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Gianna Fazzolari at Rider 2022
Dave Schofield '71
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Canisius CANISIUS 7-5
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Winner Lehigh LEHIGH 10-2
Canisius CANISIUS
7-5
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Final
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Lehigh LEHIGH
10-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Canisius CANISIUS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Lehigh LEHIGH 1 0 0 2 5 1 9 11 0

W: Young, Katelyn (4-0) L: Giese, Megan (3-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Falls to Lehigh Sunday

Amanda Greaney's grand slam in the fifth helped Lehigh secure a 9-1 mercy-rule victory over Canisius Sunday morning in collegiate softball action in the Campbell Invitational from Buies Creek, N.C.

With the loss, the Golden Griffins slip to 7-5 on the season while the Mountain Hawks improve to 10-2 on the campaign.

Junior Gianna Fazzolari plated Canisius' lone run of the game in the opening frame, a single up the middle to score sophomore Saige Alfaro.

Lily Owens responded in the home half of the first, sending a 1-1 pitch from Canisius starter Megan Giese over the center field wall - the first of nine unanswered runs for Lehigh.

The Mountain Hawks never looked back, plating two more runs on back-to-back doubles from Sydney Parlett and Maddy Schmeiser for the 3-1 advantage.

Lehigh broke the contest open in the fifth with a five-run inning. Rory Dudley singled home Owens before Greaney later stepped to the plate with the bases loaded. Greaney served the 3-2 offering from Canisius reliever Alexis Churchill to left field, capping off the momentum-shifting frame.

Josie Charles closed out the Mountain Hawks 10th victory of the season in the sixth with a bases loaded single through the right side to give Lehigh the mercy-rule walk-off.

Game Notes
• Saige Alfaro has recorded a hit or walk in the first inning in eight of the 12 games this season.
• Sunday's contest was the seventh all-time meeting between Canisius and Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks lead the series, 6-1.
• Junior Christie McGee-Ross stole her 43rd career base on Sunday, tying her with Morgan Altman (2017-21) for the ninth-most in program history.
• Fazzolari drove in a run in four of the five games at the Campbell Invitational.

Up Next
• Canisius heads to Conway, S.C. March 10-12 for the Beach Chicken Bowl, hosted by Coastal Carolina. The Griffs will face Ohio State, Houston Christian and Coastal.

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