Army Splits Midweek Twin Bill at Siena

Thursday, March 28

Loudonville, N.Y.

2 PM

Army West Point

13-17

Siena

3-12

Army West Point

Siena

Army Splits Midweek Twin Bill at Siena

March 28, 2019 | Softball

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LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – The Army West Point softball team split its midweek doubleheader at Siena after winning game one, 3-1, and falling in game two, 1-0, on Thursday.

Junior right-hander Macey Newbary dazzled once again in the circle in the first game, allowing just one run on seven hits while striking out five in her fifth complete game of the season. The Missoula, Mont., native has won three of her last four outings. Senior Renee Poirier was equally impressive in the night cap, surrendering a lone run on five hits and fanning four.

Offensively, senior Carrie Reilly led the team with three hits on the day, including a double, and stole two bases. Sophomore Taylor Livingston added a pair of base knocks on the afternoon, including a double of her own. She also drove in one of Army's three runs on the day. Rookie Madi Gilmore provided the spark in the first game with an RBI single to open the scoring for the visiting squad.

GAME 1: Army 3, Siena 1
HOW IT HAPPENED

Gilmore broke through for the Black Knights in the fourth inning when she drove in Izzy Gates on a one-out single to the opposite field.
Livingston followed in the next at-bat with another opposite-field single, this time to left as she plated pinch runner Annie Brock to increase the Army lead to 2-0.
Siena answered in the home half of the frame with a sacrifice fly from Loryn DeFalco to cut the advantage in half, 2-1.
The Cadets added a much-needed insurance run in the sixth inning after Julia Wyatt led off with a hit by pitch before the Frederick, Colo., native swiped second base.
Gilmore once again came through in the clutch as she drove in Wyatt on a fielder's choice to push the visitor's back ahead by two, 3-1.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army extended its winning streak to five straight games over the Saints dating back to 2016.
Reilly notched her team-leading 25th hit of the season.
Gilmore became the third Cadet to reach double-digit RBI with the 10th of her rookie campaign, joining Ally Snelling (15) and Grace Mattimore (13).
Newbary tied her season high with five strikeouts on the game.
The Missoula, Mont., native eclipsed the 100-strikeout mark for her career.
She recorded her 15th career victory in the circle.
Wyatt tallied her personal-best fourth hit of the year.
Brock scored her personal-best third run of the season.

GAME 2: Siena 1, Army 0
HOW IT HAPPENED

Siena broke through for the only run of the game in the fourth inning as Yamila Evans recorded an RBI single to right that scored Lauren Sabihon.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Poirier became the seventh player in program history to reach the 200-strikeout milestone for her career.
Reilly tied Snelling for second on the team with her sixth multi-hit game of the season.
The Riverside, Ill., native recorded her 85th career hit.
Livingston legged out the third double of her career and second this season.
The Huntington Beach, Calif., native tallied the 45th base knock of her career.

COACH'S CORNER

Interim head coach Bob Beretta – "We received well pitched games from both Macey (Newbary) and Renee (Poirier) today. I was extremely pleased with both of their efforts. We must find a way to push more runs across. We left seven runners on base in both games and it really hurt us in the second game.
"We've been in close ball games all season, and the margin separating wins from losses has been razor thin. We need to capitalize on the offensive opportunities we earn. We're a few clutch hits away from having a very different record. We'll keep working hard at it in practice tomorrow and hopefully change the narrative this weekend at Lafayette."

UP NEXT

The Black Knights continue their seven-game road trip with a weekend series against Patriot League foe Lafayette this weekend.
Army opens the series with a doubleheader on Saturday with the final game being played on Sunday. First pitch for both days is scheduled for noon.