Syracuse Earns First ACC Win

Friday, March 15

Charlottesville, Va.

3 PM

Syracuse University

13-9, 1-3

Virginia

15-9, 3-4

Syracuse

Virginia

3/15/2024 7:45:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – Sophomore Madison Knight went the distance while junior Taylor Posner launched her ninth home run of the season as Syracuse beat Virginia, 6-1, Friday in Charlottesville, Va.

The Orange (13-9, 1-3 ACC) earn its first victory in Atlantic Coast Conference action and hand the Cavaliers (15-9, 3-4 ACC) their second loss in eight home contests this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST VIRGINIA:
Syracuse took the lead from the jump, scoring a pair of runs on an error in the top of the first inning.

A weather delay for nearly two hours hampered play, but the Cavaliers cut the Orange lead in half on the first pitch Knight threw to resume play.

The score remained deadlocked until Syracuse's four-run sixth inning. Posner led off the frame with a home run to dead center, starting the offensive momentum for the visitors.

Posner. Power. 💣🍊

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With the bases loaded later in the inning, junior Kelly Breen was hit by the first pitch she saw before senior Angel Jasso singled up the middle to tack on a pair of insurance markers.

Angel doing Angel things. 🍊

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Virginia looked to cut into lead in the bottom of the sixth with runners on the corners and one out. Knight escaped the jam by getting Sarah Coon to line into an inning-ending double play.

Knight picked up her second straight win, allowing one run across seven innings of work.

OF NOTE:

Syracuse has won six straight games versus Virginia are winners in 16-of-20 contests all time.
The Orange have stolen at least two bases in five straight games, the longest streak since Syracuse swiped multiple bags seven games in a row in 2021.
Syracuse's pitchers have held opponents to three-or-fewer runs six games in a row.
Jasso has multiple hits in five consecutive contests for the second time this season after opening the 2024 campaign with five multi-hit performances, a career-best for the senior.
Posner has 10 RBI across the last four games and has left the ballpark in three of the last four contests.
Knight threw a season-high seven innings in the circle and her 10th career complete game.
Knight has allowed just one run on three hits in each of her last two starts, while striking out 11 batters across the 12 frames.
Junior Laila Morales-Alves has a hit in five straight ballgames.

UP NEXT:
Syracuse and Virginia continue its series on Saturday, March 16, with a 1 p.m. first pitch from Palmer Park. The game will air live on ACC Network Extra.

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