ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College hosts Keuka in the first round of the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament on Tuesday afternoon.
2024 Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament First Round: Keuka (Five Seed) at Gators (Four Seed)
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 3:00 PM | Plumeri Sports Complex | Live Stats| Video
Admission (Cash Only): $6.00 - Adults | $4.00 - Students and seniors with ID | Free - Children under 12 and Russell Sage College students with ID
#4 RSC Gators (12-22/6-8 E8): Roster| Stats
#5 Keuka (13-20/6-8 E8): Roster| Stats
RSC Softball in the E8 Championship Tournament: This will be the Gators fourth-consecutive appearance in the E8 Championship Tournament. RSC reached the finals in the 2023 edition.
Gator Bites: RSC swept Saturday's home E8 doubleheader from Elmira to secure not only the final playoff spot, but hosting rights for the first round…Head Coach Stephanie Reinhardt (Manhattan '18) is in her first season at the helm of the Gators…10 players, including six starters returned this spring…Sophomore pitcher Leah Madore (Williamsville, VT/Brattleboro Union) was selected the E8 Pitcher of the Week for the periods ending Sunday, April 7 and Sunday, May 5...She enters the Tournament leading the Conference with 151 innings pitched, 14 complete games, and two saves...The righty has whiffed 134 hitters, good for second in the E8...Madore went 3-0 with 30 strikeouts and a 0.37 ERA last week...Opposing hitters only managed 10 hits and batted .149 off Madore during the three complete game wins... Sophomore Emma Heartquist (Stuyvesant, NY/Ichabod Crane) was selected the E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, May 5...She slashed .538/.846/.571 with five runs scored and two RBI across four games...Heading into the postseason, the catcher/outfielder leads RSC with a .388 batting average and a .463 slugging percentage...She is one of five Gators batting better than .305, with four hitting greater than .340...Sophomore infielder Amber Banas (Saugerties, NY/Saugerties) stood out during the playoff push, batting .514 during the final 11 contests of the regular season...Junior outfielder Madalyn Ring (Gansevoort, NY/South Glens Falls) and freshman infielder Annalise Tyler (Schenectady, NY/Schalmont) effectively set the table...Ring has a .343 batting average with 22 stolen bases, while Tyler is batting .363 with 15 steals and a team-best .414 on-base percentage...The duo rank second and third respectively in the E8 for stolen bases…Senior outfielder Isabella Vano (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) and sophomore infielder Ciana Santana (East Meadow, NY/East Meadow) top RSC with 18 RBI.
About Keuka: The Wolves and Gators split the April 7 doubleheader held at the Clifton Park Commons…Keuka went 8-4 in true away games this spring…Freshman shortstop Hailey Jasinski tops the Wolves with a .396 batting average…The rookie also leads the team with 26 RBI and 31 runs scored…Sophomore pitcher Olivia Flynn (5-6) has made a team-best 18 appearances in the circle…The righty entered the Tournament batting .364 with 24 RBI and 23 runs scored.
Up Next: The winner of this afternoon's contest advances to the double elimination portion of the Tournament, which begins on Thursday and will be hosted by Saint John Fisher.
Gator Golf: The 19th Annual Gator Golf Classic will be held May 31, 2024. More Information: https://www.sagegators.com/information/Gator_Golf_Classic
