George Washington University
3-12
Towson
5-6
Softball Edged in Home Opener
2/28/2020 6:49:00 PM | Softball
Colonials fell in extra innings to Towson
With the international tiebreaker in effect, the Tigers were able to score their runner who started the frame on second base and then kept the Colonials from following suit.
In its first of four games at the Colonial Classic, GW dueled Towson from start to finish with Linquist leading the offense and Faith Weber pitching a gem.
Linquist put the Buff and Blue in front in the third inning, slugging a leadoff triple and then racing home as part of a double steal with Jenna Cone. The senior from New Jersey added on an inning later, dropping a two-out single into right to score Weber and make it 2-0.
In her final at-bat, Linquist ripped an opposite-field double to lead off the seventh after following off four 3-2 pitches. The Colonials couldn't find a way to score her with the winning run, though.
Weber continued an excellent run in the circle, tossing a complete game that required a career high eight innings. The senior right-hander threw strikes and relied on her defense to power through the Towson batting order.
Weber was working on a shutout in the sixth before Chloe Poulich's two-run triple with two outs tied it. She allowed Julia Smith-Harrington's go-ahead RBI single in the eighth but recovered to strand a pair in scoring position and keep the Colonials within striking distance.
Alessandra Ponce (first-inning double) and Sidney Bloomfield (fifth-inning triple) also provided extra-base hits for the Colonials, while Cone reached via walk in three of her four trips to the plate.
ON DECK: Because of cold temperatures in the forecast, the rest of the Colonial Classic schedule has been shuffled. GW will take on Morgan State on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. before facing Princeton (9 a.m.) and Georgetown (3 p.m.) in a Sunday doubleheader. Find the full tournament schedule here.
WATCH THIS:Â Hear from head coach Shane Winkler after Friday's game.
"If we have that type of competitiveness and that type of hunger, we're going to have a lot of success the rest of the way." - Head Coach Shane Winkler on our extra-inning battle vs. Towson to open our home slate. #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/JNMv3pKUEG
— GW Softball (@GW_Softball) February 28, 2020
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnson, Sara (2-3)
L: Weber, Faith (3-7)
Batting:
2B: Kidwiler, Nicole 1 ; Mounie, Jaclyn 1
3B: Poulich, Chloe 1
RBI: Smith-Harrington, Ju 1 ; Poulich, Chloe 2
SH: Mounie, Jaclyn 1 ; Cross, Kaylee 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mounie, Jaclyn 1 ; Smith-Harrington, Ju 1 ; Ramirez, Briana 1
SB: Smith-Harrington, Ju 1
CS: Mounie, Jaclyn 1
Batting:
2B: Linquist, Jessica 1 ; Ponce, Alessandra 1
3B: Linquist, Jessica 1 ; Bloomfield, Sidney 1
RBI: Linquist, Jessica 1
SH: Eslick, Hannah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Linquist, Jessica 1 ; Weber, Faith 1
SB: Linquist, Jessica 1 ; Cone, Jenna 1
