Youngstown State University
0-2
S.C. Upstate
2-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| USC Upstate | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
Miranda Castiglione's Walkoff Homer Leads Softball to Split at USC-Upstate Tournament
2/8/2014 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Spartanburg, S.C. -- Sophomore Miranda Castiglione belted a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Youngstown State softball team to a 6-5 win over North Carolina Central on Saturday night at the USC-Upstate Tournament. The Penguins lost to USC-Upstate, 12-4, earlier in the day.
With the win, the Penguins improve to 1-2 on the year.
Trailing 5-4 in the bottom half of the seventh, senior Sarah Ingalls led off with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Alexa Schmidt. Castiglione hammered an 0-1 pitch over the left field wall for the walkoff homer.
NC Central jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning with the help of three Penguins errors. Those errors led to three unearned runs.
The Penguins responded with a four-run first inning keyed by an RBI-double by Samantha Snodgrass, a run-scoring single by Ingalls, a fielder's choice by Castiglione that plated Snodgrass, and a RBI-single by senior Haley Knight.
The game remained tied through five innings when NCCU's Bria Hampton hit a solo home run to center field to give the Eagles a 5-4 lead.
Senior Courtney Ewing went 3-for-4 while Ingalls was 2-for-4 and sophomore Katie Smallcomb had two singles. Castiglione drove in three runs for the Penguins.
Senior Casey Crozier struck out five in the complete-game victory.
In the first game against USC-Upstate, Knight went 2-for-2 with two RBIs while sophomore Jordan Macey drove in two runs as well.
The Penguins close out the tournament against ACC-member Virginia, Sunday, Feb. 9, at 2:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: ALEXANDER (2-0)
L: Minney, Caitlyn (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Knight, Haley 1 ; Macey, Jordan 1
RBI: Knight, Haley 2 ; Macey, Jordan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Schmidt, Alexa 1 ; Castiglione, Miranda 1 ; Smallcomb, Katie 1 ; Knight, Haley 1
SB: Snodgrass, Samantha 1
Batting:
2B: SCHATTLE 1 ; GRIFFIN 1
HR: LANDERS 1 ; BARNES 2 ; ROBINSON 2
RBI: LANDERS 3 ; BARNES 3 ; ROBINSON 3 ; KIEFFER 1 ; JAEGER 2
SH: SCHNEIDER 1
SF: LANDERS 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SCHNEIDER 1 ; LANDERS 3 ; BARNES 2 ; ROBINSON 3 ; SCHATTLE 1 ; GRIFFIN 1 ; GREESON 1
CS: SCHNEIDER 1 ; JAEGER 1
HBP: GRIFFIN 1
