LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 19, 2025) - It was the start of CACC play and both games were as dramatic as could be. Georgian Court and Holy Family played to two one-run games with Georgian Court coming out on top in both, 6-5 and 4-3. That starts the Lions at 2-0 in conference action.
Game 1 Georgian Court 6, Holy Family 5
How it Happened
• The Lions scored six runs on 11 hits. Holy Family scored five times on 10 hits.
• GCU made two errors in the field, but neither cost them a run.
• Lion hitters struck out just one time in six innings at the plate.
• GCU pitchers walked five and hit two batters.
• Holy Family stranded 11 runners on base including leaving the bags loaded three separate innings.
• Holy Family threatened in the top of the first. They loaded the bases with two outs, but didn't push a run across.
• The Lions took advantage and scored three times themselves in the first.
Kaylin Curro led off with a double. She scored on a wild pitch.
• GCU tacked on with
Ella Moore homering to right.
Reagan Winn kept the inning going and and scored from first on
Cheyenne Jackson's RBI double for a 3-0 lead after one.
• The Tigers got two of the runs back in the third. The collected four hits and scored twice. It could have been more, but a runner left early on a fly ball trying to advance and was called out.
• Georgian Court put up another three runs in the fourth.
Charlee Mae Sinderud led off with a single and
Brooklyn Ragland walked putting two on.
Kaylin Curro and
Lia DeMaio followed with RBI singles
• Curro came in to score on
Ella Moore's sacrifice fly and the Lions were up 6-2.
• Holy Family responded in the fifth as Sam Ciasullo led off the inning with a long home run to left. They added a run on a ground out and trailed by two, 6-4.
• The Tigers inched closer in the sixth. They loaded the bases with one out, but scored just one on a two-out RBI single up the middle to pull within 6-5.
• Nursing a one-run lead, Blaszka struck out the first two in the seventh and ended the game with a ground out to secure the win.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Cheyenne Jackson was 3-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
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Kaylin Curro reached base three times with a double and two runs scored.
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Lia DeMaio singled twice and drove in a run.
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Ella Moore homered and drove in a pair.
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Janelle Blaszka threw all seven innings, needing 156 pitches and gave up five runs on 10 hits with five strikeouts.
For the Tigers
• Kinsley Hall threw the first three innings allowing all six runs on seven hits.
• Molly Moore tossed three scoreless frames allowing just four hits.
• Sam Ciasullo homered and walked.
• Madison Grubb doubled and scored twice.
• Lauren Hagy collected three hits and drove in a pair.
Georgian Court 4, Holy Family 3
Game 2 How it Happened
• The Lions totaled four runs on seven hits, all singles.
• Holy Family collected eight hits with one home run to score three times.
• The Lions made three errors in the field while the Tigers made two, leading to an unearned run.
• The Tigers stranded nine runners on base in game two and GCU left six.
• Two infield errors on the first three batters brought in a run for Georgian Court who led 1-0 after the first.
• For the second straight game, Sam Ciasullo went deep. She led off the second with a towering home run to straightaway center to tie the game at one.
• The Tigers put two in scoring position with two outs, but Lapp induced a lazy pop up to end the inning.
• Georgian Court took the lead right back in the home half of the inning.
Cheyenne Jackson led off with a single and came in to score on a ground ball for a 2-1 lead.
• The Lions put together a two-out rally in the third. They loaded the bases and
Reagan Winn scored on a wild pitch. It could have been more but
Isabella Molina's sharp line drive was hit right at the second baseman to end the inning.
• The teams continued to trade runs back and forth. Holy Family scored a run on a wild pitch and again got to within one, 3-2. They again stranded a runner on third though.
• Holy Family again had traffic on the bases. They scored a run on a sacrifice fly to tie the game at three. GCU stranded two in scoring position to keep the game tied.
• With two outs in the sixth, the Lions grabbed the lead back.
Brooklyn Ragland's single scored
Gabriella Aleman with the go-ahead run and a 4-3 GCU lead.
• Holy Family put the first two on in the seventh and got the tying run just 60 feet away with one out. But Lapp again escaped trouble with a line out and a fly out to hang on for the win.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Julia Lapp worked in and out of trouble all day allowing three runs on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
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Gabriella Aleman picked up a pair of hits and scored a run.
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Brooklyn Ragland finished 1-3 and drove in two.
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Reagan Winn and
Cheyenne Jackson each had a hit and a run scored.
For the Tigers
• Paige Tideback allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits with a pair of punch outs.
• Alexis Letizia had two hits in four at bats.
• Sam Ciasullo again homered and walked.
• Gabrielle Wiley reached base twice with a single and a walk and scored a run.
News and Notes
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Janelle Blaszka picked up her 30th career win. She also moved into a tie 10th place in the NCAA era in strikeouts.
• Moore's home run in game one was the Lions first home run at home this season.
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Cheyenne Jackson and
Gabriella Aleman each reached 40 career hits.
• Georgian Court improves to 3-1 in one-run games this season.
• In the two games, Holy Family combined to leave 20 runners on base.
Up Next
• Georgian Court has a busy weekend ahead with doubleheaders Friday, Saturday and Sunday. First up they'll be at Northeast-10 foe Adelphi Friday, March 21 starting at 2 pm.
