Horn’s Perfect Game Leads Softball to Victory; Doubleheader Sweep of Lehman

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. — Rookie pitcher Brooke Horn (Lakeside, Calif./El Capitan) became the second pitcher in St. Joseph's University, N.Y. (Brooklyn) softball program history to toss a perfect game, posting 11 strikeouts in a 12-0 win over Lehman College on Monday afternoon. The perfect game is the sixth in program history with the previous five coming from Alyson Chiaramonte '12 between the 2009-12 seasons.

Earlier in the day, the Bears defeated the Lightning, 9-0, thanks to three RBI from Sofia Logreco (San Diego, Calif./Mission Hills) and two from Lauren Van Der Kamp (Sacramento, Calif./Rosemont) and Audrey Scott (Rocklin, Calif./Whitney); with the latter hitting her first-collegiate home run. Both contests concluded in the fifth inning.

How it Happened (Game 1)

Logreco's first-inning single plated the first two runs of the game. It was followed by a five-run second, featuring a pair of RBI doubles from Van Der Kamp and Leila Heller (Belle Chasse, La./Belle Chasse) to further the SJBK lead to 7-0. A lead-off single by Emily Burroughs (Escondido, Calig./San Pasqual) was followed by Scott's inside-the-park home run on a ball escaping the Lehman right fielder to give the Bears the 9-0 lead and eventual run-rule victory.

Heller conceded a pair of hits and a walk while striking out six, a new season-best for the freshman. Autumn Poppett (San Diego, Calif./Mission Hills) fanned five Lehman bats in two innings of relief.

How it Happened (Game 2)

A scoreless first was followed by RBI doubles from Logreco and Burroughs, sandwiched between Poppett's single up the middle, to give the Bears a 3-0 edge in the second. Now leading 4-0 in the fourth, Scott once again hit for extra bases, slapping a triple to right-center to begin an eight-run stanza. Van Der Kamp brought in three runs while Isabella Calabrese (Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppauge) had a pair of RBI herself in back-to-back run-rule wins.

Horn struck out 11 of the 15 batters she faced in the game, one shy of matching her previous best (12 vs. Yeshiva).

For the Bears (Game 1)

• Van Der Kamp and Maeve McKeon (Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant) each had two hits in the game.

• Logreco drove in three or more runs for the second time this season.

• Heller registered her third win of the season, tossing three innings.

• Poppet allowed a single hit in the circle. At the plate, she finished 1-for-3.

For the Bears (Game 2)

• Van Der Kamp drove in four runs, bringing her total on the day to six.

• Logreco, Poppett, and Nicole Trani (Staten Island, N.Y./Moore Catholic) all went 2-for-3 and had three RBI combined.

• Scott scored a pair of runs, going 2-for-2.

• Horn's perfect game was the first since Chiaramonte's fifth and final perfect game against John Jay in 2012. It marks the second no-hitter of the season following the combined effort between Poppett and Heller against Yeshiva in late March.

Up Next

The Bears return to the Garden State for the second time in as many weeks, continuing their non-conference campaign with a twin bill against Ramapo College on Thursday, April 13 at 3 p.m. Live stats and video will be available on sjbkathletics.com/live.