University of Massachusets Athletics

Sunday, April 28
Washington, D.C
12 p.m.

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George Washington

24-25, 0

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Massachusetts Sweeps GW In Final Regular Season Road Series

April 28, 2024 | Softball

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Massachusetts (16-31, 12-11 A-10) completed the series sweep with a 6-5 win over Atlantic 10 opponent George Washington (24-25, 9-14) on Sunday afternoon at GW Softball Field. 
 
Massachusetts earned it's second A-10 sweep of the season, concluding the weekend with another stellar game offensively. The Minutewomen made it back-to-back games with double-digit hits, scoring six runs on 10 hits including four for extra-bases. Senior Sarah Keagy had her best game of the weekend, going 2-for-2 from the plate while tallying a team-high three RBIs on two doubles and two walks. Shortstop Bella Pantoja also recorded two hits at the dish, including clutch RBI double to break a 4-4 tie in the top of the sixth inning. Junior Julianne Bolton made her 23rd start of the season, pitching 3.0 innings before giving way to Natalee Horton in relief. Horton earned her seventh win of the season, striking out four across the final 4.0 innings in the circle. 

Notable Numbers 
  • 3: Three different Minutewomen tallied two hits in the second game of the day.
  • 4: Grace Cadden launched her fourth home run of the 2024 season.
  • 10: The Minutewomen recorded 10 hits, marking back-to-back games with 10-plus base knocks.
  • 23: Bolton made her 23rd start of the 2024 season.
  • 27: Horton made her 27th appearance of the season, earning her seventh win.
  • 92: With four strikeouts on the day Horton increases her season total to 92.
Up Next 
  • UMass hosts Merrimack for a midweek matchup on Wednesday, May 1 at 3:00 p.m. at Sortino Field. Links and live updates can be found at umassathletics.com and @umasssoftball on X (Twitter). 

Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Horton, Natalee (6-11)

L: S. Torreso (7-12)

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Batting:

2B: Pantoja, Bella 1 ; Keagy, Sarah 2

HR: Cadden, Grace 1

RBI: Pantoja, Bella 1 ; Castro, Lydia 1 ; Keagy, Sarah 3 ; Cadden, Grace 1

SF: Castro, Lydia 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Pantoja, Bella 2 ; Castro, Lydia 1 ; Cadden, Grace 1 ; Graime, Jordyn 1 ; Suggs, Payge 1

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Batting:

2B: A. Corpuz 1

HR: A. Corpuz 1 ; A. Ramirez 1

RBI: A. Corpuz 1 ; A. Heffley 3 ; A. Ramirez 1

Base Running:

RUNS: M. Greco 1 ; A. Corpuz 2 ; A. Ramirez 1 ; C. Gilliland 1

Game Leaders

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