Box Score (Winston-Salem)  |  Box Score (Glenville St.)

SALEM, Va. – East Stroudsburg University closed out its two-day tournament in Salem, Va., on a high note, with the Warriors defeating Winston-Salem (9-6, eight innings) and Glenville State (6-2) on Saturday afternoon to end the weekend with a 2-2 record.

ESU (4-7) tallied four runs in the eighth inning, highlighted by a two-run homer by junior Madison Oren, to overcome Winston-Salem after the Rams (4-14) had scored twice in the previous inning to send the game to extras.

The Warriors did most of their damage against Glenville State (5-9) in a five-run second inning. Senior LHP Rachael Liguori (2-2) earned her second victory of the season after coming on to pitch the final five innings. She struck out three and did not allow a run.

Sophomore Madison Vicendese had three hits and three RBIs against Winston-Salem, and she added another two hits and two RBIs in the nightcap. Including ESU's first contest on Saturday versus IUP, she tallied six hits and five RBIs on the day.

ESU has added a neutral site doubleheader against Chowan to its schedule on Sunday, with the first game scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. from Salem.


ESU vs. Winston-Salem

The Warriors jumped out to a 5-0 lead over the Rams through four innings, plating a single run in the first and two apiece in the third and fourth frames.

Senior Danielle Wissinger drove in a pair of runs early on, delivering an RBI single in the first and an RBI double in the third.

A walk by sophomore Samantha Pickar and a single by freshman Kaylee Hazewski began a two-out rally for ESU in the fourth. Both crossed the plate on a two-run single by Vicendese.

The Rams reduced the deficit down to 5-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh, when a pair of Warrior errors helped level up the score. Junior RHP Mary Wallick stranded runners at the corners with two outs to ensure that the game would continue on to extras.

ESU wasted no time retaking the lead in the eighth. Wissinger started the inning on second with international tiebreaker rules in effect, and she was brought home on a run-scoring double by freshman Rachel Grabowski. Oren then delivered the big blow with her first homer of the season to up the lead to 8-5.

The Warriors did not let up, as singles by Pickar, Hazewski and Vicendese tacked on a ninth run. Wallick (2-3) allowed only the initial baserunner on second to score in the bottom half of the inning, as ESU secured its third victory of the season.

ESU vs. Glenville State

Win number four came shortly afterwards, as the Warriors struck for six runs in the first two innings to take down the Pioneers.

Hazewski led off the first with a walk, and her fifth steal of the day moved her into scoring position, where she was brought home on a base knock by Vicendese. Hazewski would add another steal in the following inning, giving her 15 thefts on 17 attempts to start the season. She has already surpassed the previous ESU freshman record of 13 set last spring by sophomore Kendra Barlotta.

A leadoff triple by Wallick began a five-run second inning for the Warriors. Grabowski and senior Rae Holden followed with back-to-back RBI doubles, and ESU added three more runs with two outs on RBI singles from Hazewski, Vicendese and junior Heather Visco.

Glenville State tallied its only two runs on a second inning homer from Tori Ward off of freshman Erica Molinaro. Liguori came on in the third inning, and she allowed only three hits and a walk over the final five frames of the contest.

ESU had seven more steals as a team against the Pioneers. Hazewski and Visco had two each, while Holden, Barlotta and freshman Tiana Vega-Cosme added solo thefts. The Warriors ended the day with 20 stolen bases in three games.