Softball Completes Three-Game Series Sweep of Colgate on Senior Day

Saturday, May 3

West Point, N.Y.

1:00 PM

Army West Point

32-20, 15-2

Colgate

18-32, 6-11

Colgate

Army West Point

Softball Completes Three-Game Series Sweep of Colgate on Senior Day

May 04, 2025 | Softball

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WEST POINT, N.Y. — Army West Point Softball (33-20, 16-2) completed the series sweep against the Colgate (18-33, 6-12) on Sunday, securing the honor of being called the outright Patriot League Regular Season Champion.

With the wins, the Black Knights finish the season 6-0 in series against Patriot League play this season. The Black Knights's only two losses in league play were against Holy Cross (April 13) and Boston University (April 19).

The Black Knights won game two of the series 9-6. The second game of the series started on Saturday before rain suspended play in the bottom of the third inning, where the Black Knight held a 4-3 lead.

Before the suspension, Caitlyn Newburn led the Black Knights with two hits in the game, including a three-run left-center home run.

On Sunday, the Black Knights picked up where they left off, outscoring the Raiders 5-3, with Taylor Brown ultimately finishing the game with four hits off four at-bats, scoring three runs and adding four RBIs, hitting two singles, a triple and a home run.

Alongside Caitlyn Newburn, Annie Christiana, Ashton White, Breanna Coonfare and Maaika Dones each added two of the Black Knights' 16 hits of the game. Sienna Tepley and Leila Hurst also each added one hit.

Game three of the series was a lower-scoring affair, but Army was able to come back from a seventh-inning 1-2 deficit, ultimately taking a 3-2 win to complete the series sweep.

It was senior infielder Leila Hurst's sacrifice fly on Senior Day to help Army get the win. Hurst also recorded a single on the day.

Annie Christiana led the offense with two hits in game three, serving as the game-tying run. Taylor Brown also added a hit, an RBI single, and ultimately served as the go-ahead run in the seventh.

Amanda Eaglin received the start in game two, and ultimately earned her seventh win of the season, with Breanna Izzo also receiving a save in game two. Izzo started game two, but Katelyn Flanders earned her 11th win of the season in relief in 2.2 innings pitch, only allowing one hit and one walk while recording four strikeouts.

GAME 1

In the top of the first inning, the Raiders were able to reach on a fielding error from Taylor Brown, but three putouts from the Black Knights' defense left the runner stranded.

The top of the first started with a single from Annie Christiana and a single from Taylor Brown. Then two batters later, Caitlin Newburn hit a deep shot to left center to make it a 3-0 game in Army's favor.

Leila Hurst and Breanna Coonfare were able to reach base due to hitting two singles, the Maaika Dones reached on an error.

Tayten Moore then got up to bat, then drew a bases-loaded walk to make it a 4-0 game. The bases were left loaded, but the Black Knights had already caused damage offensively.

Colgate was able to score one run off two hits and one walk off of starter Amanda Eaglin, but the Black Knights were able to get out of a bases-loaded situation with one run on the board.

Taylor Brown, Ashton White and Caitlyn Newburn all earned singles in the bottom of the second, but the Black Knights were unable to convert any of those hits into runs, making it still a 4-0 game.

Meanwhile, in the top of the third, the Raiders scored two runs off two hits and two errors, cutting it to a 4-3 game in Army's favor.

The bottom of the inning started with a single from Maaika Dones before Tayten Moore hit a sacrifice bunt to advance Dones to second. Then Julia Farris entered the game to pinch hit, right before it started storming in West Point.

The game was eventually suspended due to weather and field conditions, with the game picking up again at 9 a.m. on Sunday.

Julia Farris went on to strike out to start action back off on Sunday, but the rest of the Black Knights picked up where they left off in their 8-0 win over Colgate on Saturday.

Annie Christiana started the hitting with a single to the shortstop, advancing Dones to third. Taylor Brown then got her first big hit of the day, tripling to right field, clearing the bases for Brown to get her first two RBIs of the day.

