‘Cuse Drops Two To Pitt

Saturday, April 11

Syracuse, NY

1:00 PM EST

Syracuse University

15-20, 0

Pittsburgh

27-14, 0

Pittsburgh

Syracuse

4/11/2015 9:02:00 PM | Softball

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Syracuse fell in both games despite posting a combined 13 runs

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Pittsburgh (28-14) came out swinging to begin the three game series, defeating Syracuse (15-21) in both games of the doubleheader. The offense for the Orange continues to click as it has now scored six or more runs in its last three games.

The Highlights

Mary Dombrowski launched a three-run home run to pull Syracuse back into competition with the Panthers in the fifth. The homer was part of a two-for-three game at the plate with a walk, a run scored and three runs batted in.
Alyssa Dewes finished the game one-for-three with an RBI and a run scored.
Danielle Chitkowski singled, walked and recorded an RBI.
Rachel Burkhardt doubled and picked up a sacrifice fly in the game to score Kristina Kinsey.
Maddi Doane finished the game two-for-four with a walk and a run scored.
Corinne Ozanne walked in all five of her at-bats and scored a run. The five walks ties Stephanie Watts for the most recorded in a single game. Watts walked five times against Providence College on April 14, 2011.
Sydney O'Hara walked and scored a run.
Jocelyn Cater picked up a pinch hit single.

'Cuse Falls In Heartbreaker To Start
Pittsburgh took advantage of a hit batter and a pair of walks in the first with a two-out double to left to take a 3-0 lead. The Orange was held off until the third when Wednesday's hero, Chitkowski, singled to center to score Ozanne from second and pull within two of the Panthers.

Pitt extended its lead by roping a pair of homers and taking advantage of an error to score four, two of which were unearned, in the fifth but Syracuse had a rebuttal in the bottom of the inning. With the bases loaded and one down in the inning, Burkhardt skied one to center field deep enough to score Kinsey from third. Dombrowski immediately followed with a three-run shot to center to score Dewes and O'Hara, and cut the deficit back to two with 7-5 score.

The Panthers' lead was soon cut to one in the ensuing inning when Dewes singled up the middle to score Doane from third. Syracuse allowed another unearned run in the seventh but it wouldn't matter as the Orange was held scoreless in the final frame, despite having the bases loaded for most of the inning, ultimately falling, 8-6.

The Highlights

The Syracuse offense racked up 11 hits, tying its season best total. The Orange recorded 11 hits against Louisville and Jacksonville earlier this season.
Alyssa Dewes picked up her first home run of the season and finished the game a perfect two-for-two with three runs batted in and two runs scored.
Maddi Doane finished the game a perfect, three-for-three with two runs batted in, a run scored and a walk.
Mary Dombrowski continued to swing the bat well, finishing the game two-for-three with a double, an RBI and two runs scored.
Danielle Chitkowski picked up a hit in two at-bats, walked and scored.
Sydney O'Hara singled once in three at-bats and scored.
Corinne Ozanne picked up an RBI in her one-for-three performance at the plate.
Sammy Fernandez singled in three at-bats.
Julie Wambold reached base twice, both on walks.

'Cuse Can't Keep Up In Game Two
Pitt busted out 12 runs before Syracuse answered with a run of its own in the third. Ozanne singled up the middle to score Doane from third to get on the board. The Panthers then went off for another five runs in the fourth but was unable to keep the Orange quiet in the bottom of the inning as it scored two off of a single from Doane that scored Dewes and Dombrowski.

The Panthers scored another five in the fifth but once again, the Orange refused to go down quietly as it scored four of its own before the final out was recorded. Dombrowski just missed her second homer of the day, doubling off the center field wall to score O'Hara. Soon after, Dewes recorded her first home run of the season with a three-run four-bagger to straightaway center, scoring Dombrowski and Chitkowski. The offense's success in the fifth fell short of what it needed to keep its chances alive as Pittsburgh defeated Syracuse, 22-7.

(4/11/2015) Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh Softball