ALBANY–Sophomore outfielder
Astasia Myler hit the go-ahead home run in the top of the seventh as The College of Saint Rose split a
Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader with Saint Anselm this afternoon. The Golden Knights lost the opener 2-1, before winning the second game 4-3.
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"It's pretty exciting," said Myler about her homer. "I had some bad at-bats earlier in the game, but was able to come back."
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Sophomore utility
Briana Bowen and Myler combined to go 5-for-11 with two doubles and four RBI in the twin-bill, which was played at the University of Albany.
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In the opener, the Hawks (3-9/1-3 NE10) flew out to a 2-0 lead after an inning of play and held on from there. The Golden Knights had their chances, but could not get the timely hit, leaving nine runners on base.
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Saint Rose (6-12/4-2NE10) did get within one in the seventh when Bowen doubled home junior right-hander
Dana Nicoletti with two out. However, senior right-hander Sam Hennequin fanned the next hitter to end it.
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Nicoletti went the distance and struck out six.
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Nicoletti walked and stole second to begin the second game, then came around to score on a one-out single by Bowen. In the third, junior infielder
Jadyn Costello singled home Myler, who had doubled with two outs, to give the Golden Knights a 2-0 lead.
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Saint Rose then scratched across an unearned run in the fifth to go up 3-0.
In the bottom half, Saint Anselm cut into the deficit with a pair of unearned runs off sophomore right-hander
Roma Mazzariello. The Hawks would then tie the game in the sixth and set the stage for Myler's seventh inning heroics.
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Mazzariello went the distance to earn her third NE10 victory of the spring. She allowed three runs, just one earned, whiffed four and walked none.
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"I wanted to keep everything low," said Mazzariello. "I was little nervous that someone might score in the seventh, but I held my own did not walk anyone today, which is always a great thing."
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Next on the schedule for Saint Rose is Friday's home noon doubleheader versus Adelphi. Saint Anselm hosts Franklin Pierce for an NE10 twin-bill Tuesday at 3:00 pm.
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