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12
Winner Ohio OHIO 14-7
10
Robert Morris RMU 5-5
Winner
Ohio OHIO
14-7
12
Final
10
Robert Morris RMU
5-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ohio OHIO 2 2 3 1 1 0 3 12 13 2
Robert Morris RMU 0 4 1 1 2 2 0 10 10 0

W: Keegan Moore (5-1) L: Borrayo, Sammie (2-2)

18
Winner Robert Morris RMU 6-5
10
Western Carolina WCU 11-7
Winner
Robert Morris RMU
6-5
18
Final
10
Western Carolina WCU
11-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Robert Morris RMU 0 0 6 4 3 5 18 15 1
Western Carolina WCU 0 6 1 3 0 0 10 11 0

W: Brown, Madison (1-0) L: Riley Pennington (2-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits on Day One at Catamount Classic

Brant and Hare both produce seven RBI on the day

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The RMU softball team split their results on the first day of the Catamount Classic, falling 12-10 to Ohio before erupting for an 18-10 win over Western Carolina. RMU moves to 6-5 overall on the season.
 
GAME 1: Ohio 12, RMU 10
In a high-scoring affair, the Bobcats took an early 4-0 lead heading into the bottom of the second inning. However, RMU responded quickly.
 
Leading off the inning, Mary Brant crushed a solo home run to right field. The Colonials then loaded the bases with Alivia Hare being hit by a pitch, while Katlyn Jardine and Erynn Thompson each worked walks.
 
The scoring continued when Hare came home on a wild pitch. Camryn Harbold followed with a single up the middle to score Jardine, and Kaylyn Hopf reached on a fielder's choice that brought Thompson across the plate to tie the game, 4-4.
 
In the following inning, Ohio hit back-to-back solo home runs to regain a 6-4 lead. RMU answered in its next at-bat when Harbold reached on a fielding error that allowed Hare to score, bringing the Colonials within one.
 
Entering the top of the fourth, the Bobcats added a run on a sacrifice fly. The Colonials responded in the bottom half as Aglaia Rudd recorded an RBI double to score Courtney Poulich, cutting the deficit to 8-6.
 
The scoring continued in the fifth as Ohio registered another solo home run. Back at the plate, Jardine was hit by a pitch and Thompson singled down the right-field line. Eloise Facher then doubled into the gap in right center, scoring both runners to bring RMU within one.
 
After keeping Ohio off the scoreboard in the top of the sixth, RMU took its first lead of the game. The rally began with a double by Brant and a single from Rudd. With runners at the corners, Hare ripped a double into left center to push the Colonials ahead, 10-9.
 
However, in the top of the seventh, two consecutive RBI doubles by the Bobcats put Ohio back in front, 12-10. RMU was unable to get a runner on base in the bottom of the inning, falling in the opening game of the Catamount Classic.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Ohio outhit RMU, 13-10. The Bobcats committed two errors while the Colonials played a clean game defensively.
  • Rudd posted three hits, while Facher and Brant each finished with two. Facher, Hare, and Harbold each produced multi-RBI games.
  • Hare, Brant, Thompson, and Jardine each scored a team-high two runs, while Jardine led the Colonials with two walks.
  • In the circle, junior Kaitlyn Molitoris started the game, throwing the first 2.1 innings. Sophomore Sammie Borrayo entered in relief and recorded two strikeouts over 4.2 innings of work.
 
GAME 2: RMU 18, Western Carolina 10
After a scoreless first inning, the Catamounts' offense erupted in the second, scoring six runs.
 
Facing an early deficit, the Colonials responded with a six-run inning of their own in the third to tie the game.
 
The rally began with singles from Hopf and Poulich before Facher worked a walk. Brant lifted a sacrifice fly to score Hopf for the first run.
 
Rudd then reached on a fielder's choice to load the bases. Hare followed with a single up the middle to score Facher. After Jardine walked to reload the bases, Erynn Thompson drew an RBI walk to make it 6-3.
 
Next up, Harbold tied the game with one swing as her double to left center scored all three runners.
 
Western Carolina briefly regained the lead in the bottom of the third with a run to make it 7-6.
 
RMU responded in the fourth as Poulich doubled and Brant followed with an RBI double. Rudd recorded the team's third consecutive double, moving Brant to third. Hare then blasted a three-run home run to left field for her first career homer, putting RMU ahead 10-7.
 
The Catamounts answered once more with an RBI triple and home run to tie the game at 10-10, but it would be their final runs of the night.
 
In the top of the fifth, Brant broke the game open with a three-run home run to deep left field, giving the Colonials a 13-10 lead.
 
RMU added five more runs in the sixth. The inning started with walks from Hare and Thompson before Jardine singled to load the bases.
 
With two outs, the Colonials displayed patience at the plate. Hare drew an RBI walk, followed by Facher earning an RBI after being hit by a pitch. Poulich and Brant then delivered back-to-back RBI singles. Later in the inning, Hare drew her second RBI walk to extend the lead to 18-10.
 
Western Carolina recorded one hit in the bottom of the sixth but could not rally as RMU secured the run-rule victory in six innings.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • RMU outhit Western Carolina, 15-11. Brant finished a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate. Poulich recorded three hits, while Rudd and Hare each added two.
  • Eight players scored two runs or more, with Hare and Facher each scoring a team-high three runs.
  • RMU drew a season-high 10 walks. Jardine led the team with three, while Hare and Thompson each had two. The Colonials also set a season high with 18 RBIs.
  • In the circle, senior Madelyn Coleman started and pitched the first 3.2 innings. Sophomore Madison Brown entered in relief, tossing the final 2.1 innings to secure the win.
 
COLONIAL FIRSTS & CAREER HIGHS
Freshman outfielder Alivia Hare hit her first career home run against the Catamounts and recorded a career-high five RBI in the contest. She now has 14 RBI and 13 hits this season.
 
Sophomore Mary Brant delivered a career performance, posting a career-high six RBI against Western Carolina. The outing marked her 15th career multi-RBI game. She now has four home runs and 17 RBI this season.
 
Against Ohio, sophomore Camryn Harbold earned her first career start and produced a career-high two RBI with one hit and one walk. She followed that performance with another career-best outing, recording three RBI against Western Carolina. Harbold now has seven RBI and six walks this season.
 
Sophomore pitcher Madison Brown earned her first career win in the circle at Western Carolina. In six innings of work, she owns a 1.17 ERA.
 
QUOTABLE – HEAD COACH JEXX VARNER
"What a crazy day! We had great fight all day and the offense was once again elite! We knocked out two top pitchers and continued to roll regardless of who was in the circle. We talked about finding that same confidence on defense after losing the Ohio game. Our defense responded big time in that Western Carolina game."
 
"Jardine was huge on defense tonight. She made multiple great plays. I'm so proud of Brant and Harbold. Mary stepped up big time at shortstop today and Cam did a great job at first base. Both stepped up big time with Sequoia out. Madison Brown was great in relief and entered in a big moment and showed out. That next-woman-up mentality and confidence is what will make us a very dangerous team the rest of the year."
 
UP NEXT
RMU will continue play at the Catamount Classic on Saturday, March 7, with two more games. The Colonials will face Penn at 12:30 PM before a rematch against Western Carolina at 5:30 PM. Both games will have live stats available, while the second game will stream live on ESPN+.
 
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