UAlbany Softball Splits Saturday's Coastal Carolina Invitational Games
Photo: Maggie Cocks (above) hit her first career homer against Drexel
Game Notes
CONWAY, SC – The University
at Albany softball team split their games on Saturday, March 2, at the Coastal
Carolina Invitational. The Great Danes are now 3-1 at the tournament and will
conclude play tomorrow against Wichita State. Game time is 9 a.m. UAlbany scored their
highest run total of the season in a 9-0 win over Drexel. In game two, they
were defeated 8-0 by Coastal Carolina. The Great Danes defeated the tournament
host Chanticleers, 5-2, yesterday.
DREXEL: Sophomore
Marlin Solano led the Great Danes to an offensive explosion over the Dragons in
a 9-0 victory. The designated hitter had a career-high three RBIs, hitting in
the three-hole. Freshman Maggie Cocks also chipped in a career-high three hits
and two RBIs. Both Solano and Cocks hit their first career home runs.
UAlbany (3-6) put up five runs in the second inning to blow
open the game. Cocks began the inning with a lead-off homer to center
field. Two two-out RBI doubles drove in two runs, first by sophomore Vicky McFarland followed
by Taylor Franich.
After adding one in the fourth, the Great Danes put the game
away in the sixth inning. Cocks highlighted the inning with a double to right
center, scoring Jess Tate. Junior Lauren Alcorn also singled to drive in two
runs, putting the score to 9-0.
Starter Brittany MacFawn (2-4) held Drexel (2-10) off the
board. She pitched six innings,
scattering three hits and striking out seven. Tara Konopka (0-6) was tagged
with the loss. She went 1.2 innings, allowing five earned runs and striking out
two.
COASTAL CAROLINA: In
game two, Coastal Carolina got the best of UAlbany. After the Great
Danes defeated them yesterday, the Chanticleers were back for redemption.
Coastal Carolina strung together nine hits, scoring a five-run
sixth inning that UAlbany could not recover from. MacFawn again pitched. This
was her sixth complete game in just two weeks. She went nine straight innings
without allowing a run.
After scoring two in the third inning, Coastal Carolina (8-9) broke
the game open in the sixth with five runs. Four of those were off the bat of
Morgan Noad who launched a grand slam. Beyond
Noad, the Chanticleers were led by the 2-3-4 punch of Kiana Quolas, Kory Hayden
and Cacia Pierre. They three had seven hits and four RBIs in the game.
Kayla Quolas (4-4) took home the win. She went 5.2 innings,
allowing four hits and no earned runs. She walked two in the game.
UAlbany will conclude the Coastal Carolina invitational tomorrow and look toward the Rebel Games in Kissimee, FL from March 14-19.
