KISSIMMEE, Fla.  – William Paterson softball (5-5) fell 9-3 to Oswego State but freshman shortstop Sydney Pace (Kearny, N.J./Kearny) came up clutch with a walk-off double to help the Pioneers defeat Wooster, 7-6, as WP split its two contests on day two at the Sunkissed Games Mar. 12.
 
Game One: Oswego State 9, WP 3
 
Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Oswego State (2-1) posted a five-run fifth inning to help the Lakers secure a 9-2 victory as the Pioneers took their first loss on the spring break trip.
 
Sophomore right fielder Ryan Tighe (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) took Lakers' junior starting pitcher Angela Frampton out of the park to lead off the game with a home run. But, Oswego State regained the lead for good with three runs in their half of the first, using run-scoring doubles from Frampton and junior center fielder Sarah McCullough along with an RBI single off the bat of junior left fielder Jessica Roe.
 
Freshman righty starter Sarah Byrnes (Cherry Hill, N.J./Camden Catholic) spun three scoreless before Tighe connected again in the top of the fifth, this time with an RBI double down the left field line to score junior pinch runner Xiomara Taylor (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen).
 
The Lakers' five runs in the fifth featured four hits and one WP error, with the biggest blows coming on two-RBI singles from McCullough and junior catcher Emily Knowlden.
 
Tighe added her third RBI of the game with a run-scoring walk in the top of the seventh, making it 9-3. The Pioneers had the bases loaded with nobody out after Tighe's walk, but Oswego State brought in sophomore hurler Rebecca Vilchez from right field to quell the rally.
 
Leading WP was Tighe, going 3-for-3 with a home run, double, single, walk, three RBI and a run scored. Sophomore Susan Mather (North Andover, Mass./North Andover), senior center fielder Eleni Lutas (Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock), senior left fielder Kara Molnar (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) and junior shortstop Karley Jo Greulich (Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills) all added a hit a apiece.
 
McCullough paced all players, notching four RBI behind a 3-for-4 day at the plate.
 
Byrnes (2-3) took the loss for WP, allowing eight runs, seven earned, on eight hits and one walk. She did fan eight, giving her 17 strikeouts over her last two starts. Sophomore pitcher Andee Lupica (Maywood, N.J./Immaculate Conception) allowed one earned on three hits and a pair of free passes in 1.2 innings.
 
Frampton (2-0) was credited with the win, working 6.0 innings while allowing three earned runs on seven hits and three walks. She would punched out two batters. Vilchez struck out the side in 1.0 inning of relief.
 
Game Two: WP 7, Wooster 6
 
Wooster (1-1) scored six runs in the top of the sixth to erase a 3-0 deficit, but three more WP runs in the sixth and a walk-off double from Pace completed the comeback, 7-6.
 
Junior third baseman Christine Griffith (Upper Saddle River, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional) scored the winning run, reaching with one out in the seventh on an error before scoring all the way from first base.
 
The first half of the contest was a pitchers duel until WP drew first blood with two in the fourth. Pace provided sacrifice fly that brought in senior second baseman Adelle Hickman (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Liberty) along with Griffith who scored on an error on the play.
 
Lutas worked a based-loaded walk in the fifth, bringing in Molnar and creating a 3-0 advantage.
 
WIth six outs left, Wooster doubled up on WP with six runs, using a seven-hit sixth frame to take the 6-3 advantage. Five RBI singles, a sacrifice fly from sophomore designated player Savanna Hitlan and a Chase RBI double provided all Wooster would score on the day.
 
The Pioneers' game-tying response in the bottom of the sixth featured three hits and an error. Freshman designated player Caitlyn Massaro (Madison, N.J./Madison) doubled and scored on a Molnar RBI single. Byrnes, now in at pitcher, reached on an error by the Fighting Scots' shortstop, scoring Molnar, and Lutas finished the frame with an RBI triple.
 
Byrnes would strike out two of the three batters she faced in the seventh before Pace and the Pioneers walked off with the win.
 
Lutas and Pace both provided two RBI and Tighe went 2-for-4, going 5-for-7 between the Pioneers' two games.
 
Chase, freshman second baseman Emmalee Cooke, junior right fielder Chelsea Copley and freshman left fielder Rachel Ginsburg all provided two hits.
 
Byrnes (3-0) picked up the win in relief, striking out three while allowing one earned in 2.0 innings. Davidson started and received the no-decision, allowing five runs on nine hits in 5.0 frames.
 
Freshman reliever Olivia Johnson (0-1) took the loss in relief, allowing four runs, one earned, on four hits in 2.1 innings.
 
WP will not see action Tuesday, Mar. 13, but will play Millsaps at 9:00 a.m. and Centenary (N.J.) at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Mar. 14.
 
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