Army Splits on Senior Day

Saturday, May 8

West Point, N.Y.

2 PM

Army West Point

14-13, 0

Holy Cross

6-19, 0

Holy Cross

Army

May 08, 2021 | Softball

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WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point softball team split its Saturday doubleheader with Holy Cross. The Black Knights' bats exploded in the first contest, with the Cadets winning 11-3 in six innings. However, Holy Cross ace Kelly Nelson pitched a no-hitter in the second contest as the Crusaders went on to win 1-0.

Prior to the start of first game, Army honored its senior class of Annie Brock, Taylor Drayton, Taylor Livingston and Ally Snelling.

In the first contest, the Black Knights jumped on the board early with three runs in the top of the first. Taylor Drayton scored Angelina Bebek on an RBI single. Ally Snelling brought in Kayla Edwards and Drayton in the next at bat with a sharp hit single up the middle to make it 3-0.

Army tacked on another run in the bottom of the second to push ahead 4-0. Edwards had an RBI double that scored Taylor Livingston. However, Holy Cross got one back in the next half inning with a solo shot.

Snelling belted a line drive no-doubter over the fence in dead center field to put the Black Knights back ahead by four runs. Army added another run before the inning expired with Alicyn Grete hitting home Jolie Duong to make it 6-1 in favor of the Black Knights.

The Crusaders countered with a two-run top of the sixth inning to bring them back within three.

The Black Knights loaded the bases in the bottom half of the inning. Drayton scored Livingston and Bebek on an RBI single, while Edwards advanced to second. In the next at bat, Ally Snelling belted her second homer of the day to make the score 11-3 and give the Black Knights the win.

Snelling drove in six of Army's 11 runs, while Drayton added three RBIs.

Jolie Duong improved to 9-1 in the circle this season. She struck out five batters and had two earned runs.

The second contest was a proved to be a pitcher's duel between Nelson and Grete. The game was scoreless through five innings of play, but Holy Cross's Jessie Nagel ended the stalemate with a solo shot in the top of the sixth.

The Black Knights managed to get runners on second and third in the bottom of the seventh, but Nelson was able to complete the no-hitter with pop fly to right field.

Grete finished the contest with 11 strikeouts, which puts her season total at 101.

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The Black Knights will take on Crusaders in a doubleheader on Sunday in Worcester, Mass.