2014 GOLDEN KNIGHTS SOFTBALL
Thursday, April 17, 2014 | 7:00 pm
Cathy Cummings Haker Field at the Plumeri Sports Complex | Albany, New York
American International (8-18/4-8 NE-10) at Saint Rose (8-17/4-9 NE-10)
Live Stats | AIC Stats | Saint Rose Stats | NE-10 Standings
2013 vs. American International: L 3-0 | L 5-4 | W 1-0
Last Time Out: The College of Saint Rose pounded out 10 hits Sunday at
Northeast-10 Conference rival Southern Connecticut State, but the Golden Knights were on the losing end of a 3-2 score. Senior first baseman Kaley Marden drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh to win it for the Owls. Senior center fielder
Amber Loussedes had three hits, while freshman third baseman
Carly Wood finished 2-for-3 with a run scored to lead the Saint Rose attack.
Scouting Saint Rose: The Golden Knights come into this evening aiming to get to .500 (3-3) at home…Saint Rose is 3-4 in one-run games, but 4-1 when leading after four innings..Senior first baseman
Olivia Reeves has reached base safely in seven consecutive contests…She stands third in the NE-10 with a team-leading six home runs and is fourth with a .654 slugging percentage……Junior outfielder
Kari Bird has been successful in all six of her stolen base attempts…Sophomore right-hander
Nicole Wickham has issued just 17 walks throughout 74.1 innings of work…Reeves paces the Golden Knights with a .346 (27-for-78) batting average, 12 RBI and 17 runs scored…Sophomore catcher
Zoe Dubois and junior second baseman
Marisa Bird are hitting .299 (20-for 67) and .297 (19-for-64) respectively, while sophomore shortstop
Danielle Brusca is hitting at a .288 (23-for-80) clip…In the circle, Wickham is 4-8 with a 3.11 ERA while freshman right-hander
Renee Vaiano is 3-6 with a 3.16 ERA.
Scouting American International: The Yellow Jackets dropped two of three at Pace University last weekend…They won Saturday's opener 9-6, but fell 1-0 in the nightcap after the host Setters pushed an unearned run across in the bottom the seventh…Pace then took Sunday's series finale 7-4…American International is 4-6 in games decided by two runs or less…Senior shortstop Haley Marchand leads AIC with a .415 on-base percentage thanks to 17 walks, while senior catcher Katie Merrill owns a team-high .446 slugging percentage on the strength of nine extra-base hits…Junior outfielder/catcher Marlee Haigh is batting a team-leading .293 (17-for-58) while freshman outfielder Keymell Cartwright is hitting at a .281 (9-for-32) clip…Freshman right-hander Alyssa Camargo is 3-4 with a 4.38 ERA.
Up Next: The Golden Knights play their final regular-season homestand of the year this weekend as New Haven visits for a 3:30 pm game Friday and a 12:30 pm doubleheader Saturday. The latter will also be Senior Day, while Friday's game may be seen live on
www.gogoldenknights.tv. Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets host Adelphi for a three-game set this weekend.
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