Snelling, Muffett Lead Charge Versus St. Francis

Sunday, March 10

Clearwater, Fla.

11:15 AM

Army West Point

7-13

Saint Francis (Pa.)

8-15

St. Francis (PA)

Army West Point

Snelling, Muffett Lead Charge Versus St. Francis

March 10, 2019 | Softball

Box Score

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Army West Point softball team closed out the first leg of its Florida trip with a dominant 9-1 run rule victory over St. Francis (PA) on the final day of the USF Clearwater Parks and Recreation Showcase on Sunday.

The Black Knights improved to 7-13 on the season, while the Red Flash dropped to 8-15.

Megan Muffett and Ally Snelling led attack with a pair of two-hit efforts, including a home run for Muffett and a two-RBI double by Snelling. The duo added multiple RBI in the game with Muffett driving in a game-high four runs.

Junior Macey Newbary provided a masterful performance in the circle, limiting St. Francis to just one run while scattering five hits over six innings of work. She walked one and struck out three batters. The Missoula, Mont., native retired the side in order in three of the six innings.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Red Flash struck first with a solo homer from Cheyenne McKee in the top of the first.
Army exploded for five runs in the third inning after producing its largest two-out rally of the season.
After rookie Jolie Duong earned a one-out walk, she stole second with two outs.
The Houston, Texas, native scored two batters later, taking advantage of a throwing error to tie the game.
Emily Ballesteros walked in the next at-bat to load the bases for Snelling who belted a ground-rule double over the right field wall.
Muffett followed with a screaming single up the middle to plate Ballesteros and Snelling to cap the five-run frame.
Newbary came out the next inning and shut down SFU in order as part of a stretch where she retired nine-straight hitters.
Army put the game away with four more runs in the sixth inning to earn the run-rule victory.
Snelling led off the inning with a single before Muffett blasted her first home run of the season.
Maddie Kim singled in Izzy Gates before pinch hitter Julia Wyatt provided the walk-off hit with a double to the left center gap.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army collected its third run-rule win of the season.
The Black Knights' five-run third inning was the third frame of the year with at least five runs scored.
The others came in the form of a seven-run fourth inning against Jacksonville State on Feb. 9 and a five-run first inning versus Duke on Feb. 23.
Muffett belted her first home run of the season and second in her career.
The La Center, Wash., native posted a career-high four RBI in the first multi-hit effort of her career.
Snelling documented her 11th-career multi-hit game and fourth of the season.
It was also her fourth multi-RBI game of the year.
The Las Vegas, Nev., native set a new single-season best with her 11th RBI of 2019, the second highest total on the team.
She drove in the 20th run of her career.
Newbary tossed her fifth career complete game.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Newbary, Macey (3-1)

L: CLARK, Christina (3-6)

St. Francis (PA)

Batting:

2B: SABAN, Mekenzie 1 ; McKEE, Cheyenne 1

HR: McKEE, Cheyenne 1

RBI: McKEE, Cheyenne 1

Base Running:

RUNS: McKEE, Cheyenne 1

Army West Point

Batting:

2B: Wyatt, Julia 1 ; Snelling, Ally 1

HR: Muffett, Megan 1

RBI: Kim, Maddie 1 ; Wyatt, Julia 1 ; Snelling, Ally 2 ; Muffett, Megan 4

SH: Yoo, Ashley 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Duong, Jolie 1 ; Kim, Maddie 1 ; Drayton, Taylor 1 ; Ontiveros, Katie 1 ; Ballesteros, Emily 1 ; Snelling, Ally 1 ; Leman, Tessa 1 ; Muffett, Megan 1 ; Gates, Izzy 1