KISSIMEE, Fla. – Russell Sage College softball played another doubleheader on Thursday against Wheaton and Westminster.

The Gators had five hits in the first game, headlined by a pair of singles from sophomore outfielder Bella Julian (Cicero, NY/Cicero North-Syracuse) in an 8-0 loss to Wheaton.

Sophomore infielder Annalise Tyler (Schenectady, NY/Schalmont), junior catcher Emma Heartquist (Stuyvesant, NY/Ichabod Crane), and junior infielder Hannah Smith (Clifton Park, NY/Clifton Park) each added singles in the contest. 

Game two was a tighter battle, as RSC plated two in the second inning on a passed ball and an error, as freshman infielder Jade Maille (South Glens Falls, NY/South Glens Falls) and junior infielder Ciana Santana (East Meadow, NY/East Meadow) each crossed the dish in the frame.

Freshman pitcher Alina Ferguson (New Windsor, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) got the loss in Game 2, punching out two in five innings of work

RSC (2-4) wraps up their spring break trip on Friday with a doubleheader against Washington and Jefferson and Ursinus.

Gator Bites with Papa John's: RSC looks to return to the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament for the fifth-straight spring…12 returnees combine with eight newcomers on this year's roster…Senior outfielder Madalyn Ring (Gansevoort, NY/South Glens Falls), sophomore infielder Annalise Tyler (Schenectady, NY/Schalmont), and junior pitcher Leah Madore (Williamsville, VT/Brattleboro Union) highlight the returning Gators…Madore and Tyler earned second-team All-E8 honors last springs, while Ring made third-team All-Conference…Madore punched out 154 batters across 174 innings, both single-season program records in 2024..The righty, just the fifth Gator to reach 200 career strikeouts, opens the spring with 212 career K's, just 50 away from become the program's all-time leader…Ring commenced the season with 43 career stolen bases, good for fourth in RSC records…Sophomore infielder/outfielder Allison Kenyon (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville), Ring, and junior catcher/outfielder Emma Heartquist (Stuyvesant, NY/Ichabod Crane) comprise the team's Leadership Committee.