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Perucki
7
Southern Conn. St. SCSU 9-8
9
Winner American Int'l AIC 8-11
Southern Conn. St. SCSU
9-8
7
Final
9
American Int'l AIC
8-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Conn. St. SCSU 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 7 10 0
American Int'l AIC 7 0 0 1 1 0 X 9 14 2

W: I. Erti (3-3) L: Martinez, Jazmyn (5-4)

7
Winner Southern Conn. St. SCSU 10-8
3
American Int'l AIC 8-12
Winner
Southern Conn. St. SCSU
10-8
7
Final
3
American Int'l AIC
8-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Conn. St. SCSU 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 7 10 4
American Int'l AIC 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 4 0

W: Perucki, Jessica (5-3) L: R. Sullivan (2-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Perucki's Big Game Leads Owls to Doubleheader Split with AIC

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Southern Connecticut State University softball squad split a pair of games against American International College, a 7-3 win and a 9-7 loss. The Owls move to 10-8 overall and 7-7 in the Northeast 10, while the Yellow Jackets move to 8-12 overall and 7-8 in the NE10.
 
Jessica Perucki (West Milford, N.J.) collected her second straight win in the circle in game two pitching a complete game and striking out a career-high 14 batters. Perucki was also major contributor at the plate, going 2-for-4, including a home run and a double with two RBI and one run scored. 
 
Game One Highlights
  • Jacqueline Dumont (Nashua, N.H.) went 2-for-4 including a double with one RBI and one run scored. 
  • Emily Lange (Monroe, Conn.) went 2-for-4 with one run scored. 
  • Lauryn Zubia (San Fernando, Calif.) went 2-for-3 including a double with two RBI and one run scored.
 
Game Two Highlights
  • Sara Buscetto (Waterford, Conn.) went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases one RBI and one run scored. 
  • Cailey Botteon went 2-for-2 including two walks and two runs scored. 
  • Jayden Delaporta (Mystic, Conn.) went 2-for-3 including a double, two RBI and one run scored. 
 
Game 1: American International 9, Southern Connecticut 7
  • AIC had an explosive opening inning, scoring seven runs on three hits that included two home runs.
  • Southern responded in the second inning, scoring three runs to cut the deficit to four. Zubia tallied a two RBI double, while Rachel Miller (Waterford, Conn.) scored on a fielder's choice.
  • The Owls were at it again in the fourth inning with Dumont notching a RBI single and Ally Petrella (Ellington, Conn.) scoring on a fielder's choice, putting SCSU within two.
  • The next two innings saw the Yellow Jackets tally two runs on a home run a RBI single, increasing their lead to four.
  • SCSU attempted a comeback with Botteon scoring on an error and Dumont scoring on a single from Delaporta. The Owls late game efforts weren't enough as AIC went on to take game one, 9-7.
     
Game 2: Southern Connecticut 7, American International 3
  • SCSU struck first in the second outing, allowing no runs and scoring in four-consecutive innings. Buscetto kicked off the scoring on a sacrifice fly in the first inning.
  • Perucki kept the scoring going in the second, hitting a solo home run to left center field.
  • Dumont picked up a RBI double in the third inning, scoring Botteon. In the next at bat, Delaporta hit a RBI single bringing around Dumont.
  • The fourth inning saw Buscetto pick up a RBI single, putting the Owls up by five.
  • AIC responded in the bottom half of the inning, scoring three runs, cutting the Owls lead to two.
  • Delaporta and Perucki both collected RBI doubles in back-to-back at bats, increasing SCSU's lead to four. 
  • Perucki's solid performance in the circle combined with the Owls explosive offense was the difference maker as they went onto win 7-3.

Game Notes
  • Sara Buscetto collected her 18th and 19th stolen bases of the season against AIC on April 17. Buscetto is now tied for first all-time in SCSU history with Brittany Bucko (64) for career stolen bases.
  • Jessica Perucki earned her fifth win of the season and third-straight in the circle.
  • Perucki's game two home run is her second in as many appearances. The last player to hit a home run in back-to-back appearances was Giulianna D'Arcangelo, who homered against New York Tech on March 20, 2016 and against St. Michael's on March 21, 2016.
  • The Owls had 10 hits in both games against AIC. The last time team had 10 or more hits in back-to-back games was on April 6, 2019 when they had 10 and 11, respectively, in a 7-0 and 5-3 wins at Saint Michael's. 
 
On Deck
These two teams will square off once again on Sunday, April 18 for another NE10 doubleheader in Springfield, Mass. First pitch for game one is set for noon.
 
 
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