HORSEHEADS, N.Y. – Russell Sage College scored the final 15 runs of an 18-4 (6 innings) Empire 8 Conference victory at Elmira.
The Gators, which dropped the opener of the Friday afternoon twinbill 2-1 (8 innings), saw seven different players record multiple hits to earn the split.
Senior outfielder Madalyn Ring (Gansevoort, NY/South Glens Falls)led the way by going 4-for-4 with three runs scored, an RBI, and a pair of stolen bases.
Junior infielder Hannah Smith (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa/Saint Rose) was 3-for-5 with four runs scored and four RBI, while sophomore infielder Annalise Tyler (Schenectady, NY/Schalmont) was 2-for-3 for two runs scored, four RBI and two steals out of the leadoff spot.
An unearned run in the bottom half of the eighth proved to be the difference in the opener.
Sophomore infielder Jocelyn Jean paced Elmira (6-15-1/4-6 E8) by going 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored across the two games.
For the Gators, Tyler went 3-for-7 with three runs scored and four RBI, while Smith was 4-for-8 with four runs scored and four RBI on the day.
RSC (8-18/4-6 E8) is slated to play a Conference twinbill at Keuka tomorrow at 11:00 AM.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: RSC looks to return to the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament for the fifth-straight spring…12 returnees combine with eight newcomers on this year's roster…Ring, Tyler, and junior pitcher Leah Madore (Williamsville, VT/Brattleboro Union) highlight the returning Gators…Madore and Tyler earned second-team All-E8 honors last springs, while Ring made third-team All-Conference…Madore punched out 154 batters across 174 innings, both single-season program records in 2024..The righty became the program's all-time leader for career strikeouts in the complete game shutout of visiting Saint John Fisher on April 4…She was chosen the E8 Pitcher of the Week for the period ending Sunday, April 6…Madore went 3-0 and whiffed 15 batters across 15.0 scoreless innings…Ring commenced the season with 43 career stolen bases, good for fourth in RSC records…RSC opened its spring with eight contests in Florida between March 10-14… Sophomore outfielder Bella Julian (Cicero, NY/Cicero North-Syracuse) led the Gators with a .500 batting average during the time in the "Sunshine State"…Sophomore infielder/outfielder Allison Kenyon (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville), Ring, and junior catcher/outfielder Emma Heartquist (Stuyvesant, NY/Ichabod Crane) comprise the team's Leadership Committee.
