Box Score MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Junior pitcher
Katie Rutcofsky (Plainview, N.Y./Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy) and senior pitcher
Meg Brewer (Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point) combined for a no-hitter, as the State University of New York at New Paltz softball team rolled to a 24-0 win over York (N.Y.) College at the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic on Thursday afternoon.
Rutcofsky, the winning pitcher, threw three innings and allowed one walk while striking out five, while Brewer tossed two innings and also yielded just one walk while striking out five. It marks the fourth no-hitter in program history and the first since April 5, 2013.
Freshman shortstop
Samantha Colca (Fair Lawn, N.J./Fair Lawn) set a program record for single-game RBI with seven, besting the former program-best of six set by Amalia DiTrapani on April 26, 2007, at SUNY Potsdam. In addition, freshman right fielder
Julia Perhacs (Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville) tied a single-game program record with three doubles, equaling Justine Scutaro's total from an April 4, 2009, game against Buffalo State.
New Paltz rises to 6-2 overall with the win and closes out play at the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic tomorrow, taking on York again at 11:30 a.m. followed by a 1:30 p.m. encounter with Frostburg State University. York drops to 0-2 with the loss.
The Hawks scattered 16 hits in the contest, and every starter scored at least one run. New Paltz pushed across seven runs in the first before breaking out for a 16-run second inning, during which the team combined for 10 hits and hit around the lineup two full times. The Hawks rounded out their scoring with a run in the fourth.
In a lineup full of student-athletes who had excellent offensive performances, Perhacs led the attack with a 4-for-4 performance that included five RBI and four runs scored. Colca, who also hit a triple in addition to her seven RBI, finished 3-for-5 with three runs scored.
York's sophomore pitcher Chyla Guevara was tagged with the loss, as she pitched all four innings of work for the Cardinals.
