Offense Explodes In 9-1, Five Inning Victory

Thursday, April 9

Buffalo, NY

4:30 PM EST

Syracuse University

15-19

Canisius

14-11

Syracuse

Canisius

4/9/2015 9:25:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Syracuse used a four-run third and a three-run fourth to put Canisius away

BUFFALO, N.Y. – On Thursday, April 9, Syracuse outscored Canisius, 9-1, thanks to seven runs combined in the third and fourth innings. The Orange scored its nine runs on eight hits, three of which went for extra bases.

The Highlights

Danielle Chitkowski's second home run of the season was a grand slam that gave the Orange a 5-0 advantage in the third. She was one-for-two with a grand slam, four runs batted in and a run scored.
Jocelyn Cater picked up win number 11 on the season with a five-inning, eight-strikeout, one-run performance.
Julie Wambold tallied the first run of the ballgame with a leadoff homer in the second. The shot was her third of the season and she finished the day one-for-three with a run batted in and two runs scored.
Corinne Ozanne finished two-for-three with a double, a walk and two runs batted in.
Sydney O'Hara picked up a hit in two at-bats with two walks and a run scored.
Maddi Doane singled and later scored.
Sammy Fernandez walked twice and scored three times for the Orange.
Rachel Burkhardt knocked in a run on a fielder's choice.
Kristina Kinsey scored a run as a pinch runner.
Alyssa Dewes finished the day with two singles in three at-bats.

Bats Come Alive Against The Golden Griffs
After a scoreless first, Wambold kicked things off in the second with a leadoff home run to get 'Cuse on the board with a 1-0 lead. The slim advantage didn't last long however as Chitkowski launched a bases loaded, grand slam to score Fernandez, Wambold and O'Hara and jump out to a 5-0 lead.

The Orange wasn't done the next inning either as it added another three runs in the fourth. With Doane on second, Ozanne singled up the middle to score her on a close play at the plate. Soon after, with the bases juiced, Fernandez crossed the plate on a wild pitch and Burkhardt knocked in Kinsey on a fielder's choice to give Syracuse an 8-0 lead after four.

Ozanne added one more in the fifth with a double to right-center, scoring Fernandez from first. In the bottom of the inning, Canisius fought to stay alive leading off with a triple and scoring on a wild pitch. Any attempt of a rally was soon thwarted by the 'Cuse defense as it nearly turned a double play, resulting in a fielder's choice and Cater struck out the ensuing batter.

With two outs, the Golden Griffins were still fighting to stay alive. A single to right with runners on first and second looked as if it would score the second run for Canisius but a perfect throw by Doane gunned down the final out on a bang-bang play at the dish to give 'Cuse a 9-1 victory.

Cater was throwing heat all game, shutting down the Griffs for the first four innings, allowing just one run in the five-inning game and striking out eight.