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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Diller
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0
Georgetown GU 0-1
3
Winner UCONN UCONN 1-0
Georgetown GU
0-1
0
Final
3
UCONN UCONN
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Georgetown GU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
UCONN UCONN 0 0 0 1 2 0 X 3 3 1

W: OLSON (1-0) L: Diller, London (0-1) S: KOSHES (1)

4
Winner DELAWARE DELAWARE 1-0
0
Georgetown GU 0-2
Winner
DELAWARE DELAWARE
1-0
4
Final
0
Georgetown GU
0-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
DELAWARE DELAWARE 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 6 0
Georgetown GU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3

W: Piening (1-0) L: Henning, Cassie (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Drops a Pair of Games on Opening Day of FGCU Kickoff Classic

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Georgetown University softball team fell in a pair of games on its opening day of the 2020 season in the FGCU Kickoff Classic. The Hoyas dropped a 3-0 decision to UConn in the first game of the day and later fell to Delaware 4-0. With the two losses, GU holds a 0-2 record on the early season.
 
Against UConn
 
How it Happened
  • Both teams' pitchers dominated in the circle from early on, allowing only three batters per inning to visit the plate until the bottom of the third.
  • In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on first base for the Huskies, UConn opened up the scoring as Emily Sappington singled to right field and advanced the runner on base home off of an error. Sappington was able to reach third base but junior pitcher London Diller was able to end the inning with three-straight strikeouts.
  • In the bottom of the fifth, UConn managed to score a pair of runs off of a two-run double to deep center field, leading GU 3-0.
  • Georgetown got the bats going in the top of the sixth with back-to-back hits from Kiki Besnard and Noelle Holiday but the Hoyas were unable to score any runs off of it as they fell 3-0 to the Huskies.
 
Of Note
  • Diller started for the Blue & Gray in the circle and had a career-high eight strikeouts. The junior allowed two hits and two runs while walking three.
  • Senior Katie Vannicola relieved Diller for the next 1.0 innings and allowed one run until senior Casey Kozak finished it off for GU with a pair of strikeouts and no hits against her.
  • Besnard, Holiday and Lorena Vasquez-Inzunza each had a hit against UConn.
 
Against Delaware
 
How it Happened
  • The Blue Hens took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first when UD's Sarah Bessel landed a double and scored the runner on second.
  • The speedy duo between Alexa Dolby and Macy Cartwright gave GU a strong chance to score in the bottom of the third with runners on second and third, but a third out ended the inning.
  • In the top of the fourth, Delaware extended its lead to 2-0 off of a triple from Halle Kisamore, scoring the runner on second. The next batter up, Brittney Mendoza, hit another triple and brought Kisamore home to make it 3-0. UD managed to score one more run in the fourth inning off of an error to score Mendoza.
  • In Georgetown's last at bat of the day, freshman Sophia Scarangella singled to right field, but the Blue & Gray was unable to make any opportunities off of it and dropped a 4-0 decision to the Blue Hens.
 
Of Note
  • Cassie Henning got the nod in the circle in game two. The sophomore went 6.0 innings and allowed four runs off of six hits while striking out two. Kozak pitched the final inning for GU and held UD off from any hits.
  • Six different Hoyas recorded a hit against the Blue Hens.
 
Up Next
 
The Blue & Gray will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 3:45 p.m. against Long Island University as continuation of the FGCU Kickoff Classic. Georgetown will then face host FGCU at 6 p.m. Live stats for both games and a live stream against FGCU will be available at GUHoyas.com.
 
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