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FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Sunday, May 1, 2022

The Hudson Valley Community College softball program (15-10) has now won a dozen consecutive ball games after they completed the series sweep over Genesee on Sunday afternoon in Batavia, NY. 

GAME ONE: Hudson Valley 14, Genesee 2 (5 innings)

The Vikings pitching continued to impress they limited the Cougars to only three hits and two runs over the five innings of play. Carly Gemmett, fresh off of her perfect game last week, took the circle to start and tossed 3.2 innings and gave up all three runs on two hits, while striking out eight batters. Miranda Peck entered the game in relief and shut the door as she did not allow a single hit, walked one and struck out three in 1.1 innings pitched. 

Despite a quick run in the first, Hudson Valley pulled away for good with a big six run inning in the second inning. 

The heart of the Vikings lineup (Campbell, Bucciero, Sano) had a huge first game as they combined to hit 11-for-12 at the plate and scored eight runs and tallied nine RBIs. Campbell finished the game 4-for-4 with three doubles, four runs and two RBIs. Bucciero went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and a pair of RBIs. Sano finished with four hits, two doubles and finished with a team-best five RBIs. 

Jody Rogers also finished the game with a multi-hit day as she collected three hits, including two doubles for three RBIs. Rogers started the second inning rally as she doubled on a 3-2 count to score Alyssa Smith. Campbell and Bucciero also had key hits in the inning to extend the rally. 

GAME TWO: Hudson Valley 11, Genesee 3 (6 innings)

In the final game of the day, the Vikings utilized back-to-back four run innings in the fifth and sixth inning to close out the Cougars and complete the sweep. 

Hudson Valley jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning behind two RBI single by Hannah Taylor, which scored Jody Rogers and Alyssa Smith. Rogers extended in inning with a two-out double to left field, followed by a walk to Smith. 

As a team, five batters collected multiple hits in the second game and were led by Gabrielle Castiglione, who scored two runs and tallied a team-best four RBIs. Peckowitz, Campbell, Bucciero and Rogers all joined Castiglione with two hits each in the game. Rogers and Campbell collected two doubles and Mannis and Bucciero each had one double to bring the team total to six extra-base hits in the game. 

On the mound, Miranda Peck earned the win after pitching five complete innings, giving up one run on four hits and struck out eight batters. In relief, Peckowitz reached the 100-strikeout plateau on the year after she struck out two batters in her only inning in the circle.  

UP NEXT: 

Hudson Valley returns home on Tuesday, May 3 as they continue to make a late season push into the top-tier of the NJCAA Region 3 playoffs. The Vikings host Finger Lakes at the Vikings Softball Field for a 3 p.m. game one start.