Gomez Leads Softball’s Offense in Defeats of Brooklyn College

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's University, N.Y. (Brooklyn) softball team swept their non-conference doubleheader from borough rivals Brooklyn College, 12-1 and 6-0, on Friday afternoon. Junior infielder Bella Gomez (Whittier, Calif/Sonora) went 4-for-6 over the two games with four RBI and a pair of runs scored while starting pitchers Autumn Poppett (San Diego, Calif/Mission Hills) and Jessica Mecham (West Jordan, Utah/Copper Hills) earned their first wins of the season in the circle.

How it Happened (Game 1):

A pair of runs scored on first-inning singles from Lauren Van Der Kamp (Sacramento, Calif/Rosemont) and Sofia Logreco (San Diego, Calif./Mission Hills), 2-0. An additional four runs crossed the plate on defensive miscues from the hosts.

Following a scoreless second, a pair of runners scored on Gomez's two-RBI single to extend the Bears' advantage to 8-0 in the third. The Bears reached double figures later in the inning before the Bulldogs saw their lone run of the twin bill score on a wild pitch in the bottom half of the inning, 11-1.

Gomez's single in the top of the fifth scored Poppett, who reached base on a leadoff double, to seal the 12-1 scoreline.

How it Happened (Game 2):

The first three innings saw the Bears registering the only two hits of the contest. Maeve McKeon (Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant) and Mecham each had RBI singles to open the scoring in the top of the fourth. McKeon crossed the plate on a Brooklyn College wild pitch and Mecham scored on a two-bagger from Gomez. The Bears finished the inning with a 5-0 lead.

Brianna Kilimet (Valley Stream, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) singled in the Bears' sixth run in the seventh inning to cap off the scoring.

For the Bears (Game 1):

• Gomez had three RBI on three hits. She stole a pair of bases.

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

• Nicole Trani's (Staten Island, N.Y./Moore Catholic) two hits were both doubles, scoring a run with one RBI.

• Arianna Heinsch (Brooklyn, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall Academy) and Isabella Calabrese (Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppauge) each had two hits to go with an RBI and run.

• Poppett batted 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of runs. She struck out eight and walked four en route to her first win of the campaign in the circle.

For the Bears (Game 2):

• Gomez's lone at-bat was an RBI double. She walked twice in the contest.

• Kilimet and Kristen Oddo (Brooklyn, N.Y./James Madison) each had two hits. The former batted in a run while the latter scored a run.

• Oddo swiped the lone Bears' bag of the game.

• Gomez, Kilimet, and Van Der Kamp all hit for extra bases in the affair.

• Mecham tossed seven innings of two-hit ball in her first appearance of the season to earn the win.

Up Next

With Saturday's doubleheader against William Paterson University postponed, the Bears will turn their attention to their Skyline Conference opener on Thursday, March 30 at 3 and 5 p.m. against Yeshiva University. Live stats and video from LIU Post in Brookville will be available on sjbkathletics.com/live.