#21 Susquehanna - 6, Farmingdale State - 2
Ashland, Va. - The Farmingdale State softball team was eliminated from the NCAA Regionals this afternoon with a 6-2 loss to #21 Susquehanna. FSC ends their historic 2022 campaign with a 29-5 overall record. The Rams set single-season records with the highest winning percentage (.853), least amount of losses (5), highest team batting average (.374) and highest on-base percentage (.445). Farmingdale State also had the third-most shutouts in program history with 14 this season.
The River Hawks (28-8) scored four of their six runs in the first inning. With the bases loaded and no one out, a sacrifice fly gave Susquehanna a 1-0 advantage. Sophomore designated player Zoe Bork (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) followed with a three-run home run to go ahead, 4-0.
In the bottom of the first, senior catcher Lyndsey Shaw (Sayville, N.Y.) led off with her ninth home run of the season (5th all-time) to cut their deficit to 4-1.
Susquehanna held FSC to just three hits over the next five innings, while increasing their lead to 6-1 with two runs in the top of the sixth.
The Rams tallied their final run in the bottom of the seventh as sophomore third baseman Angelina Capuano (Sayville, N.Y.) hit a single and scored on an RBI double from senior shortstop Julianna Prescia (Oakdale, N.Y.).
Farmingdale State loaded the bases with two outs in the inning but were unable to push across another run as they fell, 6-2.
Shaw went 2-for-2 with two walks and a home run, while Prescia notched a double and one RBI. Capuano recorded a hit and a run scored and both Brooke Walker (Hampton Bays, N.Y.) and Allie Stanya (Manorville, N.Y.) each had a hit for FSC.
Bork finished with a hit, one walk and four runs batted in for the River Hawks.
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