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Softball Falls Short in Boerner Invitational Championship Game
Feb 23 | Softball
Scarlet Knights Edged 3-2 By Kansas in Invitational Finale
ARLINGTON, Texas – The Rutgers softball team fell short in its quest to take home the Boerner Invitational title on Sunday in a 3-2 loss to Kansas in the championship game.
The Scarlet Knights, who had dropped three games in round robin play, including a run-rule set back in their earlier contest with the Jayhawks, powered back with a 2-1 victory over top-seeded UTSA on Saturday afternoon to reach Sunday's championship contest.
Rutgers dropped to 6-8 on the year.
The Rutgers softball team heads to Tampa, Fla for the USF Tournament on Feb. 28 – Mar. 1. The Scarlet Knights will meet up with Syracuse for a third time this season and take on host USF, as well as Texas A&M – Corpus Christi.
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The Scarlet Knights, who had dropped three games in round robin play, including a run-rule set back in their earlier contest with the Jayhawks, powered back with a 2-1 victory over top-seeded UTSA on Saturday afternoon to reach Sunday's championship contest.
Rutgers dropped to 6-8 on the year.
| STANDOUT STATS |
- Graduate student Gabrielle Callaway went 2-for-3 with an RBI and led the team on the field with six putouts.
- Freshman Taylor Fawcett hit 1-for-2 with a home run that cut RU's deficit to a run in the top of the sixth and gave her a team-leading seventh run of the season.
| THE RUNDOWN |
- Kansas struck early with a two-run home run from the bat of Sydnee Ramsey in the Jayhawks first at-bat.
- The Scarlet Knights cut their deficit to one in the top of the third with a Gabrielle Callaway single to center that allowed Taylor Lane to score. Lane opened the inning with a walk to get on base.
- Another Jayhawk home run put Kansas back up by a pair of runs for a 3-2 edge in the bottom of the fourth. Madison Hirsch led off with a shot over the left field fence.
- Rutgers fought back to within a run for a second time off a Taylor Fawcett home run to left field in the top of the sixth. RU, however, managed only one other hit as the Jayhawks held on for the win.
| KNIGHT NOTES |
- Rutgers collected four of its 13 home run to-date at the Boerner Invitational with Aleah Marra, Kiana Workman, Anyssa Iliopoulos and Taylor Fawcett all going over the fence during the five-game tournament.
- Gabrielle Callaway led Rutgers at the Boerner Invitational hitting .500 (3-for-10), while Aleah Marra led the Scarlet Knights with five hits.
| UP NEXT |
The Rutgers softball team heads to Tampa, Fla for the USF Tournament on Feb. 28 – Mar. 1. The Scarlet Knights will meet up with Syracuse for a third time this season and take on host USF, as well as Texas A&M – Corpus Christi.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Reed (3-3)
L: Price, Corah (1-4)
S: Goff (1)
Batting:
HR: Fawcett, Taylor 1
RBI: Fawcett, Taylor 1 ; Callaway, Gabrielle 1
SH: Fawcett, Taylor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fawcett, Taylor 1 ; Lane, Taylor 1
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Batting:
2B: Jackson 1
HR: Ramsey 1 ; Hirsch 1
RBI: Ramsey 2 ; Hirsch 1
SH: Anderson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jackson 1 ; Ramsey 1 ; Hirsch 1
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