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Victoria Dichio and Chesney Miles
7
D'Youville D'YOUVIL 0-1
8
Winner Converse CONVERSE 1-0
D'Youville D'YOUVIL
0-1
7
Final
8
Converse CONVERSE
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
D'Youville D'YOUVIL 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 7 9 2
Converse CONVERSE 3 0 0 2 0 2 1 8 9 2

W: Ingle, Emily (1-0) L: L. Booth (0-1)

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Winner D'Youville D'YOUVIL 1-1
5
Converse CONVERSE 1-1
Winner
D'Youville D'YOUVIL
1-1
14
Final
5
Converse CONVERSE
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
D'Youville D'YOUVIL 5 0 0 5 0 0 4 14 17 1
Converse CONVERSE 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 4 4

W: S. Parzych (1-0) L: Ingle, Emily (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Converse Softball Goes Lights Out in Day One of Valkyrie Classic Tournament

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Converse University softball team made history on day one of the Valkyrie Classic Tournament as they became the first Valkyrie softball program to win their first game of the season. The Valkyries defeated the D'Youville Saints 8-7 in game one while falling behind 14-5 in game two.
 
Game 1: Converse 8-7 D'Youville
Game 2: D'Youville 14-5 Converse
Records: Converse (1-1), D'Youville (1-1)
 
Game 1 Notes:
  • Bottom 1 – Freshman Ayellad Howard singled in their first collegiate at-bat. Kayla Rocha advanced Howard to second after getting hit by a pitch. Makenna Hill doubled, pushing Rocha to second and Howard home. Hailie Amrhein then reached first base on a fielder's choice which allowed both Rocha and Hill to score to make it 3-0 in the Valkyries favor.
  • Top 2 - Hannah Bardeen hit a home run which put D'Youville up on the board.
  • Top 3 – Emily Przybysz singled followed by Gianna Adamo hitting a double. Adamo's double let Przybysz score for a score of 3-2 Valkyries.
  • Bottom 4 – Chesney Miles reached first on an error by the Saints second baseman. Ingle then reached first on an error by the shortstop which pushed Miles to third. Ingle then stole second while Miles stole home to put Converse up 4-2. Ingle was brought home by Victoria Dichio's single for a 5-2 game.
  • Top 5 – D'Youville answered with a runner batted, moving the score to 5-3.
  • Top 6 – Kayla Van Elsland was able to get on base for the Saints from a walk and would move to second as Przybysz reached first on an error by Dichio. Adamo was then walked to have runners on all three bases. Laura Beck followed by reaching first on a fielder's choice, sending both Elsland and Przybysz home. Another error by Converse put Baredeen on first and pushed Adamo home allowing the Saints to capture a 6-5 lead.
  • Bottom 6 – The Valkyries answered, regaining their lead. Miles started it off by getting hit by a pitch to get on first followed by stealing second. Karleigh Crabill then singled to center field while Miles made it to third base. Miles and Crabill were both brought home for the 7-6 score as Dichio singled to center field.
  • Top 7 – The Saints were able to tie the game up at seven runs each as Ally Beardi was brought home by Przybysz.
  • Bottom 7 – Grace McKinney singled to right field and was replaced on base by Abby Bardonaro. Ryan Finazzo tripled to center field, sending Bardonaro home while clinching the first win of the season for the Valkyries.
Game 2 Notes:
  • Top 1 – D'Youville started game two by quickly getting five runs on the board.
  • Bottom 1 – Converse answered, though, with both Howard and Rocha getting runs in for the Valkyries.
  • Bottom 2 – Miles doubled to center field and was able to score as Dichio had a groundout to the D'Youville shortstop.
  • Top 4 – The Saints put five big runs on the board to go up 10-3 over the Valkyries.
  • Bottom 4 – Converse would not back down, putting two more runs on the board to make it a 10-5 game. Katelynn Tuxbury was the first Valkyrie to cross home as Dichio singled to center field. Dichio then scored as AJ Albano singled.
  • Top 7 – Four more runs were put up on the board by D'Youville during their last at-bat.
 
Miles led Converse with three at-bats and Dichio led in hits with three and five RBIs.
 
Next Up:
Converse will play UVA Wise and D'Youville on day two of the Valkyrie Classic Tournament tomorrow at 2:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
 
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