Rossi's Streak Reaches Double Digits But Softball Drops Two to Mount Saint Vincent

BELLEROSE, N.Y. — Junior Samantha Rossi (Bayside, N.Y./Mary Louis) led the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) softball team with three hits extending her hitting streak to 11 games, but the Lady Bears suffered a pair of Skyline Conference setbacks to the College of Mount Saint Vincent on Sunday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score (Game 1): Mount Saint Vincent 15, St. Joseph's 0 (5 innings)
• Final Score (Game 2): Mount Saint Vincent 4, St. Joseph's 1
• Records: St. Joseph's (5-10, 2-8 Skyline), Mount Saint Vincent (8-12, 5-3 Skyline)
• Date: April 10, 2016
• Location: Bellerose, N.Y.
• Field: Padavan-Preller Field
• St. Joseph's Starters (Game 1): Simon (SS), Eddy (C), Ferrigno (3B), Rossi (LF), Gentile (1B), Armano (DP), Quintana (2B, Marino (CF), Rancel (RF), McGowan (P)
• St. Joseph's Starters (Game 2): Simon (SS), Eddy (C), Ferrigno (2B), Rossi (LF), Gentile (1B), Armano (P), Quintana (2B), Marino (CF), Rancel (RF)

How it Happened - Game 1

• After McGowan retired the first two batters, the Dolphins strung together a two-out rally in the first that proved to be the difference. Katie Moos started it off with a double and Rachel Heizer and Kathryn Dalton later followed with RBI singles with Mount Saint Vincent finishing with three runs in the frame.
• The Lady Bears threatened to counter with their own two-out rally in the home half, loading the bases on Kristin Ferrigno and Samantha Rossi singles, followed by a Gentile walk, but came away empty handed.
• The Dolphins extended their lead with four more in the second and blew the game open with eight in the fourth, knocking six doubles in the eight-hit inning.
• CMSV starter Mackenzie Heizer silenced the SJC bats allowing just two more baserunners and finished with eight strikeouts in the four-hit victory.

How it Happened - Game 2

• After a lopsided opener, the finale was tightly contested. The visitors jumped ahead early once again with a two-out rally in the first, Mackenzie Heizer's single to right giving the Dolphins a 1-0 lead.
• CMSV threatened in the second loading the bases, but SJC starter Theresa Armano worked out of the jam unscathed and it remained a 1-0 game until the fourth.
• Samantha Rossi extended her hitting streak to 11 games with a single to open the fourth and Maria Gentile roped a double over the left fielder's head that scored Rossi from first to knot the game at 1-all
• But a defensive lapse in the top of the fifth would plague the Lady Bears as back-to-back errors to open in the frame led to the deciding runs. The Dolphins would tack on one insurance run in the seventh and SJC sprinkled just two more hits in the final three frames.

For the Lady Bears

• Samantha Rossi (3-for-5, R) led the Lady Bears with three hits, extending her hitting streak to 11 games, and scored the lone SJC run.
• Maria Gentile (1-for-4, 2B, RBI) collected the lone extra base hit and RBI for SJC and extended her reached base safely streak to 12. She also saw her first action in the circle in game one tossing 1.1 innings of scoreless ball.
• Kristin Ferrigno (2-for-5) and Samantha Simon (2-for-7) both hit successfully in both ends.
• Theresa Armano went the distance in the circle in game two and was stuck with the loss, with only two of her four runs coming earned.

For the Dolphins

• Rachel Heizer paced the Dolphins with a 7-for-8 day with four doubles, driving in three RBI and scoring four times.
• Sister Mackenzie Heizer batted 5-for-7 with four RBI and three runs scored. She also earned the win in game one striking out eight in the five-inning shutout.
• Deanna Nardi (4-for-5, 2 RBI) and Katie Moos (4-for-8, 3 RBI, 4 R) knocked four hits each.
• Kathryn Dalton notched the complete-game win in game two, striking out seven, walking none and allowing one run.

Inside the Box Scores

• Mount Saint Vincent outhit St. Joseph's 30-11. Ten of their 30 hits were doubles.
• The Dolphins struck out just one all day.
• There were only two miscues over the doubleheader. Both SJC miscues in game two led to the deciding runs.

The Lady Bear Facts

• Former long-time Hudson Valley rivals, Mount Saint Vincent extends to 16-13 in the all-time series.

Next Up for St. Joseph's

The Lady Bears will continue Skyline Conference play welcoming first place Mount Saint Mary College to Padavan-Preller Field on Thursday, April 14th in a game that was rescheduled from a rainout earlier this month. First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m. with live stats on SJCBears.com