Box Score WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army defeated Saint Peter's 8-5 in a non-conference softball contest on Tuesday afternoon. Game two of the doubleheader was cancelled due to rain.
Nicole Olmedo (Chino, Calif. / Chino) paced Saint Peter's (1-21) with two hits, two runs scored and one RBI. Candice Koch (Orland Park, Ill. / Carl Sandburg) finished with two hits and two runs while Samantha Storms (Lake Geneva, Wis. / William Bay) tallied one hit and three RBIs.
Alee Rashenskas paced the Black Knights (15-19) with two hits, one run and three RBIs. Kasey McCravey posted one hit, one RBI and two runs scored in the winning effort.
Saint Peter's scored the game's first two runs in the first inning. Koch opened the game with a leadoff double down the right field line. Two batters later, Olmedo singled to right field to score Koch for the 1-0 lead. After stealing second and a groundout by the next batter, Francesca D'Amato (Lyndhurst, N.J. / Immaculate Conception) hit a RBI-double to give the Peacocks a 2-0 advantage.
Army got on the board in the bottom of the inning following a base hit to left field. McCravey scored on the play, following a throwing error to cut the margin.
The Black Knights got the offensive working in the fourth inning, scoring seven runs on five hits to take a 8-2 lead.
The Peacocks cut into the margin in the fifth inning, following a three-run double to left centerfield by Storms.
Rain continued to come down, calling the game in the fifth inning and cancelling the second game of the double dip.
Saint Peter's returns to action on Apr. 11 when the team resumes MAAC play on Saturday at Fairfield. First pitch is set for 12:00 p.m.
