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Whitney Walks Off As Softball Takes Two From Brockport

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GENESEO, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo sophomore outfielder Danni Napoli smacked a home run in game one and first-year Abbey Whitney laced a walk-off RBI single in game two as the Knights earned a pair of conference wins. Geneseo earned a 2-0 victory in game one and a 3-2 win in game two over State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) foe Brockport.

GAME ONE
Sophomore pitcher Taylor Moore twirled a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits while recording a pair of strikeouts. Notching her second shutout of the season, Moore improved to 5-1 on the year with the win.

The Knights scored once in the first inning on a solo shot by Napoli and again in the second when senior outfielder Alyssa Presutti drove in a run with a groundout to the right side. Senior first baseman Abby Dennett and sophomore third baseman Anna Merante each recorded two hits in the game.

GAME TWO 
First-year pitcher Ashlyn Kersch earned the starting nod on the rubber, tossing 7.0 innings and allowing two earned runs on six hits to earn the win. Geneseo trailed, 2-0, after the fourth inning, but tied the game with two runs in the fifth. Sophomore outfielder Alyssa Persich led off with a single and came around to score on a Napoli double. Merante lifted a solo home run to tie the game at 2-2.

In the seventh inning, Kersch worked out of a two-on, one-out jam when Persich made a great running catch in center field and doubled up the runner at second base to end the inning. In the bottom of the frame, Napoli started a two-out rally with a single and advanced to second on a Brockport error. Whitney stepped in to pinch hit and poked a single through the left side, driving in Napoli for the game-winning run.  

NEXT UP
The Knights move to 9-3 on the season with a 2-0 mark to begin their SUNYAC campaign, and will return to action on Tuesday, April 4 with a doubleheader against Keuka College.  

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Players Mentioned

Abby Dennett

#27 Abby Dennett

INF
5' 9"
Senior
Ashlyn Kersch

#32 Ashlyn Kersch

P/INF/OF
5' 4"
Freshman
Anna Merante

#2 Anna Merante

C
5' 7"
Sophomore
Taylor Moore

#5 Taylor Moore

P/INF
5' 5"
Sophomore
Danni Napoli

#19 Danni Napoli

INF/OF
5' 6"
Sophomore
Alyssa Persich

#26 Alyssa Persich

OF/P
5' 8"
Sophomore
Alyssa Presutti

#14 Alyssa Presutti

OF
5' 4"
Senior
Abbey Whitney

#21 Abbey Whitney

INF/OF
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Abby Dennett

#27 Abby Dennett

5' 9"
Senior
INF
Ashlyn Kersch

#32 Ashlyn Kersch

5' 4"
Freshman
P/INF/OF
Anna Merante

#2 Anna Merante

5' 7"
Sophomore
C
Taylor Moore

#5 Taylor Moore

5' 5"
Sophomore
P/INF
Danni Napoli

#19 Danni Napoli

5' 6"
Sophomore
INF/OF
Alyssa Persich

#26 Alyssa Persich

5' 8"
Sophomore
OF/P
Alyssa Presutti

#14 Alyssa Presutti

5' 4"
Senior
OF
Abbey Whitney

#21 Abbey Whitney

5' 7"
Freshman
INF/OF