Youngstown State University
4-3
Lafayette
1-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| Lafayette | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Penguins Rally Late For 4-3 Comeback Win Over Lafayette
2/24/2018 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Hampton, Va. --Senior Stevie Taylor hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to lift the Youngstown State softball team to a 4-3 win over Lafayette on Saturday.
Trailing 3-1 after six innnings, freshman Nikki Saibene singled home Lexi Zappitelli, who walked, and Taylor belted a 1-0 pitch over the centerfield wall to give the Penguins a 4-3 edge. In the bottom half of the seventh, junior Paige Geanangel allowed an infield single then induced a ground out, a flyout and a grounder to short to pick up the complete-game victory.
Taylor, who went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, drove in Hannah Lucas, who singled, with the game's first run and put the Penguins up 1-0 in the top of the third.
Lafayette answered with a run in the bottom half of the third and two more in the bottom of the fifth.
Freshman Yazmine Romero also had two hits for the Penguins, who improve to 4-3.
Geanangel (2-1) scattered just four hits in the complete game victory. The win marked the 24th of her career and put her in a tie for eighth all-time in career victories.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Geanangel, Paige (0-0)
L: Gordon, S (0-0)
Batting:
HR: Taylor, Stevie 1
RBI: Saibene, Nikki 1 ; Taylor, Stevie 3
SH: Lusk, Maddi 1 ; Roach, Alexis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lucas, Hannah 1 ; Zappitelli, Lexi 1 ; Dadig, Dani 1 ; Taylor, Stevie 1
SB: Romero, Yazmine 1
Batting:
HR: Grover, P 1
RBI: Sweigart, S 1 ; Grover, P 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sweigart, S 1 ; Grover, P 1 ; Biddle, M 1
SB: Sweigart, S 1 ; Wensel, B 1 ; Biddle, M 1
