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Alexis Rogers at bat playing at Skidmore College
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Winner Vermont State Castleton VERMONT 6-5
6
WestConn WESTCONN 2-9
Winner
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT
6-5
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Final
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WestConn WESTCONN
2-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 11 2
WestConn WESTCONN 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 7 2

W: Gould, Madison (5-1) L: Lindsay Farinaccio (1-7)

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Winner Vermont State Castleton VERMONT 7-5
1
WestConn WESTCONN 2-10
Winner
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT
7-5
8
Final
1
WestConn WESTCONN
2-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 8 9 0
WestConn WESTCONN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1

W: Brouillette, Alex (2-2) L: Lindsay Farinaccio (1-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Spartans Sweep West Conn in Conference Opener

DANBURY, CONN. – The Vermont State University Castleton softball team earned a thrilling doubleheader sweep over Western Connecticut State University on Sunday afternoon, taking game one 7-6 and following it up with an 8-1 victory to improve to 2-0 in conference play.

Game 1
The Basics:
  • Final Score: 7-6 Castleton
  • Location: Danbury, Conn. | Westside Softball Field
  • Records: 7-5 (2-0 LEC) Castleton | 2-10 (0-2 LEC)
How it Happened:
Castleton jumped out to an early lead in the first inning. Madison Gould singled and Alex Brouillette followed with a single of her own to advance her. After an error by the shortstop, Makayla Walsh reached first, and Alexis Rogers delivered a clutch double down the left-field line, scoring Brouillette and Gould to put Castleton up 2-0. West Conn quickly responded with a three-run homer in the bottom of the inning, taking a 3-2 lead.

Castleton answered in the second as Sami Horton reached on an error, advanced on Caley Napoletano's sacrifice bunt, and scored on Maddy Dudley's single to tie the game. A walk to Samera Rideout and a double from Gould brought in two more runs, giving the Spartans a 5-3 advantage.

The next few innings remained scoreless until the fifth, when West Conn scored three runs off Spartan errors and well-placed hits to take a 6-5 lead. Castleton tied the game in the sixth inning on a double by Masson Billert, bringing in pinch-runner Chloe Green. In the top of the seventh, Brouillette drew a walk with Camryn Williams on as a pinch-runner. Walsh singled, and Rogers delivered another key double to bring in Williams for the go-ahead run. Castleton was able to hold off West Conn for a 7-6 victory.

Top Performers:
  • Rogers had multiple hits and drove in three RBIs, including the go-ahead double in the seventh.
  • Gould recorded two hits and two RBIs, helping spark key rallies.
Game 2
How it Happened:
Dudley set the tone early with a double through the right side, stealing third and scoring to give Castleton a 1-0 lead. Scoring erupted in the fourth inning as Gould walked, Brouillette reached on an error, and Billert singled to load the bases, prompting a pitching change. Walsh singled to bring in Gould, Horton scored on a hit-by-pitch, and Jordan Hill delivered a single that drove in two more runs. Hill later created a rundown that allowed Horton to score, giving the Spartans a commanding 6-0 lead.

West Conn scored a lone run in the fifth but could not mount a comeback. Castleton added two more runs in the seventh, with Hill doubling and Rideout singling to bring in runs, sealing an 8-1 win and completing the doubleheader sweep.

Top Performers:
  • Hill had multiple hits, including a double and an RBI single, and helped create a key rundown that led to a run.
What's Next
The Spartans will travel to Union College tomorrow, March 30, for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.
 
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