NEW YORK --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College softball closed out  CUNYAC play Saturday with a road doubleheader against the Hunter College Hawks (13-19, 8-2 CUNYAC), falling 12-0 and 17-0 from Randall's Island.

Game 1: Hunter 12, York 0 (5 Inn.)

• The Hawks grabbed a 6-0 lead on Ayana Saavedra (L, 2-6: 4 IP, 17 H, 6 ER) in the opening frame with six hits and three costly errors by York.  A single by Sophia Perez advanced Olivia Palumbo home for the game-winning run to make it a 1-0 game.  Eight batters later, Palumbo laced a two-run double to left field to increase the advantage to six.  
• After scoring one in the second, Hunter produced three more runs in the third with a trio of extra-base hits contributing to a 10-0 edge.  
• In the third, Alicia Gumbs reached base to break up a bid for a perfect game by T`ea Panagakos (W, 7-3: 5 IP, 7 SO), who settled for a no-hitter.
• Hunter closed out the scoring in the fourth with a pair of runs including a RBI single by Palumbo.  

Game 2: Hunter 17, York 0 (5 Inn.)

• Hunter sent 10 batters to the plate in the opening frame to compile seven hits off York's Remedios Garcia (L, 2-14: 4 IP, 20 H, 13 ER, 3 BB).  Three-straight singles loaded the bases, and a fielding error by center fielder Madison Plaza allowed Palumbo to score the game-winning run.  Alyssa Curiale then helped her own cause by delivering a two-run double to drive in two of Hunter's six runs in the opening stanza.  
• Faith Howes broke York into the hits column with a one-out single in the second inning.  After stealing second, Howes was stranded as Curiale (W, 3-7: 5 IP, 4 H, 10 SO) recorded her third strikeout of the frame.  
• York threatened in the third with two outs as back-to-back singles by Sofia Soric and Lissenny Florentino set the stage for Michelle Mancuso, who was unable to cash in after being retired on a ground out. 
• A pair of RBI doubles contributed to Hunter's four-run second.
• In the third, Sonia Rosenthal's big fly drove in three to highlight Hunter's four-run frame that extended the lead to 14.
• Trailing 17-0, Alicia Gumbs led off the fifth with a single.  Gumbs then advanced to second on a wild pitch, and two batters later, was called out after leaving base early to end the threat.   

Up Next
The Cardinals (4-18) wrap up the 2024 campaign Tuesday (May. 7) with a doubleheader against the Lehman College Lightning (7-20-1) starting at 5 p.m. from South Field.

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