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Winner Centenary (N.J.) CENTENAR 15-22
9
Marywood MARYWOOD 25-14
Winner
Centenary (N.J.) CENTENAR
15-22
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Final
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Marywood MARYWOOD
25-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Centenary (N.J.) CENTENAR 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 10 13 1
Marywood MARYWOOD 0 1 2 1 3 0 2 9 12 2

W: K. Earrusso (1-6) L: Hamm, Mara (11-8)

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Winner Marywood MARYWOOD 26-14
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Centenary (N.J.) CENTENAR 15-23
Winner
Marywood MARYWOOD
26-14
13
Final
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Centenary (N.J.) CENTENAR
15-23
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Marywood MARYWOOD 3 5 1 1 3 13 14 1
Centenary (N.J.) CENTENAR 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 4

W: Gregory, Marissa () L: S. Cosenzo ()

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Returns to Atlantic East Championship By Taking Down Cyclones

Third-seeded Marywood KOs Centenary in the second game after dropping the first

Arlington, Va. — Third-seeded Marywood University reached the Atlantic East Conference softball championship series for the second consecutive season after eliminating Centenary University on Saturday. In double-elimination pod play, Marywood defeated the Cyclones 13-1 in five innings after falling 10-9 in the first game.

The Pacers will take on top-seeded Cabrini University in a best-of-three series on May 12-13 in Radnor, Pa. It is a rematch of last year's Atlantic East title game.

Game 2: Marywood 13, Centenary 1

Marywood (26-14) scored nine unanswered runs in the deciding third game this weekend between the two teams.

Samantha Baltrusaitis went 3 for 3 with three RBIs. She finished with a double and a sacrifice fly. Tori Para batted 3 for 4 with three runs and two RBIs.

Emma McNally went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a run. Abbey Stalter was 2 for 3 with an RBI. Both Mara Hamm and Emily Rose each finished with two runs, a walk and an RBI.

Marissa Gregory notched her 14th victory of the season. She allowed six hits and an earned run with a strikeout.

Centenary's Chloe Wright was 2 for 2.

Marywood put across three runs in the top of the first inning. Hamm led off with a walk and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Rose singled down the left field line to score the first run of the game. Para drove a double to left center to put a pair of runners in scoring position. Baltrusaitis hit a sacrifice fly to left field, and McNally's RBI single supplied the Pacers with an early 3-0.

The Pacers' bat stayed alive with five runs in the top of the second. Ashdon Clark drew a bases-loaded walk. Para came through again with a two-RBI single down the left field that increased Marywood's lead to six. Baltrusaitis capped the innng's scoring with a double that brought in Clark, and Para was sent home after an error for an early 8-0 lead.

Game 1: Centenary 10, Marywood 9

Marywood had the tying runner on second base in the seventh inning in a game that featured three different lead changes, 19 runs and 25 hits. Kelly Ann Earrusso forced a groundout to the pitcher to complete the win.

Centenary used a seven-run sixth inning to come back from four runs down.

The Cyclones' Jayden Pennella went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and a run. Maggie Lenahan reached four times with two hits and two walks, scoring three runs and an RBI. Wright notched a 2 for 4 performance with a pair of RBIs.

Earrusso put a stamp on the win, allowing three earned runs and five hits in 2 2/3 innings.

For Marywood, Baltrusaitis continued to mash the ball with a 3 for 4 outing with two RBIs, two doubles, and a run. Brooke McKay reached three times plus a sacrifice fly, contributing two RBIs.

McNally totaled two extra-base hits with a triple and a double. She had a pair of RBIs.

In all, Marywood hit six extra-base hits. Stalter and Alex Dusman each swiped a pair of bases.

The Pacers will take on Cabrini University at 2 and 4 p.m. on Friday, May 12. If necessary, the rubber match will be played with an Atlantic East championship and NCAA Division III tournament berth on the line. 
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