VIERA, Fla. – Rematching Southern Connecticut State University for the first of two times on their Florida trip, Post University Softball suffered their sixth shutout loss and seventh mercy rule defeat of the season, dropping to 0-10 after being taken down by the Owls, 8-0, in their final game on Sunday.
THE BASICS
Post University 0, Southern Connecticut State University 8 (5 Innings)
Post University (0-10)
Southern Connecticut State University (8-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Sophomore pitcher Olivia Young earned her first win of the season, holding the Eagles to one hit over her four innings of work, which saw her record six strikeouts before being lifted for freshman pitcher Kate Nickerson in the fifth. Nickerson would close out the shutout win with three strikeouts in her one inning of work along with one hit and one walk. Graduate shortstop
Katelyn Lipsky broke up what would have potentially been the second no-hitter for the Owls against Post this season with her infield single to start the fourth.
Three pitchers would hit the mound for the Eagles, who started things off with senior right-hander
Alyssa Hughes for the first two innings. Hughes allowed six runs on eight hits with two walks before Lipsky came in to pitch a scoreless third inning, recording three strikeouts, and giving way to sophomore left-hander
Devin Barnett to come in for the fourth and fifth innings.
Southern Connecticut built up their six-run lead via three RBIs from graduate outfielder Rachel Miller via her solo home run and two-run double in the first and second innings respectively while freshman infielder Izzy Ingersoll's RBI triple and Young's RBI single also led the offense for the Owls.
Ingersoll would end up recording the "walk-off" hit in the fifth with her single up the middle giving Southern Connecticut an eight-run lead and putting the mercy rule in effect. The freshman finished the game 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs, and a run scored while Miller was 2-for-2 with her home run and double, which was good for three RBIs and one run scored.
Post had just three baserunners in the game courtesy of Lipsky's infield hit, a single from senior third baseman
Nyla Sapia, and a walk issued for freshman utility player
Angelica Tompkins in the 8-0 loss.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Nyla Sapia went 1-for-2 at the plate and now has a hit in three of her last four games after recording just one hit through her first six games of the season
- Rachel Miller led the Southern Connecticut State University offense going 2-for-2 with a double and home run to go along with three RBIs and a run scored
- Post University has now been held to two hits or less in six games so far this season, while being shut out in six games -- The Eagles have not scored a run this year when recording three hits or less, while scoring in every game they have had more than five hits
- The last time Post University started a season 0-10 was in 2023, when they started 0-13 before finishing 16-34 that year -- The Eagles also started 0-10 during the 2010 season, ending the season 16-30 overall
WHO'S NEXT
After a day off on Monday, Post University will face off against Eckerd College at 2:30 PM on Tuesday before a nightcap against UT Dallas at 7:00 PM in Viera, Florida. Last season, the Eagles were no-hit twice by the Tritons in five innings for both games while they have never played the Comets in program history.
