Cadets Sweep Manhattan in Doubleheader Tilt

Wednesday, March 14

Clearwater, FL

11 AM

Army West Point

4-12

Manhattan

7-6

Manhattan

Army

Cadets Sweep Manhattan in Doubleheader Tilt

March 14, 2018 | Softball

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CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Army West Point softball team claimed a pair of victories over Manhattan in a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon at the Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex.

The Black Knights (5-12) had plenty of success at the plate, scoring 11 runs on 19 hits in the two games combined. Amelia Trotter went 3-for-6 with a run scored and two RBI, while Lacey Swafford was the primary run producer, driving in four runs on three hits.

On the mound, Courtney Springman and Macey Newbary both posted stellar outings. In the first game, Springman got the nod and went the distance. She did not allow a single earned run, while fanning five Jasper (7-7) batters. Newbary started inside the circle in the second tilt and threw a complete game shutout. The sophomore allowed four hits and struck out six, while issuing just one walk.

GAME 1: ARMY 5, MANHATTAN 2

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Springman turned in her fifth consecutive start of allowing two or fewer earned runs.
She recorded her second career win and fifth complete game.
It was her first career complete without allowing an earned run.
Emily Ballesteros and Trotter tallied multiple hits in the game.
Seven different Cadets notched a hit.
Ally Snelling extended her hitting streak to eight games.
She hit her second career two-bagger.
Trotter swiped her fifth base of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

With their top starter in the circle, the Jaspers cruised to a 2-0 advantage through the opening three frames, not allowing a single Army hit. However, Trotter led off the fourth with a single to center and two batters later, came in to score on a Ballesteros RBI single.
Taylor Drayton then dug into the box and singled to put runners on first and second with one out. Snelling was due up next and she brought in the game-tying run on a double to left.
The score remained tied at 2-2 until the sixth, when the Black Knight bats got going again. With two outs in the inning, Snelling reached on a Manhattan fielding error and moved to second on a Madison Cole single to center. Swafford then drove in a run to put Army ahead with an RBI single to right before a passed ball permitted a second run to score during the ensuing at-bat.
After Sam Hartman drew a base on balls to put runners on first and second, Taylor Livingston lifted a ball into center and another run was plated to give the Black Knights a 5-2 advantage.
Springman headed out to the circle to finish out her solid day and worked a scoreless seventh to secure the win for the Cadets.

GAME 2: ARMY 6, MANHATTAN 0

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Newbary picked up her first win of the season.
The complete game shutout was her first this season and second in her career.
She faced 28 batters and pitched to contact, inducing 11 fly outs and five ground outs.
Swafford had two hits and drove in three of the Black Knights' six runs.
She tallied her 10th career double and first of the season.
Nine different Cadets recorded a hit in the win.
Livingston stole her third career base.
Snelling extended her hitting streak to nine games.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Army was first to get on the board in the second game of the series after a four-run second inning. It began with a Snelling single up the middle and after the first out was recorded, the Cadets loaded up the bases.
The second out was put away with all three runners still on base, but Swafford hit a two-RBI base hit into center for the first two runs of the game. On the very next at-bat, Trotter drove in a pair of runners with a single to center.
The Black Knights' four-run lead remained in tack and even grew in the fourth once Swafford blasted an RBI double into left center after Livingston reached on a two-out bunt single.
Over the first five innings, the Jaspers were able to get five runners on the bases, but all five were left stranded.
Army added one final run to its lead in the sixth after a costly Manhattan fielding error. Newbary finished out the final two innings without allowing a run and the Cadets captured the shutout win.

UP NEXT

The Black Knights will be off tomorrow, but return to action on Friday for a pair of games against Quinnipiac and Butler. The meeting with the Bobcats is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., while the final game of the day against the Bulldogs is slated for 2 p.m.