a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh with a strikeout to seal the 7-1 triumph.
 
Colgate's offense was led by Ludwick who finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Kara Fusco also collected two hits, while Livesay's lone hit was a big one – scoring three runs for insurance with her bases-clearing double in the seventh.

FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Marissa Lamison-Myers

"It was a great team win today. Conditions challenged us but Bailey Misken hung in there throwing really well and Taylor Ludwick capped it off with a monster shot over their hitting facility. It was a great first weekend but now we set our focus on our upcoming games at ECU."

UP NEXT
Colgate (4-1) comes home on the heels of a four-game winning streak and heads to East Carolina for five games next weekend, starting with a doubleheader on Friday, Feb. 18, against Wagner (10 a.m.) and East Carolina (3 p.m.).