SPARKILL, N.Y. (Apr. 18, 2018) – Powered by a home run and team-high three RBI on the day from senior Baylee McCormick (Las Vegas, Nev./Indian Springs), the Mercy College softball team earned 7-5 and 4-1 victories over ECC foe St. Thomas Aquinas College on Wednesday afternoon at Spartan Field.

The Mavericks (20-13, 8-8 ECC) have won six games in a row and improve to .500 in ECC play, while the Spartans (11-23, 6-10 ECC) have dropped three games in a row.

Game 1: Mercy 7, St. Thomas Aquinas 5

The Mavericks jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the top of the first on a two-run single from senior Allie Pellizzaro (Victoria, British Columbia/Eastern Arizona CC) that scored senior Skania Lemus (Chula Vista, Calif./Southwestern CC) and freshman Hannah Mueller (Fair Oaks, Calif./Bella Vista). The Spartans responded with three runs on four hits and an error in the bottom of the inning to take a 3-2 lead.

Mercy tied the game in the top of the second when junior Mikayla Newham (Redding, Calif./Yavapai College) recorded an RBI single that scored McCormick to bring the score to 3-3. St. Thomas Aquinas went back in front with a run in the bottom of the second to build a 4-3 advantage.

After a scoreless third inning, the Mavericks took the lead for good with two runs in the fourth. Junior Mackenzie Dunlop (Surrey, British Columbia/West Virginia State University) hit an RBI single to left field that scored Pellizzaro to tie the game up at 4-4. McCormick later stole home in the inning to put Mercy back in front 5-4.

The Mavericks tacked on two more runs in the top of the fifth when McCormick hit a two-run single that plated sophomore Destini Bullock (San Diego, Calif./Helix) and Lemus to make it 7-4. The Spartans would score an unearned run in the seventh inning, but it was not enough as Mercy took game one.

McCormick went 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs and Pellizzaro went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Lemus went 2-for-3 with two runs and Dunlop went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Newham batted 1-for-4 with an RBI and junior Raina Gorman (Ardsley, N.Y./Florida Southwestern State College) tossed a complete game to pick up her seventh win of the season.

Melissa Sadler went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Spartans and Colleen Borum went five innings to take the loss.

Game 2: Mercy 4, St. Thomas Aquinas 1

Mercy once again got out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning with senior Cassidy Wootten (Ardsley, N.Y./Monroe College) driving in a run when she was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Bullock drove in the second run on a groundout to make it 2-0.

The Mavericks took a 3-0 lead with a run in the second on a Mueller RBI single that scored Dunlop. After a scoreless third inning by both teams, McCormick put the finishing touches on the win for Mercy with a leadoff home run to left center in the fourth inning.

Junior Yazzy Jameson (San Diego, Calif./Southwestern CC) would toss another complete game and not allow a run until the seventh inning. However, the Spartans could not get more than one run in the inning, giving the Mavericks the sweep.

McCormick went 1-for-3 with an RBI and Mueller went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Lemus batted 2-for-4 and Dunlop went 1-for-3 with a run. Jameson allowed just five hits and had six strikeouts to pick up her eighth win of the year.

Caitlyn Francoeur went 1-for-3 with an RBI for the Spartans and Paige Toothaker allowed two runs without recording an out to take the loss.

Head Coach Mike Fazio and the Mavericks host St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday, April 21st for Senior Day at 12 p.m.