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Nyack NYACKSB 1-18, 0-3 CACC
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Winner Caldwell CALSB 11-7, 3-0 CACC
Nyack NYACKSB
1-18, 0-3 CACC
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Final
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Caldwell CALSB
11-7, 3-0 CACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Nyack NYACKSB 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1
Caldwell CALSB 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 0

W: Ponto, Sydney (7-3) L: Brittany Bla (0-9)

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Nyack NYACKSB 1-19, 0-4 CACC
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Winner Caldwell CALSB 12-7, 4-0 CACC
Nyack NYACKSB
1-19, 0-4 CACC
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Final
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Caldwell CALSB
12-7, 4-0 CACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Nyack NYACKSB 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 8 4
Caldwell CALSB 3 0 1 2 0 4 X 10 9 1

W: Bearden, Sara (1-1) L: Nicole Wisse (1-9) S: Johnston, Jessie (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Rolls to Eighth Win in a Row with Sweep over Nyack

CALDWELL, N.J.- Caldwell University softball freshman Jessie Johnston (Livermore, Calif.) went 3-for-3 and earned the save in the nightcap as the Cougars swept a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader against Nyack College. Caldwell took the opener 4-2 and completed the sweep with a 10-5 win in the nightcap.
 
The Cougars win their eighth in a row to improve to 12-7 overall and 6-0 in the CACC, while the Warriors drop to 1-19 and 0-4 in conference play.
 
Caldwell did their damage in the opening inning as they scored four runs. Senior Amy Hickman (Jackson, N.J.) reached on an error to start the inning. Freshman Melissa Rini (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) doubled to put runners at second and third. Junior Marisa Monasseri (Monroe, N.J.) singled to drive in two runs.
 
The inning continued as sophomore Carly Testa (Sicklerville, N.J.) doubled as Monasseri reached third base. Sophomore Hannah Polak (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) singled to put Caldwell up 3-0. Junior Katelyn Johnson (Denville, N.J.) drove in Testa with a groundout to put the Cougars up 4-0.
 
Senior Sydney Ponto (West Deptford, N.J.) tossed a complete game, allowing two runs on two hits and struck out a season-high 11 to improve to 7-3 on the season.
 
In the nightcap, the Cougars got three runs in the opening inning. Johnston ripped a single to score two runs and later scored in the inning on an error. Nyack added two runs in the third but Caldwell answered in their half of the inning. Freshman Kelle Lalier (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) drove in a run with a base hit.
 
The Cougars added two runs in the fourth inning as Monasseri and Johnston ripped run scoring singles. The Warriors tacked on two runs in the sixth and added one in the seventh. Caldwell plated four runs in the sixth as Johnston posted an RBI single in the inning.
 
Freshman Sara Bearden (Ewing, N.J.) earned the win as she tossed five innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits and struck out two. Johnston picked up the save in relief as she tossed the final two innings, allowing one run on four hits and struck out one.
 
The Cougars host Pace University on Thursday, March 30 at 3 pm at Caldwell Field.  
 
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