St. John's University Athletics
Friday, May 10
Rosemont, Ill. (Ballpark at Rosemont)
1:00 p.m.
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St. John’s Falls to Villanova in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinal, 6-4
5/10/2019 4:43:00 PM | Softball
The Red Storm finished the 2019 campaign with a 26-22 record
ROSEMONT, Ill. (May 10, 2019) – The St. John's softball team nearly extended its 2019 season following a Gretchen Bowie three-run home run in the seventh inning before fourth-seeded Villanova defeated the Red Storm, 6-4, in the BIG EAST semifinals at the Ballpark at Rosemont on Friday afternoon.
Bowie led the charge for the Johnnies, driving in all four of St. John's runs on single and her 10th homer of the year. Coming into the contest, the Sparta, N.J., native knocked in a team-high 11 runs over the final 10 games of the regular season. Nine of those 11 RBIs came against the Wildcats on April 27-28.
Along with Bowie's two knocks, the Johnnies saw six other players recorded a hit in Friday's contest with Marissa Rizzi, Peyton Cody, Christina Melendez, Amelia Ditolvo, Kaitlyn Lologo, and Meisha Murray all reaching base on a single.
Villanova (29-23, 10-8 BIG EAST) scored five unanswered runs in the first two innings to give the Wildcats an early advantage.
Following a pair of scoreless innings, the Johnnies scored in the bottom of the fifth. Freshman Meisha Murray came off the bench to pinch run for Kalei Sorensen after working a walk. The Santa Clarita, Calif., native stole second, only to score on a Bowie liner up the middle to cut the deficit to four, 5-1.
St. John's (26-22, 14-5 BIG EAST) and Villanova were blanked in the sixth inning before the Wildcats tallied another run in the seventh, 6-1.
The Red Storm did not go down quietly in the final frame. Freshman duo Kaitlyn Lologo and Murray slapped back-to-back singles to put runners on first and second with one out. In the next at-bat, Bowie smacked a dinger over the left-center field wall to cut the Red Storm's deficit to two, 6-4.
Before the game, Bowie, Morris, Cody, Rizzi, Melendez, Laura Delgado and St. John's coaching staff were recognized by the BIG EAST for their league accolades following an stellar 2019 campaign.
The loss wraps up an incredible journey for the Red Storm who earned their third regular season championship in five years.
Bowie led the charge for the Johnnies, driving in all four of St. John's runs on single and her 10th homer of the year. Coming into the contest, the Sparta, N.J., native knocked in a team-high 11 runs over the final 10 games of the regular season. Nine of those 11 RBIs came against the Wildcats on April 27-28.
Along with Bowie's two knocks, the Johnnies saw six other players recorded a hit in Friday's contest with Marissa Rizzi, Peyton Cody, Christina Melendez, Amelia Ditolvo, Kaitlyn Lologo, and Meisha Murray all reaching base on a single.
Villanova (29-23, 10-8 BIG EAST) scored five unanswered runs in the first two innings to give the Wildcats an early advantage.
Following a pair of scoreless innings, the Johnnies scored in the bottom of the fifth. Freshman Meisha Murray came off the bench to pinch run for Kalei Sorensen after working a walk. The Santa Clarita, Calif., native stole second, only to score on a Bowie liner up the middle to cut the deficit to four, 5-1.
St. John's (26-22, 14-5 BIG EAST) and Villanova were blanked in the sixth inning before the Wildcats tallied another run in the seventh, 6-1.
The Red Storm did not go down quietly in the final frame. Freshman duo Kaitlyn Lologo and Murray slapped back-to-back singles to put runners on first and second with one out. In the next at-bat, Bowie smacked a dinger over the left-center field wall to cut the Red Storm's deficit to two, 6-4.
Before the game, Bowie, Morris, Cody, Rizzi, Melendez, Laura Delgado and St. John's coaching staff were recognized by the BIG EAST for their league accolades following an stellar 2019 campaign.
The loss wraps up an incredible journey for the Red Storm who earned their third regular season championship in five years.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: KENNEDY, Sara (10-2)
L: Morris, Madison (18-6)
Batting:
2B: DACOSTA, Julia 1
3B: RAUCH, Paige 1 ; SWITZER, Delaney 1
HR: GIAMPOLO, Angela 1
RBI: GIAMPOLO, Angela 2 ; RAUCH, Paige 1 ; SWITZER, Delaney 3
Base Running:
RUNS: GIAMPOLO, Angela 3 ; RAUCH, Paige 1 ; DACOSTA, Julia 1 ; DUCAR, Becky 1
SB: SWITZER, Delaney 1
CS: HAYES, Sydney 1
HBP: DUCAR, Becky 1 ; HAYES, Sydney 1
Batting:
HR: Bowie, Gretchen 1
RBI: Bowie, Gretchen 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Bowie, Gretchen 1 ; Murray, Meisha 2 ; Lologo, Kaitlyn 1
SB: Murray, Meisha 1 ; Delgado, Laura 1
HBP: Rizzi, Marissa 1 ; Mattera, Kaitlin 1
Game Leaders
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