Cabrini University Cavaliers (7-13, 5-1 CSAC) vs. Rosemont College Ravens (2-7, 0-6 CSAC)
Saturday, April 8, noon
Cabrini Field

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Last Meeting: Cabrini tallied 29 hits in 9-0, 11-1 wins at Rosemont
Junior Emily Smull's three run homer highlighted a six run first inning for the Cavaliers in the opener.  Cabrini sent 10 players to the plate and posted six runs on five hits, as it cruised to a 9-0 victory.

Smull went a perfect 3-3 with four RBI in the win, while sophomore Marissa Alpaugh went 3-4 with a pair of RBI.  Junior Jess Giordano allowed just one hit in the complete game victory and recorded eight strikeouts.

The hot bats continued into the nightcap, as the Blue and White plated 11 runs on 14 hits. The Cavaliers scored five runs on five hits in the first and added another five runs in the third, including a two-run home run from Alpaugh.

Giordano paced the Cavaliers with three hits, while junior Chrissy Ferraro, senior Lindsay Savar and freshman Taylor Franchville joined Alpaugh with two hits each.

Sophomore Charlie Fillmore scored the lone run for the Ravens, a third inning unearned tally.

Cabrini Last Time Out: Cavaliers overpowered by Lebanon Valley 7-0, 4-2
Lebanon Valley's power was on display in the opener, as the Dutchmen recorded four home runs among its 15 hits in the 7-0 victory. Meanwhile, the Blue and White could not find its rhythm, as it mustered just four hits on the day.

Giordano suffered the loss after allowing five runs in five innings of work in the circle.

The Cavaliers surrendered single runs in the second, third, fourth and seventh innings in the night cap, before looking to rally in their final at bat. Cabrini loaded the bases with three straight one out singles, but managed just two runs.

Junior Victoria Hall accounted for two of the Cavaliers' seven hits in the loss. Classmate Jenna Rodriguez allowed three earned runs in five innings.  

Rosemont Last Time Out: Ravens split with Keystone 1-9, 8-2
The visitors from La Plume got off to a fast start as an infield single from senior Emily Long plated junior Kaylee Hartman to give Keystone a 1-0 lead after one. After both teams failed to score in frame number two, the Giants opened the game up in the third as five runs came across.

Rosemont picked up their lone tally in the bottom of the third when sophomore Darby O'Rourke led off with a single.

Game two featured a fast start for the Ravens as they struck for four runs in the bottom of the first and quickly followed that up with three more in the bottom of the second to balloon the lead to 7-0. That is all the Ravens would need as they would go on to coast to a comfortable 8-2 victory. 


5 factors for Cabrini

• The Cavaliers boast seven players hitting north of .300 on the season, with senior Taylor Mack leading the team with a .407 batting average.
• Savar ranks second in the CSAC and 34th in the country with five home runs on the season, while her 0.31 home runs per game rank 17th in Division III.
• Wednesday's second game against Lebanon Valley marked just the third game of the season in which the Blue and White did not commit an error, snapping a run of 15 consecutive game with a defensive miscue.
• Ferraro has reached base safely in 18 of the Cavaliers' 20 games this season. Similarly, Savar has hit safely in 13 of Cabrini's last 15 games, including an 11 game hit streak.
• Giordano and freshman Alexandra Schell are tied for seventh in the CSAC with 24 hits and lead five Cavaliers with at least 20 base knocks on the season.

5 factors for Rosemont

• Rosemont's .242 team batting average ranks as the second lowest mark in the CSAC .
• Expect the Ravens to be active on the base paths as they rank third in the CSAC in stolen bases with 18. 
• Despite their 7.58 team ERA, Rosemont's pitchers have recorded 45 strikeouts in just 11 games.
• Rosemont has managed just five extra base hits in their last eight games.
• Freshman Kaileigh Whalen enters the game with six hits in just 15 at bats, but has done serious damage as she has two double and two home runs.

 

	TALE OF THE TAPE
Cabrini		Rosemont
7-13, 5-1 CSAC	Record	3-8, 1-7 CSAC
.318	Batting Average	.242
181	Hits	60
95	Runs	43
14	Home Runs	2
13	Stolen Bases	18
5.13	Earned Run Average	7.58
.928	Fielding Percentage	.909
	TEAM LEADERS
Taylor Mack (.407)	Batting Average	Whalen/L. Naone-Carter (.400)
Giordano/Schell (24)	Hits	3 Players (9)
Amber Dietrich (14)	Runs Scored	K. Naone-Carter (10)
Jess Giordano (14)	RBI	Kaileigh Whalen (8)
Taylor Mack (4)	Stolen Bases	K. Naone-Carter/Schulte (7)
Emily Smull (3.61)	Earned Run Average	Autumn Sharkey (5.56)
Jess Giordano (31)	Strikeouts	Autumn Sharkey (32)