Softball Edged by Binghamton

Saturday, March 16

Harrisonburg, VA

4:15 PM

Rutgers University

14-11

Binghamton

5-6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Rutgers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
Binghamton	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	2	6	1

Photo by: Michael Reaves/Rutgers Athletics

Mar 16 | Softball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. (March 16, 2019) – Rutgers softball (14-11) scored an early run, but Binghamton (5-6) took a lead and hung on for a 2-1 victory on Saturday as the Scarlet Knights split Day 2 of the JMU Invitational at Veterans Memorial Park.

QUICK PITCH

Senior shortstop Jess Hughes led off the game with a double and ended up scoring an unearned run on a passed ball. That's all the offense would muster against Rayn Gibson, who retired a stretch of 13-of-14 Scarlet Knights during the middle innings as her offense scored a pair of runs with the help of some Rutgers defensive miscues.

STANDOUT STATS

Hughes had the double, while Nicolette Anico, Nicole Bowman and Adriana Burcar added hits for RU.
Senior starting pitcher Whitney Jones put together a quality complete start, allowing one earned run on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

THE RUNDOWN

Binghamton tied it in the second on an unearned run after a passed ball allowed a runner to advance to third, where she scored on an ensuing sac fly.
The Bearcats took the 2-1 lead on a triple by Lauren Martinez, who went all the way home as the relay throw was errant.

KNIGHT NOTES

Rutgers scored in the first inning for the 13^th time this season, going 9-4 in those games. RU falls to 12-5 when scoring the game's first run.
Binghamton won this first ever meeting between the two sides.
Bowman extended a hitting streak to four straight games.

UP NEXT
The JMU Invitational finale is on Sunday, March 17 against St. Joseph's at 2 p.m.

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