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Angelica Tompkins
Michael Vesci
4
Post POST 5-17, 3-2 CACC
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Winner Caldwell CALDWELL 11-12, 5-0 CACC
Post POST
5-17, 3-2 CACC
4
Final
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Caldwell CALDWELL
11-12, 5-0 CACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Post POST 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 8 1
Caldwell CALDWELL 0 1 1 0 2 1 X 5 6 0

W: Katie O'Connor (5-5) L: McGurk, Meghan (1-6)

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Post POST 5-18, 3-3 CACC
8
Winner Caldwell CALDWELL 12-12, 6-0 CACC
Post POST
5-18, 3-3 CACC
0
Final
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Caldwell CALDWELL
12-12, 6-0 CACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Post POST 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Caldwell CALDWELL 0 3 3 0 2 8 12 0

W: Haleigh Fisher (5-2) L: Lipsky, Katelyn (4-5)

Game Recap: Softball | | Michael Vesci, Director of Athletic Communications

Tompkins Continues Hot Hitting Ways, Softball Swept by Caldwell in New Jersey

CALDWELL, N.J. –  Sophomore infielder closed out a week in which she hit .667 for Post University Softball, including hitting her first collegiate home run on Tuesday afternoon against Caldwell University, but the three-game winning streak would come to an end for the Eagles as they were swept by the Cougars on the road, 5-4, and 8-0 in five innings.

THE BASICS

Post University 4, Caldwell University 5

Post University 0, Caldwell University 8 (5 Innings)

Post University (5-18, 3-3 CACC)

Caldwell University (11-12, 5-0 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game 1: Post University 4, Caldwell University 5
Looking to continue her magic from yesterday's no-hitter against Chestnut Hill College, sophomore right-hander Meghan McGurk allowed a second-inning double to freshman outfielder Kendall Mazur, her first hit allowed during the week. Freshman infielder Emerson Jarrard would end up knocking in a run for the Cougars on a sacrifice bunt, which was the first of four runs allowed by McGurk.

Freshman outfielder Melissa Lugo would lead off the third with a bunt single before stealing two bases and coming home on a throwing error by graduate catcher Sydney Jones in the third, extending that Caldwell lead to two runs, 2-0, before Post got both runs back with one swing of the bat. An inning later, Tompkins hit her first collegiate home run, a two-run shot, to tie things up at two all as part of her 3-for-3 game.

But the Cougar offense responded with three more runs off McGurk, who ultimately took the loss, as RBI singles from Lugo, Jarrard, and sophomore second baseman Maddie Matokosky between the fifth and sixth innings turned the tide back in favor of Caldwell, who led by three, 5-2.

Junior right-hander Katie O'Connor would not be able to just cruise to a win in the circle, as she loaded the bases with Eagles in the top of the seventh with two outs. Sophomore infielder Alexandra Bisceglia would look to deliver the game-tying hit, as her double went to the wall near center field. While two runs came in on the play, sophomore outfielder Hannah Searles would get thrown out retreating to third, ending the three-game winning streak for Post in a 5-4 loss.

Game 2: Post University 0, Caldwell University 8 (5 Innings)
Sophomore right-hander Haleigh Fisher shut down the Post offense in her five-inning win, allowing no runs on two hits, while striking out seven Eagle hitters and allowing just one walk. Both Tompkins and graduate infielder Nyla Sapia were the only two Post batters to reach base via a hit, while Bisceglia saw her 12-game on-base streak come to a close as she was 0-for-2 in the contest.

Caldwell's offense jumped all over graduate right-hander Katelyn Lipsky, tagging her for six runs on eight hits with three walks and a wild pitch, as she saw her three-game winning streak in the circle end with the loss. Lipsky lasted just three innings before junior left-hander Devin Barnett came in and ended up allowing the final two runs that would allow the Cougars to force the mercy rule. 

Both Jarrard and sophomore catcher Arlette Batista finished with three RBIs each for Caldwell, as they were a combined 4-for-4 with a double apiece and a triple for Jarrard. Sophomore third baseman Lindsay Oller and junior outfielder Kenzie Nazionale were responsible for the other two run-scoring hits via RBI singles in the 8-0 win. 

BY THE NUMBERS
  • Now hitting .475 on the season, Angelica Tompkins hit her first collegiate home run in game one for Post University, in which she was also 3-for-3 as part of a 4-for-5 day at the plate with two RBIs and two runs scored
  • After going 0-for-2 in game two, Alexandra Bisceglia's 12-game on-base streak came to a close, while Nyla Sapia extended hers to seven consecutive games
  • Haleigh Fisher earned her fifth win of the season in the circle for Caldwell University, throwing five shutout innings in which she allowed just two hits while striking out seven and walking one 
  • Caldwell University has now beaten Post University in nine consecutive games dating back to the 2022 season, which is the second-longest streak in program history behind only a 14-game winning streak from 2004-2010
 
WHO'S NEXT
After a week off, Post University will start a 10-game homestand next Tuesday when they face St. Thomas Aquinas College in a doubleheader starting at 2:30 PM. Last time out against the Spartans, the Eagles snapped a three-game losing streak with an 8-3 win in eight innings on the road.
 
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