Ashton White followed Brown with an RBI single to right field, scoring Brown, making it a 7-3 game in Army's favor.

The Raiders started the fourth inning drawing a hit by a pitch from Eaglin, but two fielder's choices and Eaglin getting her first strikeout on Sunday retired the runner.

Breanna Coonfare knocked a double to right field at the second at-bat of the fourth inning but was also left on the base paths to end the fourth inning.

Similar to the Black Knights, the Raiders added a single in the top of the fifth, but the rest of the side was retired, sending the game to the bottom of the fifth.

Sienna Tepley earned a lead-off bunt single to start the inning and was able to advance to second off a throwing error from the pitcher.

Then, two batters later, Taylor Brown had her second big hit of the day, hitting a home run to left field to give Army a commanding 9-3 lead by the end of the fifth inning.

In the top of the sixth, the Raiders started to rally back, scoring three runs off two hits and one error off Eaglin and the Black Knights' defense, cutting it to a 6-9 game.

Maaika Dones was the last of the Black Knights to record a hit in the bottom of the sixth inning, but the side was retired, sending it Colgate's final three outs of the game.

Breanna Izzo then entered the pitcher's circle in relief for the Black Knights, with her and the Black Knights forcing the Raiders to go three and out, giving Army its second win of the weekend and allowing the home team to clinch the Patriot League regular season title outright.

GAME 2

In the first inning of the second game of the day, Colgate was able to reach on an error while Taylor Brown was able to draw a walk, but both teams remained scoreless.

Izzo and the Black Knight defense forced the Raiders to go three and out in the top of the second inning, while Army got their first run on the board in the bottom of the inning.

With two outs in the inning, and after the Black Knights drew threw walks to load the bases, a single up the middle from Annie Christiana sent senior Julia Farris home to allow Army to gain an early 1-0 lead.

Both teams were able to get movement on the base paths in the third inning, with Colgate adding another single and Ashton White drawing a walk, but the game remained 1-0 in Army's favor.

In the top of the fourth inning, the Raiders made their move, scoring two runs off three hits, featuring a two-run home run, but with two on, Izzo and the Black Knights minimized the damage, making it only a 2-1 deficit for Army to come back from.

Army went three and out in the bottom of the fourth, while Colgate was able to get two on in the top of the fifth with a one-out single and double.

Katelyn Flanders then entered the game, forcing a strikeout. Then, Colgate hit a ball to center field, but a diving catch from Annie Christiana saved a run, allowing Army to hold off the Raiders. Ashton White scored another walk in the bottom of the fifth but was left on.

Colgate went three and out in the top of the sixth, with Katelyn Flanders adding two strikeouts in the inning. Leila Hurst hit a lead-off single, then Caitlyn Newburn forced a walk as a pinch hitter, but both were left on.

In the top of the seventh, Colgate was able to get on through a single and a walk, but Flanders retired the side with her fourth strikeout of the day, leaving it to the Army offense to take the win.

Annie Christiana led off the inning with a single to third base, then was able to advance to second by stealing. Taylor Brown then singled down the left field line, allowing Christina to run home and tie the game.

Ashton White then reached on a fielder's choice, but Taylor Brown was able to reach second on a throwing error by the Colgate defense. The first out of the inning was recorded through a sacrifice bunt from Breanna Coonfare, advancing Brown and White to scoring position.

Then, Leila Hurst hit a deep shot to center field, allowing enough room for Taylor Brown to score the go-ahead run, allowing the senior Hurst to earn the walk-off on Senior Day.

ON DECK

Up next, the Black Knights head into postseason play but will remain in West Point as they host the Patriot League Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed.

The double elimination style tournament will begin on May 8 at the Army Softball Complex, as the Black Knights will take on the No. 4 seed Bucknell.

The first-round matchup, alongside all games of the Patriot League Tournament, will stream live on ESPN+.