Syracuse Begins Home Stretch With Le Moyne

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Orange begin a 10-game homestand to conclude the regular season with a doubleheader April 24 versus Le Moyne. First pitch in the opening contest is scheduled for 2 p.m. Both games air on ACC Network Extra.

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ORANGE UPDATE:

Syracuse lost two-of-three at Pittsburgh April 19-21. The Orange won the middle game of the series, 12-3.
In the win, Syracuse recorded 16 hits, the most in an ACC game since April 16, 2014, when the Orange slugged 18 knocks against Boston College.
Sophomore Vanessa Flores hit her first career home run in the victory, one of three longballs on the day. Sophomore Madison Knight and graduate student Rebecca Clyde also went deep.
Knight also went deep in Sunday's contest, the first time the slugger has hit a home run in back-to-back games in her career.
Syracuse recorded double-digit hits in all three games, the first time having at least 10 hits in three contests during an ACC series since March 26-28, 2021, at Pittsburgh.
Senior Angel Jasso went 9-for-13 in the series, scoring four runs and driving in three while recording her second career four-hit game. The nine hits mark the second time Jasso has achieved the feat over a three-game stretch, with the first occurrence coming in Feb., 2022.
Jasso's 19th multi-hit games passed Alicia Hansen (2018) for the second-most by a senior in program history. Her 51 career multi-hit contests are tied with Stephanie Watts for fifth.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT:

Le Moyne is 14-27 overall and 5-10 in conference play. The Dolphins have won four of its last five games, including taking two-of-three from conference foe Wagner over the weekend.
Alyssa Dybacz paces the offense with 49 hits, 32 runs scored, 25 RBI and a .371 AVG. Dybacz, along with Frankie Larobardiere and Mckenzie Bergdoll each have six home runs.
In the circle, Laura Bennett has appeared in 30 of the team's 41 games, making 21 starts. Bennett holds an 8-15 record with a 4.24 ERA in 143.2 innings.

SERIES HISTORY:
Syracuse is 2-0 all-time against Le Moyne and faced the Dolphins earlier in the season in Norfolk, Va. The Orange earned an 11-1, five inning victory on March 11. Clyde had a career day, collecting her first career multi-home run game to pair with a career-best five RBI. The teams first squared off on April 28, 2000, a 7-0 win for the Orange.

UP NEXT:
Syracuse hosts No. 13 Virginia Tech at Skytop Stadium for a three-game set beginning April 26. First pitches are scheduled for 3 p.m., 1 p.m. and noon. All three games will broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

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