Clippers advance over Devils but fall to Lions to finish season

Box score vs USP

Box score vs Georgian Court

The Clippers continued their quest for a CACC Championship today as they faced off against the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Devils where the winner would continue on and the loser would head home. 

The Clippers put Theresa Magnani on the mound for the game as they went toe to toe with the Devils.  The Devils threatened to score in the first few innings but the Clippers defense halted them on the bases.

To start off the game the Clippers struggled at the plate through the first couple of innings.  As the innings progressed onward the Clippers found their opportunities to hit and were looking to score. 

Through regulation play of seven innings the score remained scoreless. The eighth inning came and went as neither the Devils nor the Clippers could score.

In the top of the ninth the Devils put two on the board to take the first lead of the game. 

In the bottom of the ninth the Clippers answered back as Angela D'Amico hit a single up the middle to start the inning off.  Victoria Pisciotta was walked aboard to move D'Amico over to second and then both moved into scoring position on a passed ball.  Theresa Magnani then hit a sacrifice fly ball to right field to score D'Amico for the Clippers to cut the Devil lead in half.  Nicole Spadaro knocked a single to left field to score Pisciotta to tie the game up.  Kristina Patrocinio was at the plate and with a ball right down the middle of the plate Patrocinio hit a two run home run over the center field fence for the Clippers to claim the lead and the win to advance on with a 4-2 score.

The Clippers took a short break as their next opponent would be the Georgian Court University Lions.  The Clippers looked again to take a win off the Lions to advance on. 

The Clippers put down their hits to start but were unable to convert any of them into runs as they struggled to move the runners.

The Lions got two on the board in the bottom of the third to go ahead. 

With the Lions on top the Clippers worked hard to gain those runs back through the next four innings but was thwarted by the Lions defense as the Lions took the game 2-0 to send the Clippers home for the season.

The Clippers finish their season with a 22-17 overall record.