Army Tops Georgetown, Detroit on Saturday

Saturday, February 25

Madeira Beach, Fla.

11 AM

Army West Point

4-4

Detroit

3-5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Army West Point	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	4	7	1
Detroit Mercy	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	4

Army Tops Georgetown, Detroit on Saturday

February 25, 2017 | Softball

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MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. – The Army West Point softball team picked up two more victories at the EMU Madeira Beach Invitational with wins over Georgetown, 2-1, and Detroit, 4-2.

The Black Knights improved to 5-4 on the season, while the Hoyas fell to 1-11 and the Titans dropped to 3-5.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

The Black Knights won their first-ever matchup against Georgetown and improved to 2-3 against Detroit in a series that dates back to 1986.
It was the first meeting between Army and the Titans since 1993.
Sophomore pitcher Renee Poirier tied Army's career record in saves with her 12th and first of the season against Detroit.
The Plainville, Mass., native also earned her third win of the year in the first game versus Georgetown.
On the day, Poirier tossed eight innings of one-run ball while striking out eight.
Freshman Amelia Trotter led the offensive effort today by going 4-for-6 with two doubles and an RBI.
Rookie Lacey Swafford stretched her hitting streak to eight games, bringing her season hits total to 11.

KEY MOMENT

The Black Knights came from behind in both games to extend their winning streak to five games.

HOW IT HAPPENED vs. GEORGETOWN

After issuing a leadoff walk in the first inning, sophomore pitcher Renee Poirier struck out two Hoyas to close the opening frame.
In the third inning, Poirier gave up her first hit in 9.1 innings with an infield single by Theresa Kane.
Army followed suit in the bottom half of the inning with a leadoff single to left field by Ashley Yoo.
Georgetown scored the game's first run in the top of the fourth with a solo shot to right.
Once again, the Black Knights provided a response with the game-tying run in the bottom of the inning.
Army compiled three consecutive hits to push across its first run of the game from Emily Ballesteros, Ameila Trotter and Nena Riccoboni.
The Hoyas compiled a pair of singles in the sixth, but were unable to figure out how to beat Poirier again.
Junior Emily Gray recorded the game-winning base knock in a strange seventh inning.
Georgetown escaped danger and seemed like it was going to force extra innings after recording a double play after giving up a leadoff double to Trotter.
Sophomore Maddie Kim was able to keep the inning alive with a two-out single before Gray brought her home with a double to right center.

HOW IT HAPPENED vs. DETROIT

After a one-two-three inning for Army in the top of the first, Detroit jumped out to a 2-0 lead.
Alyssa James doubled to center, scoring Cheyenne Willeford from second. She later stole third and scored when the following batter singled to center.
Freshman pitcher Macey Newbary settled into the game after the first inning, retiring 10 of the next 11 batters she faced.
Sophomore Izzy Gates documented a single to left for Army's first hit of the game with two outs in the third inning.
The Black Knights followed that up with a single by freshman Lacey Swafford who extended her hitting streak to eight games.
Army pushed across its first run of the game in the top of the fifth inning that started with a one-out walk by Yoo.
She scored on a groundout by Gates from third after Trotter's second double of the day.
The floodgates opened in the following inning for Army, as it plated three more runs to take a 4-2 advantage.
Errors plagued the Titans that inning, as three miscues proved to be costly, allowing Ballesteros and Gaff to reach base, in addition to allowing Tyler McKinney score the game-tying run.
Kim plated Hoover with a single to left to give Army its first lead of the game, before scoring on a Trotter single two batters later.
After an uneventful sixth inning, Poirier navigated her way through the seventh for her first save of the season.