Bronx, N.Y. - A standout day in the circle for Elizabeth Gaisior in game three of the weekend saw her strikeout nine batters as Fordham University Softball took its second straight A-10 series win, with a 9-4 victory over George Washington in the rubber game, bouncing back from a 5-4 loss in the first game Sunday afternoon.
GAME ONE | George Washington 5, Fordham 4
Sophomore Victoria Klimaszewski came out of the bullpen for Fordham in game one and took the loss. Senior Holly Beeman started the ballgame, throwing four innings, giving up two runs on six hits, with no walks and five strikeouts.
The Revs took an early 1-0 lead in their first turn at the dish, before Fordham got an RBI single from freshman Sadira Forcucci in the bottom of the frame, scoring junior Mikayla Swan from second base.
The score stayed at 1-1 until the very next inning, when the Rams picked up a run on sophomore Sophie Nesturrick's one-out solo home run, which gave the Rams the lead 2-1.
George Washington fired back to even the ballgame at two in the third, before Fordham reclaimed a 4-2 advantage in the fourth inning. The Rams added two to their tally on sophomore Morgan Volgraf's two-run homer to right. George Washington however scored three times over the final four innings to send it to extras, and eventually grabbed the 5-4 win as a run came in to score in the eighth.
GAME ONE NOTES
» Nesturrick led the Rams, picking up three base hits in the ballgame, with two for extra bases - a double, a home run and an RBI.
» Fordham's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Fordham pitchers limited George Washington to 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
» The Rams scattered nine hits in the game, from seven different players.
GAME TWO | Fordham 9, George Washington 6
Sophomore Elizabeth Gaisior had everything working on Sunday, going the distance and fanning nine George Washington hitters over a full seven innings of work, giving up six runs, four earned, on six hits for the Rams, collecting her fourth win of the season.
After the Revs took the lead again in the top of the first, the Fordham's offense started clicking and put up four runs, highlighted by a two-run single off the bat of sophomore Sophie Nesturrick.
The Revolutionaries then tied the ballgame at four before the Rams came back to reclaim their advantage in the third inning. An Eva Koratsis solo shot to right made it 5-4, before an RBI triple from Neleh Nogay and single from Mikayla Swan brought the score to 7-4 in favor of the Rams.
Fordham held George Washington without a run in the fifth before building their lead to 9-4 in the sixth inning. Freshman Aubrey Zvovushe-Ramos and senior Eva Koratsis came in to score the two Rams runs in the frame. George Washington put two runs on the board before the game was over, but Fordham still held on for the 9-6 win.
GAME TWO NOTES
» Gaisior struck out nine Revolutionaries hitters.
» Fordham's highest scoring inning was the first, when it pushed four runs across.
» Fordham took a 4-1 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» The Rams out-hit the Revolutionaries at a 7-6 clip.
» The Rams drew six walks from George Washington pitching.
» Koratsis led the Rams at the plate, going 1 for 3 with a home run and an RBI.
NEXT UP
The Rams take on Hofstra Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.
