CLERMONT, Florida (March 14, 2022) – The Rutgers University-Camden softball team received great pitching in one game and a solid offensive attack in another here Monday at The Spring Games.
 
That all translated to a Raptor split in a pair of non-conference games. In the opening game, freshman Lindsay Rodzon hurled a terrific game against FDU-Florham, only to come up on the short end of a 1-0 score.
 
In their second game of the day, the Raptors exploded for five runs in the second inning and went on to defeat St. Norbert College, 8-6.
 
Rutgers-Camden (2-4) has a day off on Tuesday before facing both Maryville College and the University of Maine-Farmington on Wednesday in another pair of games in Clermont, Florida.  
The Devils, out of Madison, New Jersey, scored the game's only run in the third inning to spoil a pitching duel between Rodzon and senior Clara Hoffman. Both pitchers allowed five hits. Rodzon (0-1) struck out one and walked one, while Hoffman (2-1) had three strikeouts and no walks.
 
In the bottom of the third, junior third baseman Bianca DiSanto led off with a single and stole second. After a walk and a ground out, sophomore left fielder Kristen Tigar singled down the left field line to score DiSanto.
 
DiSanto went 2-for-2 with one run for FDU-Florham. Sophomore catcher Olivia Bull was 2-for-2 for the Raptors.  
After watching St. Norbert (De Pere, Wisconsin) score three times in the second inning off Rodzon, the Scarlet Raptors bounced back with five runs in the bottom of the frame to take the lead for good.
 
Rutgers-Camden used four hits, one walk and an error, sparked by a leadoff single from sophomore first baseman Zoe Rodriguez. One out later, junior second baseman Cate Petrucelli singled home Rodriguez and sophomore left fielder Alexa McNee walked. Freshman right fielder Emily Dubiago singled home Petrucelli and junior center fielder Kimmy Musarra raced all the way to third on an infield throwing error that plated two runs. Musarra was squeezed home by senior shortstop Meg Gray.
 
In the fourth inning, Musarra reached on a fielder's choice, stole second, was sacrificed to third and scored on a wild pitch. A pair of walks and a double steal by Bull and junior pinch-hitter Jayden Hunter set up a two-run double by Dubiago in the fifth inning.
 
St. Norbert cut the gap with three runs in the sixth, but it wasn't enough as sophomore Natalie Ampole (1-1) picked up the win in relief. Ampole worked the final four innings, allowing four hits and three earned runs. She walked one.
 
Dubiago went 3-for-3 with one run and three RBIs for the Scarlet Raptors, while Rodriguez was 2-for- with one run.