Syracuse Walks Off Yellow Jackets

Friday, March 29

Syracuse, N.Y.

3 PM

Syracuse University

15-14, 3-8

Georgia Tech

23-13, 9-5

Georgia Tech

SYRACUSE

3/29/2024 8:02:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Freshman Makenzie Foster hit a walk-off double as Syracuse beat Georgia Tech, 6-5, Friday at Skytop Stadium.

Foster has recorded an RBI in two straight home games, while sophomore Julianna Verni earned the victory throwing two shutout innings in her Skytop debut.

With the win, the Orange improve to 15-14 and 3-8 in Atlantic Coast Conference play, while the Yellow Jackets sit at 23-13 and 9-5 in league action.

HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST THE YELLOW JACKETS:
Georgia Tech plated a pair of runs in the top of the first on a sacrifice fly by Sara Beth Allen before an RBI single from Tiffany Domingue doubled the visitor's lead.

Syracuse bounced back in grand fashion, plating five runs in the home half of the frame. With the bases loaded, the Orange moved station-to-station on junior Kelly Breen's single. In the next at bat, junior Laila Morales-Alves singled in a pair to give Syracuse a 3-2 lead. Later in the inning, senior Olivia Pess and sophomore Madison Knight brought home Breen and Morales-Alves to close out the five-run inning.

Georgia Tech cut into the advantage with a solo home run off the bat of Domingue in the fourth before driving in a pair in the fifth to level the contest at five.

With two outs in the bottom of the seventh and Morales-Alves on first, Foster slapped a ball over the head of Yellow Jacket left fielder Madison Dobbins for the walk-off win.

WALK OFF WIN! 🍊 pic.twitter.com/Xlf2hGUloU
— Syracuse Softball (@CuseSB) March 29, 2024

Junior Britney Lewinski started for Syracuse, allowing four runs across four innings in the no-decision. Graduate student Jessie DiPasquale followed Lewinski, striking out three batters in an inning-plus of work. Verni tossed the final two frames of the ballgame, earning her second win of the campaign. All three hurlers made their Skytop Stadium debuts in the victory.

OF NOTE:

Syracuse had its first walk-off win since May 5, 2022, against North Carolina, a 9-1 run-rule win in six innings.
Foster has an RBI in both home contests.
Breen recorded her 17th multi-hit game of her career with three hits on Friday.
The first five batters in the Syracuse lineup all scored in the win.
Morales-Alves tied her career-high with a pair of runs scored.
Posner has scored a run in seven of the last nine games.

UP NEXT:
Syracuse concludes the series with Georgia Tech on Sunday. First pitch from Skytop Stadium is slated for 10 a.m. The game will broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

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