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University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, May 12
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UMass Rally Comes Up Short In 6-4 Loss To Fordham In Title Game
May 12, 2018 | Softball
UMass plated four consecutive runs after falling behind by six runs in the fifth inning.
BRONX, N.Y. – The University of Massachusetts softball team put together a furious rally down the stretch on Saturday, bringing in four straight runs after falling behind 6-0 in an eventual 6-4 loss to Fordham in the Atlantic 10 Championship game. Jena Cozza sparked the UMass (35-14 Overall) run with a two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning before walking in a run to cut the lead down to two in the sixth.
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Fordham (33-21 Overall) plated a pair of runs in the fourth inning to go ahead 4-0 on a leadoff home run and a two-out RBI single after what appeared to be an inning-ending double play extended the frame. The Rams used the long ball in the following inning to go up 6-0 on a two-out grand slam after the Minutewomen put two runners in scoring position in the fourth that were left stranded on three consecutive outs.
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Cozza hit her second homer of the tournament and 17th of the season to spark the UMass rally, driving in Riley Gregoire on a two-run shot to left center field.
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Melissa Garcia opened up the following frame with a double to left center field prior to a Madison Gimpl single that brought in Garcia from first on a throwing error to cut the Fordham lead down to three runs. Back-to-back walks from Amy Smith and Hannah Bunker loaded up the bases after a Ram pitching change followed by a Cozza two-out intentional walk with the bases loaded to pick up her third RBI of the game while bringing the score to 6-4.
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Kiara Oliver retired all seven batters she faced in relief of Meg Colleran, sending Fordham down in order the final two frames as she came in with two-outs in the fifth after the grand slam pushed the lead to six runs.
The Minutewomen had a chance to cut into the lead some more in their final at-bat as Garcia worked a one-out walk before Gimpl picked up her second hit of the game with a double through the left side to put a pair of runners on that were left stranded to end the ballgame.
Cozza, Colleran and Garcia all were named to the A-10 All-Championship team for their efforts during the week.
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The Minutewomen put together the most wins for a UMass team on the season since 2012 while becoming the first A-10 team to go unbeaten in the league since the same season while tying the league record for most conference wins in a season.
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For complete coverage of the UMass softball team, follow the Minutewomen on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @UMassSoftball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
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Fordham (33-21 Overall) plated a pair of runs in the fourth inning to go ahead 4-0 on a leadoff home run and a two-out RBI single after what appeared to be an inning-ending double play extended the frame. The Rams used the long ball in the following inning to go up 6-0 on a two-out grand slam after the Minutewomen put two runners in scoring position in the fourth that were left stranded on three consecutive outs.
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Cozza hit her second homer of the tournament and 17th of the season to spark the UMass rally, driving in Riley Gregoire on a two-run shot to left center field.
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Melissa Garcia opened up the following frame with a double to left center field prior to a Madison Gimpl single that brought in Garcia from first on a throwing error to cut the Fordham lead down to three runs. Back-to-back walks from Amy Smith and Hannah Bunker loaded up the bases after a Ram pitching change followed by a Cozza two-out intentional walk with the bases loaded to pick up her third RBI of the game while bringing the score to 6-4.
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Kiara Oliver retired all seven batters she faced in relief of Meg Colleran, sending Fordham down in order the final two frames as she came in with two-outs in the fifth after the grand slam pushed the lead to six runs.
The Minutewomen had a chance to cut into the lead some more in their final at-bat as Garcia worked a one-out walk before Gimpl picked up her second hit of the game with a double through the left side to put a pair of runners on that were left stranded to end the ballgame.
Cozza, Colleran and Garcia all were named to the A-10 All-Championship team for their efforts during the week.
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The Minutewomen put together the most wins for a UMass team on the season since 2012 while becoming the first A-10 team to go unbeaten in the league since the same season while tying the league record for most conference wins in a season.
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For complete coverage of the UMass softball team, follow the Minutewomen on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @UMassSoftball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: AUGHINBAUGH (16-7)
L: Colleran, Meg (14-6)
S: RAUCH (2)
Batting:
2B: SHAW 1
HR: RAUCH 1 ; QUENSE 1
RBI: RAUCH 1 ; QUENSE 4 ; BURBRIDGE 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SHAW 1 ; RAUCH 1 ; SKREPENAK 1 ; AUGHINBAUGH 1 ; QUENSE 2
HBP: SHAW 1
Batting:
2B: Garcia, Melissa 1
HR: Cozza, Jena 1
RBI: Cozza, Jena 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Cozza, Jena 1 ; Garcia, Melissa 1 ; Kelley, Jackie 1 ; Gregoire, Riley 1
HBP: Carbone, Kaycee 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
2B/OF
/ Softball
RHP
/ SoftballSS
/ Softball1B
/ SoftballC/OF
/ Softball
OF/2B
/ Softball
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/ Softball
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