Softball Splits Ivy League Opening Doubleheader at Cornell

Sunday, March 24

Ithaca, NY

12:30 PM

Brown University

6-8, 1-0

Cornell University

1-14, 0-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Brown	0	0	0	1	6	1	0	2	10	14	0
Cornell	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	10	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Brown	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
Cornell	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	9	0

Softball Splits Ivy League Opening Doubleheader at Cornell

3/24/2019 5:55:00 PM | Softball

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ITHACA, N.Y. – Sophomore Karina Chavarria went 4-for-7, and senior Cat Seitz and sophomore Madi Cranford each hit a home run as Brown University softball split a doubleheader with Cornell University, winning 10-8 in eight innings in game one and falling 4-3 in game two, on Sunday afternoon at Niemand-Robison Softball Field.

Competing in their first Ivy League games of the season, the Bears (6-9, 1-1 Ivy) rallied from a 6-0 deficit in game one to earn the victory in extra innings before the host Big Red (2-14, 1-1 Ivy) took a walk-off win in game two with four runs in the bottom of the seventh.

"I was happy with the way we responded in game one to be able to come back and win our Ivy opener in extra innings," Brown head coach Kate Refsnyder said. "In game two, it's always tough to lose on a walk-off hit, but we know that every Ivy League game will be a battle to the last out. A big part of this game is being able to bounce back quickly, and we'll look to do that tomorrow."

Chavarria (San Bruno, Calif.) finished the day 4-for-7 with four RBIs, three runs, and a triple. Seitz (Poway, Calif.) hit her third home run of the season and the 10^th of her career, going 3-for-8 with three runs on the day, and Cranford (Escondido, Calif.) registered her second homer of the year.

Next, Brown concludes the three-game series with Cornell tomorrow, Monday, Mar. 25, at 2:00 p.m. The series was originally scheduled for a Saturday-Sunday format but was moved back one day due to weather.

Game 1: Brown 10, Cornell 8 (8 Innings)

Freshman Lauren Innerst pitched 7.0 innings in relief and went 2-for-3 at the plate as one of five Bears with multiple hits as Brown beat Cornell in eight innings, 10-8, in its Ivy League opener.

Trailing 6-0 after two innings, the Bears – which tallied 14 hits as a team – pulled ahead 8-6 through six frames and rallied with two runs in the top of the eighth after the host Big Red sent the game to extra innings tied at 8-8.

Sophomore Karina Chavarria (San Bruno, Calif.) finished 2-for-4 with four RBIs, two runs, and a triple while Innerst (San Jose, Calif.) went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, and an RBI. Senior Sofia Venegas (La Mirada, Calif.) posted a 3-for-4 effort.

Sophomore Madi Cranford (Escondido, Calif.) and senior Ashli Lotz (Austin, Texas) each went 2-for-5 while senior Annie Scarangella (Tucson, Ariz.) added two runs and an RBI.

In the circle, Innerst tossed 7.0 innings in relief, allowing three runs – all earned – on seven hits with seven strikeouts to three walks in the win (3-2).

After Cornell staked itself to a 6-0 lead through two innings, the Bears responded with eight runs over the fourth, fifth, and sixth stanzas – including six runs in the fifth – to pull ahead 8-6.

Venegas started the rally with an RBI single to center field in the fourth inning. Scarangella began the fifth inning's scoring with an RBI single to left center, and Chavarria followed with a bases-clearing triple, bringing Brown within 6-5.

Chavarria then came home on a fielder's choice to tie the game, and Cranford hit an RBI single up the middle to put the Bears ahead 7-6. In the sixth, Innerst brought home a run with a ground ball, making the count 8-6, before the Big Red equalized in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run home run from Bridgette Rooney.

The Bears answered with two runs in the top of the eighth as Scarangella scored on a wild pitch and Chavarria plated Innerst with a ground ball.

For Cornell, Rooney went 3-for-4 with six RBIs and a home run. Ashley Delany took the loss (1-2), giving up three runs on four hits with two strikeouts over 3.2 innings.

Game 2: Cornell 4, Brown 3

Senior Cat Seitz and sophomore Madi Cranford each hit a solo home run, but Brown fell to Cornell, 4-3, in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader.

The Bears took a 3-0 lead after the top of the third and maintained that margin into the seventh inning before the Big Red scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to take the walk-off win.

Seitz (Poway, Calif.) went 2-for-3 with her third home run of the season and 10^th homer of her career. Cranford (Escondido, Calif.) recorded her second homer of the season, and sophomore Karina Chavarria (San Bruno, Calif.) finished 2-for-3 with a run.

Seitz opened the game's scoring with a solo home run to left field in the top of the first. Chavarria came home on a wild pitch in the top of the second to extend the Bears' edge to 2-0. Cranford made the margin 3-0 in the top of the third, lifting a solo shot to center field.

After three scoreless frames, the Big Red came back for the win in the last of the seventh as Hanna Crist hit a solo homer to left field and Allison Kerce drove the game-winning three-run home run to left center.

Cornell's Ashley Delany earned the win (2-2), hurling 3.0 innings of scoreless relief and giving up two hits.

Junior pitcher Emily Waters (Northridge, Calif.) took the loss (2-5), throwing 6.2 innings and permitting four runs on nine hits with one strikeout.