CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Feb. 28, 2019) – Rutgers softball (7-9) picked up its first shutout of the season with a 4-0 blanking of Virginia (5-9) on Thursday.
 
QUICK PITCH
Senior starting pitcher Whitney Jones went 5.2 scoreless for the win and freshman Corah Price nailed down the four-out save in a combined shutout. Junior right fielder Anyssa Iliopoulos provided the offensive spark with a two-run triple, while freshman catcher Katie Wingert had a pair of RBI hits.
 
"We're very happy with Katie's performance and Anyssa's continued production," said head coach Kristen Butler. "It was a great performance by Whitney with the shutout, Corah getting the save, and the clutch hitting. We came off a long bus trip ready to go tonight."
 
STANDOUT STATS

• Wingert was 3-for-4 with three consecutive hits, capped by an RBI double.
• Jones allowed just two hits and struck out three while walking six.
• Price struck out two while getting her second save of the year.
• Senior center fielder Nicolette Anico and sophomore designated player Erin Collins added hits for the Scarlet Knights.

THE RUNDOWN

• Jones allowed leadoff runners to reach in each of the first four innings, but escaped each time without allowing a run.
• Rutgers broke through in the third as senior Jess Hughes and Anico walked to set up Iliopoulos' two-run triple, which sliced down the right field line away from the fielder and into the corner. Wingert immediately followed with an RBI single for the 3-0 lead.
• The defense ended the fifth inning after a Cavalier hit a double and Anico threw out a runner that overran third base.
• Wingert added some insurance in the top of the seventh after Anico singled and stole second. The rookie catcher's third consecutive base hit easily chased Anico home and Rutgers led 4-0.

KNIGHT NOTES

• Iliopoulos' triple was Rutgers' first three-bagger of the season.
• Rutgers has scored first in six of its seven victories.
• Rutgers had two saves all of last season. Price has two by herself this season.

UP NEXT
Rutgers continues on to the Liberty Softball Classic in Lynchburg, Virginia from Friday through Sunday, March 1-3. They'll open with Robert Morris at 3 p.m. followed by the host Flames at 5 p.m.
 
 
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