Early-on scoring in the second game put the Cavaliers at a 7-4 advantage in the third inning, but the Orange bounced back, knotting the game up thanks to an RBI double by Fernandez that eventually triggered three more runs in the same frame. A base hit by Doane, a Cavalier error, and a ground out made it a 10-7 ballgame.
The Cavaliers added one more run in the bottom of the fifth off of a solo home run to center field, but that's as close as they would get, as the two teams held each other scoreless to cap a 10-8 victory for the Orange.
- Sophomore Sammy Fernandez racked up four hits in her five at bats in the second game, while
recording her sixth double of the season that drove in a run.
- Sophomore Maddi Doane added three hits and a stolen base in the second game.
- The duo of Fernandez and Doane combined for nine hits in the doubleheader.
- Freshman Andrea Bombace tallied her sixth home run of the season in the second game, driving in three runs after sending one past the left field wall in the first inning.
- Freshmen Hannah Dossett and Alicia Hansen accounted for half of the Orange's eight hits in the first game, racking up two hits apiece.
- Senior pitcher Jocelyn Cater tallied her first save of the season in the second game, tossing the last 1.2 innings and halting the Cavaliers at the plate. She allowed no hits, no runs, and added three strikeouts.
GAME 1
The Orange started things off with a run apiece in the first three innings, with Sammy Fernandez beginning the sequence in the first at bat with a base hit to the pitcher. With one out on the boards, a fielder's choice play to second base with the bases loaded sent Fernandez at third home.
An RBI single to center field by Alyssa Dewes brought Alicia Hansen home in the top of the second, while a combination of a wild pitch and a throwing error by the catcher plated another Orange run in the top of the third to give 'Cuse a 3-0 advantage.
Virginia matched 'Cuse's three runs in the bottom of the third inning, after a fielding error with bases loaded moved one of the Cavaliers home, before an RBI single and an advance on the throw plated two more UVA runs to knot it up 3-3.
A solo home run to left field in the bottom of the fourth inning by Virginia's Allie Arneson put the Cavaliers at a one-run advantage, 4-3. UVA capped the victory in the bottom of the fifth after a lead-off double, a sacrifice bunt, and a base hit through the right side reeled in another run to finalize a 5-3 win for the Cavaliers.
GAME 2
The Orange jumped out to a 3-0 lead once again, but this time off of a three-run homer by Andrea Bombace that brought Fernandez and Maddi Doane home with her after a base hit and a walk.
The Cavaliers answered right back in the bottom of the opening frame, drawing in four runs off of a double, a base hit, and a throwing error that sent two runners home.
The Orange evened things out in the next inning, as a double by Olivia Martinez and base hits by Fernandez and Doane set up a bases loaded situation with O'Hara at the plate next. A fielder's choice play at second base sent Martinez to home plate to tie it up at 4 apiece.
The early scoring didn't stop, as Virginia added another run on an RBI single in the bottom of the second, before tacking on two more runs in the next inning off of two RBI doubles to put UVA at a three-run advantage heading into the fourth inning, 7-4.
The Orange bats got hot in the fourth inning, as three base hits in a row by Doane, O'Hara, and Burkhardt drove in two runs to make it a one-run ballgame, 7-6. Syracuse continued to surge in the fifth inning, as the Orange stole the lead back off of three hits and two Cavalier errors to make it a 10-7 ballgame.
A base hit and a throwing error placed Hansen and Martinez on the corners, before a double to left center by Fernandez sent Hansen at third home. The Orange tacked on two more runs in the next at bat off of a base hit by Doane that welcomed Fernandez and pinch runner Aliyah Wade home due to a Cavalier throwing error. O'Hara sealed the deal with a ground out to the shortstop that brought Doane home with one out on the boards.
Virginia tried for a comeback with a lead-off homer to center field in the bottom of the fifth, but that's as close as the Cavaliers would get to the Orange.
Sydney O'Hara registered the win after coming in and tossing 2.2 innings, allowing two hits while retiring seven batters. Senior Jocelyn Cater tallied her first save of the season after pitching the last 1.2 innings and halting the Cavaliers at the plate. She allowed no hits, no runs, and added three Ks.
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