North Myrtle Beach, S.C. -- Buccaneer softball took on NVU-Lyndon in their season opener of the 2022 season in South Carolina on Friday afternoon. Though the Bucs scored seven runs and amassed 12 hits they fell short to the Hornets, 12-7. This was a historic game for the Bucs as it was their first Spring trip in program history.

The Basics

Final: Hornets 12, Buccaneers 7

Records: NVU-Lyndon 4-1

              Maritime 0-1

In The Circle

Hornets: Victoria Valentine (W,4-1): 7 IP | 12 H | 7 R | 6 ER | 2 BB | 11 K

Buccaneers: Malarie Pittsley (L, 0-1): 6 IP | 15 H | 12 R | 11 ER | 3 BB | 2 K

At The Plate

For The Hornets

• Seairra Anderson led the Hornets at the plate going 4-for-4 with two doubles. 
• Seleena Porter compiled three hits and drove in four runs for the Hornets
• Amber Everett, Lauren Siciliano and Samantha Valentine each posted multi-hit games with two each.
• Victoria Valentine and Siciliano each drove in two runs in the win.

For the Bucs

• Emma Ruginski and Carleen Harring both went 3-for-4 at the plate. Harring drove in two runs for the Bucs. 
• Senior captain Camryn Roberts-Capak also had a multi-hit game going 2-for-4 with two RBI. 
• Seven different Buccaneers crossed the plate in the game. 
• Ruginski, Roberts-Capak and Junior captain Abby Pope each stole a base in the game.

How It Happened

Maritime was blanked in the first two frames as they got their legs underneath them in their first game of the season. The Hornets put up three runs in that time, plating three in the first.

In the third inning the Bucs came alive scoring four runs to take the lead at the time. The runs came on a Roberts-Capak single that scored Pope, a bases loaded walk of freshman Rubi Butler that scored Roberts-Capak, then a Harring single that brought home freshman Sicily DiDomenico and senior captain Malarie Pittsley. Lyndon answered with a run in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at 4-4.

The Buccaneers were blanked in the top of the fourth and in the bottom of the frame Lyndon took the lead back scoring four runs to take a 9-4 lead. They added a run to that lead in the bottom of the 5th on an Everett single, scoring Valentine.

the Bucs refused to go down easy and didn't quit as they plated three runs on a Kylie Deasy single and two more on a Roberts-Capak single, scoring Deasy and Harring. The Bottom of the 6th saw two more runs from the Hornets as they extender their lead to five, 12-7. 

In the top of the 7th, Maritime threatened, loading the bases with one out. Ultimately, they were unable to bring any runs across and the Bucs fell 12-7 in their first game.

What's Next

The Buccaneers take on NVU-Johnson at 2pm.