Tuesday, April 21
Fairfax, Va.
2:00 PM
Hampton University
10-30
4
at
6
George Mason
24-20
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| George Mason | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Photo by: Katie Gilmore
Late Rally Falls Short As Pirates Fall At George Mason
4.21.26 | Softball
FAIRFAX, Va. (Apr. 21, 2026) … A seventh inning rally from the visiting Hampton Pirates fell short on Tuesday as they dropped a 6-4 decision at George Mason in a non-conference matchup.
The homestanding Patriots scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the first on consecutive RBI singles from Elyssa DeRosa and Kaleigh Friend. George Mason (24-20) pushed the lead to 3-0 as Leah Pickford started the bottom of the third with a single, stole second and scored on a triple from Tess Altevers Harris.
Hampton (10-30) got on the board with a run in the fourth as Carmynn Bonner started with a single and went to second on a wild pitch before scoring as Violet Salazar grounded into a double play.
The Pirates pushed another run across in the top of the sixth as Bonner began the inning with a double and scored on a double by Salazar trimming the deficit to 3-2.
GMU scored three times in its half of the inning highlighted by a two-run single from Peyton Auerbach to push the lead to 6-2.
Hampton had one last run in the top of the seventh as Santrea Armstead singled and was replaced by pinch-runner Cheyenne Crenshaw. She went to second on a single by Riley Bohanon and Bonner smashed a double to center to plate both runs.
Hampton outhit George Mason 12-7 in the game as Bonner was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two driven in, while Bohanon was also 3-for-4 with one run scored.
The Pirates now head to Campbell to close the regular season with a three-game set starting on Friday night at 5 p.m.
The homestanding Patriots scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the first on consecutive RBI singles from Elyssa DeRosa and Kaleigh Friend. George Mason (24-20) pushed the lead to 3-0 as Leah Pickford started the bottom of the third with a single, stole second and scored on a triple from Tess Altevers Harris.
Hampton (10-30) got on the board with a run in the fourth as Carmynn Bonner started with a single and went to second on a wild pitch before scoring as Violet Salazar grounded into a double play.
The Pirates pushed another run across in the top of the sixth as Bonner began the inning with a double and scored on a double by Salazar trimming the deficit to 3-2.
GMU scored three times in its half of the inning highlighted by a two-run single from Peyton Auerbach to push the lead to 6-2.
Hampton had one last run in the top of the seventh as Santrea Armstead singled and was replaced by pinch-runner Cheyenne Crenshaw. She went to second on a single by Riley Bohanon and Bonner smashed a double to center to plate both runs.
Hampton outhit George Mason 12-7 in the game as Bonner was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two driven in, while Bohanon was also 3-for-4 with one run scored.
The Pirates now head to Campbell to close the regular season with a three-game set starting on Friday night at 5 p.m.
Players Mentioned
1B/3B
/ Softball
1B
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
SS
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: H. Nigh (3-3)
L: Brown, Kamryn (0-8)
S: A. Lane (2)
Batting:
2B: Bonner, Carmynn 2 ; Salazar, Violet 1
RBI: Bonner, Carmynn 2 ; Salazar, Violet 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bohanon, Riley 1 ; Bonner, Carmynn 2 ; Crenshaw, Cheyenne 1
Batting:
3B: T. Harris 1
RBI: T. Harris 1 ; E. DeRosa 1 ; K. Friend 1 ; K. Inman 1 ; P. Auerbach 2
Base Running:
RUNS: L. Pickford 1 ; T. Harris 1 ; A. Hopkins 1 ; E. DeRosa 1 ; M. Sobota 1 ; M. Gray 1
SB: L. Pickford 1
CS: A. Hopkins 1
HBP: L. Pickford 1 ; A. Hopkins 1 ; M. Gray 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
3
RBI
0
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
2
dp/rf
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
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