Andrews, Orona Lift Softball to Extra-Inning Game One Win in Penn Split

Friday, April 1

Philadelphia, PA

2 pm

Brown University

12-8, 0

Penn

11-10, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Brown	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	5	10	4
Penn	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	2

Andrews, Orona Lift Softball to Extra-Inning Game One Win in Penn Split

4/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball

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PHILADELPHIA – Junior Christina Andrews hit a three-run homer, and sophomore Katie Orona pitched a complete game as Brown University softball rallied for a 5-1 win in eight innings over Penn in game one before falling in game two, 2-0, in a doubleheader at Penn Park on Friday afternoon.

In the opening day of Ivy League play for both teams, the Bears (12-9, 1-1 Ivy) scored four runs in the top of the eighth to top the host Quakers (12-10, 1-1 Ivy) before the four-time defending Ivy League South Division champions did not allow a run in game two.

In the opener, Andrews (Southlake, Texas) drove her three-run home run over the wall in left center off Alexis Sargent, the Ivy League's ERA leader, in the top of the eighth while Orona (Pueblo, Colo.) went the distance and did not give up an earned run.

Next, Brown plays at Columbia tomorrow for a twin bill starting at 12:30 p.m.

Game 1: Brown 5, Penn 1 (8 Innings) | Video Highlights

Andrews hit her three-run home run in the top of the eighth, Orona did not allow an earned run in a complete game, and Brown softball surged to a 5-1 win over Penn in eight innings in game one in its Ivy League opener.

With the game tied 1-1 heading to extra innings, freshman Cat Seitz (Poway, Calif.) and junior Sarah Syrop (Kennesaw, Ga.) each doubled in the top of the eighth to put runners on second and third. Andrews (Southlake, Texas) then launched her home run over the wall in left center to lift Brown ahead 4-1.

The home run stood as Andrews' first of the season and the fourth of her career while Syrop finished the day 2-for-4 with two doubles. Freshman Ashli Lotz (Austin, Texas) went 2-for-4 with two doubles and drove in Brown's only run prior to extra innings in the top of the fifth.

Orona (Pueblo, Colo.) tossed a compete-game 8.0 innings, allowing one unearned run on six hits with nine strikeouts, tying a season high, in the win (6-4).

Against Sargent (8-2), the Ivy League's ERA leader, the Bears tallied 10 hits, including seven extra-base hits. Sargent, who entered the day with a 0.93 ERA, pitched a complete game, permitting five runs, four earned, with nine strikeouts.

The Bears claimed a 1-0 lead in the top of the fifth as junior Lauren Hanna (Milford, Mass.) led off the inning with a bunt single and made her way to third on a sacrifice from senior Janet Leung (Mississauga, Ontario), and a groundout from sophomore Yeram Park (Arcadia, Calif.). Lotz then drove her in with a double off the wall in right center

Penn tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh placing runners on second and third with no outs before a run came home on a ground ball. With the bases loaded with one out, freshman Sofia Venegas (La Mirada, Calif.) threw a run out at the plate and then tagged a runner out on the next at bat to help send the game to extras.

After Andrews' homer, Brown pulled ahead 5-1 in the eighth after sophomore Emily Springfield (Oceanside, Calif.) put a ball in play. Orona did not allow a hit in the bottom of the eighth and escaped a jam with runners on second and third behind a catcher's interference call, an error, and a ground out.

Brown threatened in the first, second, and third as Park, Syrop, and Lotz doubled in each respective inning. Orona worked out of jams in both the first and second before facing four or fewer batters in each of the third through sixth frames.

Game 2: Penn 2, Brown 0

Junior pitcher Leah Nakashima (San Jose, Calif.) allowed just two runs, but two Quaker pitchers combined for a shutout as Penn took game two, 2-1, as the two sides split the twin bill.

Nakashima (3-4) hurled 6.0 innings, permitting the two runs on eight hits with one strikeout. She retired the side in order in both the second and fourth innings.

Penn reliever Mason Spichiger (3-2) pitched 4.2 innings in relief, conceding just two hits. Starter Lauren Li tossed 2.1 innings, surrendering three hits with one strikeout.

For Brown, Leung reached base twice with a double to left field in the seventh alongside a walk.

Penn pulled ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the first as Lauren Li helped her own cause with an RBI single to left field. The Quakers doubled their lead to 2-0 in the last of the third as Jurie Joyner sent an RBI double to center field.

Brown caused danger in the top of the third as Lotz, Syrop, and Andrews all singled to load the bases with one out before the Quakers escaped the jam unscathed.