Rutgers Softball Wins 20th Game of Season

RUTGERS 8 - HOLY CROSS 0

Rutgers continues its domination of opponents at the Rutgers Softball Complex, this time defeating Holy Cross 8-0, to extend its current winning streak to three games. Rutgers already beat St. Peter's 5-2, and Fairfield 8-0 on Friday.

The Scarlet Knights win over Holy Cross on Saturday was the program's 20th win of the season, as they improve to 20-10.

Ashley Hitchcock got the victory, tossing a complete game shutout, allowing only two hits and a walk, with three strikeouts over six innings of work. She improved to 8-8 on the season.

Meanwhile it was another big afternoon for Kyleigh Sand and Gabrielle Callaway.

Sand went 1-for-2 with a pair of RBI, two walks and two runs scored. In fact she drove in the first two runs of the day for Rutgers on bases loaded walks. She later scored on a two-run single by Maddie Lawson to push Rutgers in front 5-0 in the fourth inning.

Callaway had three RBI on the day, highlighted by a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give Rutgers an 8-0 advantage. Callaway is hitting at .373 with four homers and 28 RBI on the season to lead the team in said categories.  Sand is hitting a little better at .375, and has a homer, 18 RBI and a team leading 30 runs scored this season.

Rutgers wraps up the series against Drexel on Sunday afternoon at 3:45 p.m.