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St. Joseph's University - Brooklyn

St. Joseph's University, N.Y. - Brooklyn

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Ronny Rios; SJBK Athletic Communications
6
Alverno ALV 6-1
8
Winner St. Joseph SJBK_S~1 1-8
Alverno ALV
6-1
6
Final
8
St. Joseph SJBK_S~1
1-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Alverno ALV 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 13 0
St. Joseph SJBK_S~1 3 0 0 3 0 2 X 8 13 0

W: Heller, Leila (2-1) L: Gardner, Bailey (1-4)

3
St. Joseph's (Brkln) ST. JOSE 4-1
6
Winner St. Thomas (Fla.) ST. THOM 4-6
St. Joseph's (Brkln) ST. JOSE
4-1
3
Final
6
St. Thomas (Fla.) ST. THOM
4-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Joseph's (Brkln) ST. JOSE 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 8 0
St. Thomas (Fla.) ST. THOM 0 0 0 2 3 1 X 6 12 3

W: J. Magaldi () L: Burr, Makena (3-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | with contribution from Joshua Gordon

Van Der Kamp; Heller Reach Career Milestones as Softball Rounds Out Florida Trip

NAPLES, FLA. — To conclude their three-day stay at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic, the St. Joseph's University, N.Y. – Brooklyn softball team defeated Alverno College, 8-6 on Wednesday morning. The Bears finished their Florida trip 4-2, following a 3-6 loss to St. Thomas University (Fla.)

Against the Inferno, senior Lauren Van Der Kamp (Sacramento, Calif.) eclipsed 100 career hits while junior Leila Heller (Belle Chasse, La.) reached 100 career strikeouts.

How it Happened vs. Alverno

The Inferno recorded their first runs against the Bears after 10.1 innings of play, scoring three runs at the end of the first inning. The Bears responded in their half of the inning, as Van Der Kamp hit a double to bring in Olivia Martinez (Tomball, Texas) for the team's first run and to mark the senior's 100th career hit. Payton Walker (Eastvale, Calif.) followed with an RBI double, and Brielle Nelson (Chandler, Ariz.) then singled to center field, tying the game at 3-3.

The deadlock remained for the next two and a half innings with Heller picking up her 100th strikeout at the end of the second stanza. St. Joseph's took their first lead of the contest in the fourth thanks to Vivian Garcia's (Eastvale, Calif.) bases-clearing double, making the score 6-3. Martinez and Van Der Kamp scored the team's insurance runs in the sixth, 8-3.

The Bears fended off Alverno's comeback attempt in the seventh inning and secured the 8-6 victory.

How it Happened vs. St. Thomas (Fla.)

Van Der Kamp drove in the game's first run in the third followed by an error allowing Kamryn Walls (Middle Village, N.Y.) to score in the fourth, giving the Bears a 2-0 advantage. The Bobcats used two-RBI triples in the home half of the fourth and fifth innings to tie the game before taking a 5-2 lead.

A two-out base hit by Garcia drove in Audrey Scott (Rocklin, Calif.) in the top of the sixth, but St. Thomas regained their three-run lead in the bottom of the inning and held on for the win, 6-3.

For the Bears vs. Alverno

  • Van Der Kamp went 2-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored.

  • Martinez and Nelson also had two-hit games with the former crossing the plate twice and the latter batting in three.

  • Garcia had three RBI in her lone at-bat of the contest.

  • Walker and Makena Burr (Foster City, Calif.) scored a combined three runs.

  • Six additional Bears had base hits.

  • Heller picked up her second win of the season, finishing with a pair of K's.

For the Bears vs. St. Thomas (Fla.)

  • Van Der Kamp went 3-for-4 with an RBI.

  • Jessica Jakob (Covina, Calif.) finished 2-for-4.

  • Walker and Scott scored the team's runs.

  • Burr had three strikeouts as she suffered her first defeat in the circle this season (3-1).

Up Next

The Bears return north and face New York University on Sunday, March 23. First pitch from Fordham University is slated for 1 pm.

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