Cadets Claim 5-1 Non-Conference Win Against Iona

Wednesday, April 11

West Point, NY

4:30 PM

Army West Point

16-21

Iona

13-16

Iona

Army

Cadets Claim 5-1 Non-Conference Win Against Iona

April 11, 2018 | Softball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point softball team cruised to a 5-1 victory over Iona in a non-conference game on Wednesday afternoon at the Army West Point Softball Complex.

The duo of Macey Newbary and Renee Poirier combined for seven strong innings in the circle, allowing just one run on four hits. Newbary picked up the win for Army (16-21) after tossing four innings, while Poirier came on in relief in the fifth and shut down the Gaels (13-16) through the final three frames for the save.

For the second straight contest, it was the top of the Black Knight order getting it done offensively. Amelia Trotter shined in the leadoff spot, batting 3-for-4 with three steals and a run scored. As the cleanup hitter, Carrie Reilly tallied a pair of base hits in four trips to the plate with an RBI and a run scored.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Newbary claimed her fourth win of the season.
Poirier picked up her second save this season.
Army won its fifth straight game against Iona.
The first four Cadets in the Army lineup accounted for seven of the team's nine hits.
Reilly extended her hitting streak to six games.
She posted her eighth multi-hit outing this season.
The Black Knights stole a season-best nine bases.
It was the most by a Patriot League team this season.
Trotter tied her career high with three stolen bases.
She additionally tallied her eighth multi-hit games this season.
Taylor Drayton swiped a career-best two bags.
Ballesteros recorded a hit for the third straight game.
Maddie Kim had the game's lone extra-base hit with her second double of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Army jumped out to an early 1-0 advantage in the bottom of the first inning. Ballesteros singled with two outs before coming all the way around from first to score on an RBI base knock by Reilly into the gap in right center.
After back-to-back no-hit innings by Newbary, the Black Knights came up to hit in the home half of the third and tacked on some insurance runs. Trotter led off with an infield single and after stealing second, scored on a McPeek RBI single to center. Ballesteros drew a base on balls and after the first out was recorded, Army had runners on the corners.
A double steal plated a run to give Army a 3-0 lead, before runners were at the corners again following a Drayton single through the left side. One final run came in to score for the Black Knights after a costly defensive mishap by an Iona infielder and Army extended its lead to four.
The Gaels got on the board in the fourth after loading the bases and scoring on a fielder's choice to make it a three-run game.
However, with runners in scoring position and two outs in the fifth, an Army run was plated on an Iona error.
With Poirier in the circle, the Gaels were unable to generate any more offense and the Black Knights secured the 5-1 victory.

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