Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, March 11
Clearwater, Fla.
4:15 PM
Army West Point
2-6
11
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6
Monmouth
13-6
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4
5
6
7
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H
E
Army West Point
0
0
4
6
0
1
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11
6
2
Monmouth
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0
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0
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2
6
12
5
Black Knights Power Past Monmouth, 11-6
March 11, 2017 | Softball
CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Army West Point softball team used a pair of big innings in the middle of the game to power its way past Monmouth, 11-6, Saturday at the Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex.
The Black Knights improved to 13-6 on the year, while the Hawks dropped to 2-6.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
KEY MOMENT
LINEUP BREAKDOWN
Swafford (LF): 0-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored
Kim (C): 0-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored
Ballesteros (3B): 1-for-1 with a hit by pitch, walk, two runs scored and two RBI
Trotter (RF): 0-for-1 with two walks and a run scored
Gray (1B): 1-for-3
Smith (P): 7.0 innings, 12 hits, six runs (five earned), one walk and two strikeouts
FACTS & FIGURES
HOW IT HAPPENED
UP NEXT
The Black Knights improved to 13-6 on the year, while the Hawks dropped to 2-6.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
- Army improved to 3-2 in the all-time series against Monmouth in the teams' first meeting since 2012.
- The Black Knights have now won 11 of their 16 neutral site games this season.
- Rookie Emily Ballesteros continues to stretch her team-best hitting streak, which is now at 13 games.
- She is now tied with Lacey Swafford for the team lead with 17 hits.
- Second-year Nena Riccoboni crushed the first home run of her career to straight away center field in the fourth inning.
KEY MOMENT
- Riccoboni takes a 2-0 pitch deep to center for her first-career home run to give the Black Knights a five-run cushion.
LINEUP BREAKDOWN
Swafford (LF): 0-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored
Kim (C): 0-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored
Ballesteros (3B): 1-for-1 with a hit by pitch, walk, two runs scored and two RBI
- Reilly (PH): 0-for-1
Trotter (RF): 0-for-1 with two walks and a run scored
- Gates (RF): 0-for-2
Gray (1B): 1-for-3
- Harrison (PH): 0-for-1
- Hoover (PR): N/A
- Cole (PH): 0-for-1
Smith (P): 7.0 innings, 12 hits, six runs (five earned), one walk and two strikeouts
FACTS & FIGURES
- The Black Knights reached double-digit runs for the third time this season with 11 runs on six hits and two errors, while the Hawks documented six runs on 12 hits and committed five errors defensively.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Monmouth sprinted out to a quick 4-0 lead after scoring a pair of runs in each of the first two innings.
- Army responded with a four-spot in the top of the third, however, to tie the game.
- A wild pitch scored Lacey Swafford for the Black Knights' first run of the game before an illegal pitch plated Maddie Kim in the following at-bat.
- Senior Alee Rashenskas drove a single to center which scored Amelia Trotter and Tyler McKinney to knot the game at four all.
- In the following inning, Army exploded four six runs to take a 10-4 advantage.
- Rookie Emily Ballesteros opened the scoring with a two-run single with the bases loaded.
- Nena Riccobini drilled her first-career home run with a three-run shot to deep center field to stretch the lead to 9-4.
- Caroline Smith helped her own cause by plating Trotter on a fielder's choice for the final run of the frame.
- Army's final run of the game came in the sixth inning when Swafford reached on an error to score Rashenskas.
- The Hawks began to rally late in the seventh inning with three straight hits with two outs.
- A ground-rule double plated their first run of the final stanza before a single to right scored the other run.
- Another double put runners on second and third for Monmouth before Army was able to record the final out of the game.
UP NEXT
- The Black Knights will take on USF in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday at 4 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Smith, Caroline (3-2)
L: Riley, Amanda (2-4)
Batting:
HR: Riccoboni, Nena 1
RBI: Ballesteros, Emily 2 ; Riccoboni, Nena 3 ; Rashenskas, Alee 2 ; Smith, Caroline 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Swafford, Lacey 2 ; Kim, Maddie 2 ; Ballesteros, Emily 2 ; Riccoboni, Nena 1 ; Trotter, Amelia 1 ; Rashenskas, Alee 1 ; Esparza-Gallegos, Gladys 1 ; McKinney, Tyler 1
HBP: Ballesteros, Emily 1 ; Esparza-Gallegos, Gladys 1
Batting:
2B: Howerth, Chloe 1 ; Jimenez, Deangie 1 ; Riley, Amanda 1
RBI: Howerth, Chloe 1 ; Reyes, Justene 1 ; Holzman, Alex 1 ; Rosado, Kayla 1 ; Jimenez, Deangie 1 ; Balderas, Morgan 1
SH: Howerth, Chloe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shotzbarger, Rachel 2 ; Reyes, Justene 1 ; Royster, Tyranny 1 ; Jimenez, Deangie 1 ; Riley, Amanda 1
CS: Howerth, Chloe 1
HBP: Reyes, Justene 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
3
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
2
R
2
H
1
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
INF
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INF/OF
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