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3
RMU RMU 0
6
Winner Kent St. GOLDENF 0
RMU RMU
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Final
6
Kent St. GOLDENF
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
RMU RMU 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 9 1
Kent St. GOLDENF 0 0 6 0 0 0 X 6 8 1

W: Miller, Riley (0-0) L: Coleman, Madelyn (0-0)

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Le Moyne LEMOYNE 1-4
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Winner RMU RMU 1-1
Le Moyne LEMOYNE
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Final
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RMU RMU
1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Le Moyne LEMOYNE 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
RMU RMU 4 2 3 0 3 12 9 1

W: Molitoris, Kaitlyn (1-0) L: Nessman, Tatum (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

RMU Softball Splits on Opening Day at Winthrop Invite

Colonials launch program-record six home runs in win over Le Moyne

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The RMU softball team opened the 2026 season with a split at the Winthrop Invite, falling 6-3 to Kent State Golden Flashes softball before erupting for a program-record six home runs in a 12-4 run-rule victory over Le Moyne. RMU begins the year 1-1.
 
GAME 1: Kent State 6, RMU 3
The Colonials and Golden Flashes battled through two scoreless innings before Kent State broke the game open in the bottom of the third with six runs. Two home runs and a two-RBI single quickly put RMU in a 6-0 deficit.
 
RMU began to chip away in the fourth. Ellie Facher singled up the middle to spark the offense, and Aglaia Rudd followed with a two-run homer to cut the deficit to 6-2.
 
In the sixth, Courtney Poulich doubled to deep center and later scored on a fielding error with Rudd at the plate, making it 6-3. The Colonials threatened again in the seventh with back-to-back singles to bring the tying run to the plate, but Kent State held on.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • RMU outhit Kent State, 10-8.
  • Eloise Facher impressed in her RMU debut with two hits and a run scored, while Kaylyn Hopf recorded her 27th career multi-hit game. Rudd drove in all three runs.
  • In the circle, Madelyn Coleman started and struck out one over 2.1 innings. Sammie Borrayo provided a strong relief effort, tossing 3.2 scoreless innings with one strikeout to keep RMU within striking distance.
 
GAME 2: RMU 12, Le Moyne 4 (5 Innings)
Le Moyne struck first with four runs in the opening frame, but it was all Colonials from there.
 
Sequoia Dunlap ignited the rally with a solo home run. After Poulich drew a walk, Mary Brant blasted a two-run shot for her first homer of the season. Rudd followed with her second home run of the day to tie the game at 4-4.
 
Kaitlyn Molitoris settled in after the first inning, retiring the side in order in the second and keeping the Dolphins off the board the rest of the way.
 
Dunlap added her second solo homer in the second inning to give RMU the lead. Brant later delivered an RBI single, and in the third, Rudd launched her third homer of the day to extend the advantage.
 
The Colonials continued to pour it on as Hopf tripled to center to plate two more runs. In the fifth, Harbold and Hopf worked walks before Poulich ended the contest with a three-run homer to center, sealing the 12-4 run-rule victory.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • RMU outhit Le Moyne 9-6 and drew six walks.
  • Dunlap, Brant and Rudd each tallied two hits. Brant and Poulich drove in three runs apiece, while Rudd, Dunlap and Hopf each added two RBI.
  • Molitoris earned the win, tossing all five innings with five strikeouts in her season debut.
 
COLONIAL FIRSTS
Freshmen Erynn Thompson and Alivia Hare made their collegiate debuts, starting both games. Hare collected her first career hit against Kent State and later scored her first run versus Le Moyne.
 
Delaney O'Connor made her first appearance with a pinch-hit at-bat, while Camryn Harbold registered her first career at-bat, reaching on a walk and scoring her first run.
 
CAREER DAYS & MILESTONES
Rudd delivered a statement performance in her first day as a Colonial, going 3-for-6 with three home runs and five RBI. It marked the first multi-homer game of her career and her sixth career game with three RBI.
 
Dunlap recorded the second two-homer game of her career and her fourth career multi-RBI effort.
 
Poulich's three-RBI performance marked the 11th time in her career with 3+ RBI and her 21st career multi-RBI game. Brant added her 12th career multi-RBI effort, while Hopf notched her eighth.
 
PROGRAM RECORD: LONG BALL LEGACY
The six home runs against Le Moyne set a new program record for home runs in a single game. Dunlap and Rudd each homered twice, while Brant and Poulich added to the historic total.
 
The previous mark of five home runs had been accomplished four times in program history — against Mount St. Mary's (2015), Cleveland State (2012), Cleveland State (2006) and Monmouth (2006).
 
QUOTABLE – HEAD COACH JEXX VARNER
On game one: "It was good to knock the rust off and play someone other than ourselves. We had our opportunities in game one but just didn't execute and string enough together. Borrayo was great, locking Kent State down and giving us a chance. That was a big outing for her."
 
On game two: "The offense showed out in game two and Molitoris did a great job settling in after a tough first inning. We just missed a few balls on defense in that first that led to their big inning, but our offense responded big time. Top to bottom, our lineup made great and quick adjustments off three different pitchers – that can be tough early in the season, but it wasn't today so that's a great sign for the coming weeks."
 
UP NEXT
RMU continues play at the Winthrop Invite on Saturday with another matchup against Le Moyne at 12:30 PM, followed by a 5:30 PM contest against host Winthrop. The Colonials close the tournament on Sunday at 12:30 PM against Winthrop. Live stats will be available for all games.
 
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