Orange Begins Play At College of Charleston Classic

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Orange softball team (3-15) is only two wins away from the program's 200^th victory and will try and reach the mark during the College of Charleston Classic from Friday, Mar. 14 through Sunday, Mar. 16. Play begins on Friday with an 11 a.m. contest against upstate foe Binghamton and a 6:30 p.m. outing against host-school Charleston. On Saturday, the squad matches up with BIG EAST rival St. John's at 11 a.m. and Charleston again at 1:30 p.m. An 11 a.m. game again Binghamton on Sunday concludes play and the Orange's five week preseason schedule.

The College of Charleston Classic is the back stretch of SU's spring break trip, which began with the USF Invitational from Mar. 7 and ended on Mar. 9. The Orange came away with three victories with wins against Sam Houston State (3-2), Fairfield (6-3) and Quinnipiac (10-0 (5)). Junior catcher Amy Kelley led the way with seven hits and a .667 slugging percentage.

Senior Chanel Roehner pitched a complete game against Sam Houston and earned the third win of the weekend by pitching a complete-game shutout against Quinnipiac. Roehner also made her mark at the plate by batting .389 (7-for-18) with three runs and a team-best six RBI.

During the first four games of the weekend, the Orange posted nine hits each outing, resulting in three wins. Six student-athletes batted above .300 and three batted above .400: freshman Rachel Helman (.571), Kelley (.467) and sophomore Ev Anderson (.429).

SU entered the weekend with a team batting average of .174 and left it with an average of .213.

SU held a 4.29 ERA average entering the USF Invitation, but after a shutout and three games with three-or-less runs allowed, the team’s mark stands at 3.76. Roehner posted a 1.17 ERA in two wins, while sophomore Brittany Gardner registered a 1.66 mark in two appearances, including her first win. Roehner leads the team with a 2.33 ERA and has only allowed 13 earned runs in 39.0 innings.

The Bearcats (2-7) are on a four-game skid and are coming off a 10-9 loss to Cal-Riverside at the UTEP Tournament from Feb. 29 - Mar. 2. Binghamton’s only win at the tournament came in a six-inning, 12-4 victory against Georgetown during the first day. Sara Eppolito leads the team with a .345 average (10-of-29) and a .406 onbase percentage. Cyrilla Suker holds a 1-3 record and a team-leading 2.50 ERA, throwing 33.1 innings.

The Cougars (9-19), who are coming off a 5-0 loss to Stanford, are on a six-game losing streak, but held a season-long, seven-game winning streak just prior to the skid. Tiffany Harmon is the only Cougar batting above .300 with a .304 mark and has amassed a team-best three doubles and three triples. Terri Mesko has pitched a team-high 89.0 innings, posting a 3-9 mark and a 6.17 ERA.

The Red Storm (5-13) is looking for its first winning streak after winning two straight with wins against Cal State Northridge (5-0) and St. Peter’s (13-2). Brandy Reyes leads the Storm with a .354 average (17-for-48) and has accumulated five RBI and two doubles. Kat Lawrence leads all St. John’s hurlers with a 3-5 record and 53 strike outs, but is third with a 5.22 ERA. Chelsea Pimpton’s 4.04 ERA leads the team.

The Orange is no stranger to Binghamton and St. John’s, but has never faced Charleston. Against Binghamton, SU owns a 9-1 record and has won six consecutive. Last season, the Orange claimed a 12-0 and a 4-0 victory. Syracuse holds a slight 7-6 advantage against St. John’s in a series that dates back to 2001. The two teams split two extra inning games last season: 3-2 (8) SU, and, 12-11 (10) STJ.

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Orange Begins Play At College of Charleston Classic

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