COLCHESTER, VT.- The College of Saint Rose was defeated twice today at Saint Michael's, with the host Purple Knights earning the pair of Northeast-10 Conference victories by the margins of 4-3 and 5-1.Â
In game one, junior center fielder Hope Hiscock singled home the winning run to help Saint Michael's earn the walk-off win in the bottom of the seventh.
The Purple Knights had hit back-to-back solo home runs in the sixth to even the score at 3-3 after Saint Rose built a 3-1 lead in the early innings.
The Golden Knights were able to manufacture their advantage with two Saint Michael's errors leading to a pair runs in the second, followed by a third-inning sacrifice fly from sophomore first baseman
Madison Chandler that scored sophomore center fielder
Ciana Phillips.
Chandler stayed hot throughout the afternoon, finishing 2-for-3 for Saint Rose (12-27/8-14 NE10) in the game two setback.
Saint Michael's (8-21/4-12 NE10) grabbed an early lead with its third home run of the day, a solo shot by junior third baseman Hannah Arruda in the bottom of the second, before growing the lead to 5-0 with scores in each of the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings.
Senior shortstop
Savanna Liverio-Tyler recorded an RBI in the seventh inning of the finale with a run-scoring single that plated sophomore pinch hitter
Alexandra Deeter.
Looking ahead, the Golden Knights return to action with a non-conference doubleheader against Dominican on Wednesday in Orangeburg, N.Y. Saint Michael's turns around to host Southern New Hampshire for a pair on Monday afternoon.
Notes: Liverio-Tyler and freshman pitcherÂ
Isabella Milazzo were recognized on the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the period ending Sunday, April 17th...Chandler leads the Golden Knights in batting average (.367), slugging percentage (.483), and RBI (25)...Liverio-Tyler has hit a team-high three home runs while Phillips tops the lineup with 26 runs scored...Breen leads the pitching staff with 98 strikeouts across 112.2 innings.
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