Box Score DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Post University softball team dropped a heartbreaker to Mercy, 6-5 in eight innings on Monday afternoon. Seniors
Stephanie DeMartino (Staten Island, N.Y.) and
Rebecca Erb (Yardley, Pa.) both went yard for the Eagles. The second game was cancelled due to rain.
Mercy went up 3-0 in the first inning behind homeruns from Megan Johnson and Jackie Coulliard. Freshman
Kathryn Dawson (Newfields, N.H.) got things going for Post with a single that brought in redshirt freshman
Kayla Kresley (Alburtis, Pa.) to make it 3-1 in the second.
Erb then put Post ahead 4-3 in the fifth inning with a three-run shot, her second homer of the season. Mercy added a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning however, and the Mavericks took a 5-4 run into the seventh inning.
DeMartino came through with a clutch pinch-hit solo homer to lead off the seventh for Post, keeping the Eagles alive. Janelle Wade won it for Mercy in the eighth with an RBI single to center. Post committed five errors in the game while Mercy played error-free ball.
Freshman
Karoline Prevost (Fall River, Mass.) picked up the loss for Post. She had three strikeouts and gave up five earned runs and 10 hits in 7.2 innings. Freshman
Jessica Grzywna (Philadelphia, Pa.) was 2-for-4 for Post.
On Deck: The Eagles (10-14, 6-4 CACC) will host Nyack for a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 9 at 3 p.m.
