Softball Sweeps Doubleheader at Stony Brook

Wednesday, April 1

Stony Brook, N.Y.

5:00 PM

Rutgers

16-9

Stony Brook

9-10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Rutgers	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	8	4
Stony Brook	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Rutgers	1	0	0	1	0	3	2	7	9	0
Stony Brook	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	5	7	0

Apr 01 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

April 1, 2015

Final Stats

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (April 1, 2015) -- Rutgers softball sweptStony Brook on Wednesday afternoon in a nonconference doubleheader at University Field.The Scarlet Knights claimed a 7-5 victory in the first game, followed by a 1-0 shutout in the next.

RU holds an overall record of 16-5, in addition to a 4-2 mark in conference play. Stony Brook falls to 9-10 overall on the season.

GAME ONE

Behind three home runs, Rutgers topped Stony Brook, 7-5, in the opening game. Senior outfielder Jackie Bates (Lincroft, N.J.) led the team with a 3-for-3 performance at the plate, including a career-high two homers and four runs in the win. Junior infielder Jordan Whitley (Clayton, Del.) crushed the firsthome run of her career and tied her season-high with 3 RBI.

In her first at bat, Bates homered to left field to give RU an early 1-0 lead.

Stony Brook's Bria Green then added a home run in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game.

Following two scoreless innings from either side, RU reclaimed the lead once again behind the bat of Bates. In her second trip to the box, Bates sent another long ball to the same spot as the first, giving the Scarlet Knights a 2-1 advantage in the top of the fourth.

Stony Brook countered with its second home run from Chelsea Evans, but junior Dresden Maddox (Kennesaw, Ga.) struck out the final batter to end the inning with the score balanced at 2-2.

Both teams added one run apiece in the fourth inning to keep the game even, 3-3, until RU found a burst in the top of the fifth.

After Bates drew a walk, Whitley notched a double deep into left fiel as Bates swiftly rounded the bases to slide safely into home, capturing the lead, 4-3. An RBI double from Elizabeth Adams (Crystal Lake, Ill.) brought in two runs to extend the advantage to 5-3 at the bottom of the fifth.

In the top of the seventh, Whitley cushioned the edge with a two-run homer. The Seawolves would add on two runs via a two-run home run of their own from Green, but it was not enough to surpass the Scarlet Knights.

Maddox (5-3) registered the win, tossing a complete game.

GAME TWO

Rutgers grabbed its third shutout of the season behind the arm of sophomore Shayla Sweeney (Barrington, N.J.). Sweeney pitched a complete game, delivering a career-high nine strikeouts and allowing only three hits across seven innings of work.

Junior Stephanie Huang (Paramus, N.J.) led off the game with a base hit, however, the Scarlet Knights were unable to get the offense going in the opening inning.

Despite letting up a walk and a hit, Sweeney settled in and struck out three Stony Brook hitters in a row to close the first.

An early pitcher's duel developed as neither side was able to get anything across in the first two innings of play.

As the Rutgers offense struggled to get things rolling, Sweeney's arm backed up the Scarlet Knights. Beginning with the last out in the bottom of the third, Sweeney retired seven consecutive batters at the plate through the fifth inning to keep the Seawolves scoreless.

RU found a burst in the top of the sixth as back-to-back hits put runners on first and third. Sophomore Bridget Carr (Pequannock, N.J.) followed by bringing in freshman Rebecca Hall (Fairfax, Va.) to put RU on the board.

With RU up, 1-0, Sweeney maintained control in the circle, holding the Seawolves scoreless for the two remaining frames to claim the win. Sweeney improves to a record of 3-1 on the year with a total of three complete games pitched.

KNIGHT NOTES

Rutgers extends its win streak to three games and has won 10 of its last 13 matchups.
The Scarlet Knights recorded three home runs in the 7-5 victory over Stony Brook, marking the most since RU notched four against UConn on April 27, 2014.
Jackie Bates registered her ninth home run of the season, tying her single-season record from last season to rank fourth in the Rutgers record books.
Bates brings her career total to 27 homers, ranking second on the all-time career list.
Jordan Whitley registered her first collegiate home run and tied her career-high with three RBI in the win.
Shayla Sweeney notched a career-high nine strikeouts in the 1-0 shutout, allowing only three hits.
Sweeney pitched a complete game to earn her second career shutout, after recording a career-best 10 shutout innings against Villanova as a freshman in 2014.

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