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Nyla Sapia
Jarrett Michaels
5
Jefferson JEFFERSO 17-22, 6-9 CACC
6
Winner Post POST 10-28, 7-8 CACC
Jefferson JEFFERSO
17-22, 6-9 CACC
5
Final
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Post POST
10-28, 7-8 CACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Jefferson JEFFERSO 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 7 1
Post POST 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 6 10 0

W: McGurk, Meghan (3-9) L: Delaney Alix (6-10)

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Winner Jefferson JEFFERSO 18-22, 7-9 CACC
3
Post POST 10-29, 7-9 CACC
Winner
Jefferson JEFFERSO
18-22, 7-9 CACC
5
Final
3
Post POST
10-29, 7-9 CACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Jefferson JEFFERSO 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 10 0
Post POST 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0

W: Lauren Bernaiche (9-5) L: McGurk, Meghan (3-10)

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

Softball Walks Off Jefferson in Wild Comeback Win, Eagles Split Home Regular-Season Finale


WATERBURY, Conn. – Down to their final out in game one against Jefferson University on Sunday, Post University Softball pulled off an improbable comeback, scoring five runs for the 6-5 victory with a walk-off RBI single by freshman utility player Tatiana Martinez, before the Rams came back in game two with a 5-3 victory, ending the Eagles' hopes of hosting home playoff games in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament. 

THE BASICS

Post University 6, Jefferson University 5

Post University 3, Jefferson University 5

Post University (10-29, 7-9 CACC)

Jefferson University (18-22, 7-9 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game 1: Post University 6, Jefferson University 5
In a game that looked like it would be all Jefferson, the Rams jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two innings against graduate right-hander Katelyn Lipsky, as sophomore infielder Devin Brandley and sophomore catcher Rozalee Negron each singled in a run, while junior infielder Sabrina Pastino knocked in a run on a sacrifice fly. While sophomore infielder Angelica Tompkins drove in a run with her RBI double in the third, Jefferson answered back with two more runs over the next three innings to take a four-run edge.

Up until the seventh, the Eagles had been held in check by sophomore pitcher Delaney Alix, before the wheels fell off on the Jefferson defense, allowing Post to pull off the comeback. After retiring the first two hitters, Tompkins singled up the middle on a 3-1 pitch, before sophomore infielder Liv Stevens' error allowed the game to continue for graduate catcher Sydney Jones. After Jones walked on a 3-2 count, the bases were loaded for junior utility player Allysa Calabrese, who quickly fell into an 0-2 hole. Calabrese proceeded to foul off six straight pitches, eventually clearing the bases with a three-run triple, making it just a one-run game, 5-4.

Graduate infielder Nyla Sapia would also be down to her final strike in a 2-2 count as the next batter, fouling off seven balls to stay alive and tie the game with an RBI double, knocking Alix out of the game in favor of freshman pitcher Bailey Maloney. Maloney would immediately throw a wild pitch to Martinez, sending Sapia to third, before the freshman took a 1-1 pitch deep to short, reaching first safely for the infield single and the 6-5 walk-off win. 

Game 2: Post University 3, Jefferson University 5
Looking to pick up their first sweep against the Rams since the 2022 season, three runs came across the plate for the Eagles in the second after a first-inning home run from junior outfielder Mackenzie Ward against sophomore right-hander Meghan McGurk. With the bases loaded, freshman pitcher Lauren Bernaiche hit sophomore outfielder Hannah Searles, allowing one run to score, before sophomore outfielder Isabella Oliver's two-run single that gave Post all three of their runs in the affair.

Against McGurk, Jefferson's bats went right back to work to tie the game up at three in the third as Negron drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, while Brandley's RBI single knotted it up. Freshman catcher Alyssa Bailey would knock the sophomore out of the game with her solo shot in the fourth, capping her line at four runs on six hits across three innings with two strikeouts and a walk, as she fell to 3-10 in the circle. 

Bernaiche, who threw 116 pitches in her ninth victory of the season, allowed only three runs on six hits with nine strikeouts, two walks, two hit batters, and a wild pitch, as Post's biggest threat came in the seventh with a runner on second and nobody out. Bernaiche would respond with two strikeouts and a fly out to secure the split with a 5-3 win for her team. 

BY THE NUMBERS
  • With two games left in the regular season, Angelica Tompkins sits at a .420 batting average in 37 games played – The all-time Division II record for a single season at Post University is currently .413 by Allyson Wallauer in 2023, while the top three batting averages for a single season all were when the institution was part of the NAIA
  • Both Tatiana Martinez and Haley DiBona extended their on-base streaks to a season-high six consecutive games after reaching base safely in both games today
  • The walk-off single for Tatiana Martinez is the fifth walk-off of the season for Post University out of their 10 wins this season 
  • Winning game one, Post University snapped a six-game losing streak against Jefferson University that dated back to April 25th, 2023 -- The losing streak was the longest in program history in the head-to-head series
 
WHO'S NEXT
Post University's regular season ends on the road this Wednesday with a doubleheader against Felician University scheduled to start at 2:00 PM. The Eagles have lost seven of the last eight matchups against the Golden Falcons, including each of the last four.
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